By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has forwarded a modified list of members of the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) to the Senate for confirmation. The President nominated Alhaji Lawal Abdullahi as the new chairman of NWDC and Ja’afar Sadeeq and Yahaya Abdulhadi as members,Continue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of Chief Executive Officers (CEO) for the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC). Mr Bayo Onanuga, the President’s Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, said in a statement on Friday, that he also appointedContinue Reading
By Mufutau Ojo An editor with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Gregory Maduakolam, has been kidnapped. A statement by the management of the agency in Abuja said Maduakolam was kidnapped in Owerri on Thursday night. The specific area from where Maduakolam was abducted could not beContinue Reading
The Advocacy for Good Ethics and Accountability, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has inaugurated the Safe Public School Project, aimed at improving the quality of education in the country.Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Emmanuel Olorniruha Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Kukah, have called on religious leaders to provide the necessary moral guidance for the sustenance of Nigeria’s democracy. They made the call at the National Peace Committee High Level Discourse on ReligionContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, will be the Guest Speaker at the 2024 Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Public Lecture. The Chairman, Kaduna State Chapter of the institute, Mr Haroun Malami, made this knownContinue Reading
By Amina Ahmed A Chief Magistrate in Bauchi State, Mrs Amina Garuba, has encouraged men to break the culture of silence and speak out to seek justice against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). Garuba said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi. ”Men sufferContinue Reading
By Joseph Edeh Former member of the House of Representatives, Sam Oniugbo, has urged African nations to be consistent in the implementation of policies aimed at mitigating the impact of climate change. The climate change advocate, who participated in the just-concluded CoP29, said this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The Christian Blind Mission (CBM) has announced that Kebbi, Sokoto, and Katsina states will benefit from a 4.8 million euro disability-focused project funded by the German Government through its Humanitarian Assistance programme. Dr Rainer Brockhaus, Chief Executive Officer of CBM, made the announcement on Wednesday in AbujaContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha A delegation of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) observation mission led by former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday arrived in Accra, ahead of the Dec. 7 general elections in the country. The WAEF’s communications Officer, Wealth Ominabo, disclosed this in a statement made availableContinue Reading
