By Muhammad Nasir The Attahiru Bafarawa Foundation, through its Giving Back Initiative, has awarded scholarships worth N123.7 million to 108 Nursing Science students in Sokoto State. Presenting the awards at separate ceremonies in Sokoto, Malam Lawal Maidoki, Chairman of the initiative, said the gesture aims to support the state’s healthContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has extolled the ongoing economic reforms being implemented by President Bola Tinubu, saying that they were already yielding positive results. Ganduje made this statement during an empowerment programme organised by the Deputy Senate President, BarauContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye A don, Dr Lawrence Odeh, has called for enactment of a stiffer law to check frequent defections, particularly by serving legislators in the nation’s state and national parliaments. Odeh, of Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Benson Idahosa University, Benin, said the stringent measures, if putContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Mr Ayobami Oyalowo, the Executive Director of the Osun River Basin, has said that some interventions by the Federal Government have stabilised the Foreign Exchange (FX) market and the Naira. In a statement by Oyalowo on Monday, he said rather than defending the nairaContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern over growing poor reading culture among young Nigerians, saying the trend could erode the nation’s literary heritage. He stated this in his speech at the monthly ‘Reading/Writers Dialogue’ of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), FCT chapter, onContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher The Bangladesh High Commission in Nigeria has emphasised the importance of preserving indigenous languages as a reflection of history, culture, and shared human connection. Mr Masudur Rahman, the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Nigeria, made this known on Friday during the “Martyrs’ Day” and “International Mother LanguageContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Chairman, FCT Football Association (FCT FA), Mouktar Mohammed, has urged Family Worship Champions (FWC) FC and Naija Ratels FC to make FCT proud in the 2025 President Cup. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that FWC FC triumphed over EFCC FC 4-3 via penalties onContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti in Ekiti State, Oba Adeola Ajakaiye, has expressed gratitude to President Bola Tinubu, for approving the establishment of the University of Technology and Environmental Sciences in the town. In a statement he personally signed on Saturday, Ajakaiye also extended his appreciation to theContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Tinubu says his administration will support businesses in the financial technology sector which provide payment infrastructure services for Nigerians and Africans. The president said this when he received the leadership of Flutterwave and Alami Capital in Abuja on Saturday, Mr Bayo Onanuga, his spokesman, said inContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Mr Muhammad Aimen, an investment analyst at KTrade Securities, stated on Saturday that the surge in U.S. inflation to 3 per cent could pose economic challenges to global trade. KTrade Securities is a Pakistan-based stock and commodity firm. Aimen shared his insights during the global virtual analysisContinue Reading
