By Peter Okolie Stakeholders in Imo have advocated for the establishment of a federal commission to oversee local government elections across the country. According to them, this will promote a more transparent, fair, and credible electoral process at the local government level. The stakeholders made the callContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Dr Tony Okocha, Chairman of the All Progressive Congress(APC), in Rivers, has said that FCT minister Nyesom Wike is not a member of the APC. He told newsmen on Thursday in Abuja that the 27 Rivers lawmakers currently in a bitter political struggle with Gov. Siminalayi FubaraContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Dr Tony Okocha, Acting Chairman of the All Progressive Congress(APC), in Rivers, has described the Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate the burning of local government offices as “an attempt to witch hunt”. “The Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the bombing of Local GovernmentContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) has issued an urgent flood warning to communities along the River Benue and River Niger, following significant rises in water levels due to continuous rainfall. In a statement on Thursday, NIHSA’s Director General, Umar Mohammed, urged residents near the riverbanks toContinue Reading
By Sunkanmi Onifade Mrs Jane Egerton-Idehen, the Managing Director, Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Ltd., has reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to replacing the NIGCOMSAT-1R satellite before its lifespan ends in 2026. Egerton-Idehen disclosed this at a news conference to mark the begining of Nigerian Satellite Week in Abuja on Wednesday. SheContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz The Dangote Cement in Gboko, Benue, has scaled up its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) schemes for its host communities, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. This is contained in a statement from its Branding and Corporate Communications Department, on Wednesday in Abuja. It said thatContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye/Bolu Akindoyin The Tabitha-Abimbola Foundation, a non-profit organisation, has called on well-meaning Nigerians and corporate organisations to prioritise feeding of the less privileged in the country. Mrs Abimbola Agbebiyi, founder of the organisation, said this at a charity walk to commemorate the 2024 World Food Day, inContinue Reading
By Oluwakemi Oladipo The Centre For General Nigerian Studies (CGNS) of Lagos State University (LASU) has unveiled a book on the impact of the institution’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, on the education sector. The book entitled: “Chronicles of Prof. Ibiyemi Ibilola Olatunji-Bello” was unveiled on Tuesday at the CGNS.Continue Reading
By Busayo Onijala More than 2.8 billion people in the world cannot afford healthy diets, the Director-General of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Qu Dongyu, has said. Dongyu made this known during the 2024 World Food Day global ceremony with the theme: “Right to ‘Foods’ for aContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has called for collaborative efforts to enhance Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to address Nigeria’s infrastructure gap. AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq, Governor of Kwara and Chairman of the NGF, made this call at the 2nd Joint PPP Units Consultative Forum (3PUCF) and the Nigeria PPP NetworkContinue Reading
