NDE leading Tinubu’s employment agenda- Media group

The Media committee members of the defunct All Progressive Congress (APC) Independent Campaign Council (ICC) says the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has led the pack in President Bola Tinubu’s employment drive.   Dr Mariah Olasehinde, coordinator of the committee, disclosed this when she led a delegation to the Director-GeneralContinue Reading

Parents, teachers harp on culture as tool for promotion of national identity, unity

By Ikenna Osuoha Parents and teachers in Abuja have identified culture as not just a tool for national identity but a driving force for national unity and stability. The Chairperson, Parents Teachers Association (PTA), New Capital School, Dr Rebecca Godwin-Isaac, said this at the schools cultural day celebration in AbujaContinue Reading

Minister tasks Nigerian media on correcting negative narrative

By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has urged the media to help in correcting the negative narrative about the country. Idris made the call at the 2025 Annual General Meeting and Conference of Independent Broadcasters Association of Nigeria (IBAN), in Abuja. The conference’sContinue Reading

NSE reaffirms support for engineering education

By Angela Atabo/Fortune Abang The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has reiterated its commitment to strengthening engineering education by linking academia with the industrial sector to drive meaningful growth in Nigeria. The NSE President, Margaret Oguntala, said this in her keynote address on Thursday in Abuja during the inauguration ofContinue Reading

Customers’ deposits in Fidelity Bank grows to N7.2trn, gross earnings hit N749bn in H1 2025

By Ginika Okoye Fidelity Bank’s customers deposits have risen to N7.2 trillion in the first half (H1) of 2025 from the N5.9 trillion recorded in 2024 financial year. The Bank’s unaudited financial report for the half year ended June, 2025, posted on the Nigerian Exchange Group NGX platform (NGX) showedContinue Reading

Institute urges rehabilitation of pipelines for effective fuel distribution

By Henry Oladele The Chartered Institute of Transport Administration (CIOTA) on Wednesday appealed to the Federal Government to rehabilitate existing petroleum pipelines and establish new ones for effective fuel distribution. The Chairman of the Seventh National Transport Conference Planning Committee, Prof. Samuel Odewumi, made the appeal at a virtual newsContinue Reading

Drug control requires shared responsibility, Marwa insists

By Ibironke Ariyo NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, says tackling substance abuse, drug trafficking and related social vices must be a shared responsibility among all stakeholders. Marwa stated this in his keynote address at the 7th Security and Emergency Management Awards and Conference (SAEMA 2025) hosted at the NDLEA’sContinue Reading