By Jumoke Olaitan The Executive Director, CHEN Teen and Youth Development Initiative, Dr Olushola Oresanya, has stressed the need to equip young people with the knowledge and skills required to thrive in the emerging artificial intelligence (AI) era. Oresanya said this at the 2026 Abuja Schools Debate Tournament and SeminarContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Sub-Saharan Africa Skills and Apprenticeship Stakeholders Network (SASASNET) has reaffirmed its commitment to developing the skilled workforce needed to drive infrastructure development across Africa. The Continental Chairperson of SASASNET, Prof. Idris Bugaje, stated this at the network’s third Annual Regional Conference on Quality Skills Development andContinue Reading
By Okon Okon Mr Tony Attah, Managing Director, Renaissance Africa Energy Company Ltd., says energy insecurity remains one of the biggest challenges affecting development in Nigeria and across Africa. Attah, represented by Mr Igo Weli, the company’s Vice-President, Relations and Sustainable Development, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at anContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned against politicising insecurity in the name of protest over kidnappings. Wike gave the warning in Abuja on Tuesday, while addressing members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), FCT Wing. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, says residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are finally feeling the impact of governance, under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Wike, who made the remarks when he inspected some ongoing projects in the territory on Monday,Continue Reading
By Fuseh Markus The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD) and Near Foundation have distributed meat to 300 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Abuja to celebrate Eid-el-Kabir. Mr Shuaibu Usman, an Assistant Director in the department, said at the event in Abuja on Wednesday, that the intervention was aimedContinue Reading
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on political, religious, and business leaders to match the daily sacrifices of ordinary citizens with honesty, restraint, and a visible commitment to national healing.Continue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu The Federal Government has approved a 50 per cent fare discount on all train services as part of measures to ease transportation costs for Nigerians during the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. This is contained in a statement issued by Gift Osima, Information and Public Relations Officer, Federal Ministry ofContinue Reading
Stakeholders task new JAMB registrar on fairness, innovation JAMB By Reporters Education stakeholders have urged the newly appointed Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Segun Aina, to improve access, fairness, inclusiveness, and technological efficiency in the conduct of examinations nationwide. Stakeholders spoke in interviews with theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Coordinator of Renewed Hope Engineers, Dr Atinuke Owolabi, has expressed the group’s readiness to mobilise support for President Bola Tinubu ahead of the 2027 elections. Owolabi, a member of the Governing Board, North Central Development Commission (NCDC), representing the South-West, said this while speaking with newsmenContinue Reading
