By Grace Alegba The Naira appreciated on Monday at the official market, trading at N1,531.19 to a dollar. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) website showed that the Naira gained N5.70. This represents a 0.37 per cent gain when compared to the N1,536.89 per dollar recorded on Friday,Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has rescheduled the date for the 2025 Mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) from April 5 to April 10. This is contained in a weekly bulletin of the board made available to newsmen in Abuja on Monday. According to theContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Prisoners’ Rehabilitation and Welfare Action (PRAWA) has called for increased awareness and greater utilisation of non-custodial measures to decongest correctional centres across the country. PRAWA and other stakeholders in the criminal justice system made the call at a stakeholders’ meeting on non-custodial measures on Monday inContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris President Bola Tinubu on Monday inaugurated the Nigerian Youth Academy (NIYA) to empower young Nigerians and nurture the next generation of leaders. Tinubu, represented by Vice-President Kashim Shettima, said the academy would focus on skills development, employment, leadership and civil engagement. This, according to him, will beContinue Reading
By Celine-Damilola Oyewole/Racheal Abujah The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating tuberculosis (TB) in the country by year 2030, with a renewed focus on expanding healthcare services and community engagement. This was made known by the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Adekunle Salako,Continue Reading
By Jide Idowu Stakeholders have called for improved access to Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHRs) among women and girls in the country. They made the call at a two-day stakeholders strategic meeting on promoting advocacy and access to SRHRs on Monday in Osogbo. TheContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The President of the United Nations Association of Nigeria (UNAN), Prof. Oluremi Olutimo, has urged urgent action to address gender disparity by empowering women economically. Olutimo made this call during an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Ehigimetor Igbaugba A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Calabar has remanded one Insp Effiong Bassey in a correctional facility for shooting dead a retired police officer’s wife and injuring two others. Bassey was ordered to be remanded by Chief Magistrate Mercy Ene-led court during his arraignment on Monday. TheContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Services has announced that the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria will be enrolled in the trade portal to identify fake medical equipment entering the country. Dr Amos Magaji, Chairman of the committee, made this statement during an oversight visitContinue Reading
By Ifeanyi Olannye President Bola Tinubu on Monday inaugurated the construction work on the 17.6 kilometres access road to the Second Niger Bridge (Phase 2), connecting the South-South and South-Eastern regions. The President, who performed the function at Oko, Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta, said the access roadContinue Reading
