By Naomi Sharang Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ike Nwachukwu, on Tuesday, called on the Federal Government to establish a Foreign Service Commission to boost professionalism and strengthen diplomacy. Nwachukwu made the call in Abuja at the public presentation of “Fragments of Time: My Foreign Service Years,” aContinue Reading
As global tensions continue to disrupt oil supplies, countries across Africa are once again feeling the squeeze from rising fuel costs, highlighting the continent’s heavy reliance on imported energy and its vulnerability to external shocks. In South Africa, drivers are preparing for another fuel price increase set to take effectContinue Reading
By Jumoke Olaitan The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to building a future-ready and globally competitive education system with the inauguration of the Katsina State Smart Model Secondary School in Radda, Katsina State. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, inaugurated the project on Tuesday alongside the Governor ofContinue Reading
The Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Abdullahi Ribadu, has identified key challenges affecting Open Access publishing in Nigerian universities.Continue Reading
Coup By Taiye Agbaje Zekari Umoru, one of the defendants in the ongoing trial of six persons allegedly involved in the coup plot against President Bola Tinubu’s government, on Tuesday said he was deceived by co-suspects. Umoru, a Julius Berger Nigeria Plc employee in the Maintenance Department, Presidential Villa, Abuja,Continue Reading
By Olawale Akinremi A 39 year-old alleged fake money lender,( loan shark) Joshua Akinola was on Tuesday docked in a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan for multiple fraud. However, Akinola pleaded not guilty to the eight-count charge of false pretence and theft filed against him by theContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu Stakeholders in Nigeria’s tourism and infrastructure sectors have signed a strategic pact aimed at repositioning the country as a leading global tourism destination in Africa. The agreement, unveiled in Abuja on Tuesday outlines a framework for infrastructure-driven tourism development to unlock Nigeria’s cultural, historical and natural assetsContinue Reading
Levy By Alex Enebeli The Enugu State Government has distanced itself from the activities of a group allegedly extorting traditional medicine practitioners under the guise of acting on behalf of the state. Mr Onyekwere Nwobodo, Special Adviser (SPA) on Media to Gov. Peter Mbah, stated this in a statement heContinue Reading
By Chinyere Omeire A Coroner’s court sitting at Igbosere, Lagos State, on Tuesday suspended inquest into the death of a 21-month-old son of literary giant, Chimamanda Adichie.The child, Master Nkanu Adichie-Esege, son of Chimamanda and Dr Ivara Esege, died in January in Lagos. He was admitted at Euracare Multi-Specialist Hospital,Continue Reading
By Maureen Okon Nigeria has stepped up technical cooperation with Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, and Barbados as part of efforts to deepen South-South ties among Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. The Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) said its Director-General, Yusuf Yakub, made the push during a working visit toContinue Reading
