By Anita Uzoagba Some residents of Mararaba, Nasarawa State, say they patronise second-hand shoes also known as “Okrika shoes” because they are durable and affordable. The respondents spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Mararaba, Miss Deborah Moses, a student, said she patronised second-hand shoes because they wereContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The last batch of 20 Aircraft Maintenance Engineers under the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Aviation Resuscitation Programme have graduated from the Leadstream Aviation Academy, Lagos. Mr Freston Akpor, the Special Assistant, Media, to the PAP Interim Administrator, retired Gen. Barry Ndiomu, said in a statement on Tuesday.Continue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State will on Wednesday, present the 2024 budget before the Lagos State House of Assembly. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, said in a statement that the Appropriation Bill would highlight the details of planned capital projects. Omotoso saidContinue Reading
Foreign Affairs Minister Amb. Yusuf Tuggar on Monday, officially inaugurated a 4D foreign policy doctrine for Nigeria anchored on Democracy, Development, Demography, and Diaspora, saying the nation’s development depends on it. Tuggar said in Abuja during the inauguration and exhibition that the ceremony presented a unique ambience crystallising the culturalContinue Reading
By Uchenna Eletuo Caritas Nigeria on Monday urged 800 beneficiaries of its skill acquisition programme to be business oriented with the skills acquired and start-up kits received. Caritas, a humanitarian arm of the Catholic Church, made the appeal during the presentation of start-up kits and certificate of participation toContinue Reading
‘Maddtimes’, a Nigerian cartoon magazine, has announced the institution of the ‘Maddman of the Year’ award. A statement by Mr Joseph Edgar, publisher and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, explained that the award would go to that Nigerian, male or female, “whose antics, in the year, confounded Nigerians, regaled and leftContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The International and Ibero-American Foundation for Administration and Public Policy (FIIAPP) has conducted a capacity building programme against human trafficking for workers at the country ‘s points of entry and exit within the Lagos axis. Mr Federico Millan, team leader of Action Against Trafficking in Persons andContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) has appointed Mr Ephraims Sheyin as the substantive Editor-In-Chief (EIC) of the agency. Sheyin’s appointment was approved by the Managing Director of the agency, Mr Ali M. Ali on Monday in Abuja. Details of the appointment indicated that it took effectContinue Reading
Kaigama tasks judges on delivering justice with fear of GodContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi Three journalists on Sunday got the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)’s Media awards. The journalists are Ameh Ochojila, a correspondent with Guardian newspaper under the category ‘story transformation excellence award.’ Mrs Rafiyat Mohammed of DAAR communication who got the ‘Resilience and Consistency award’ and Nnaemeka Onyekachi ofContinue Reading
