By Olasunkanmi Onifade President Ahmed Tinubu has reaffirmed his commitment to building a robust Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) that enabled access to services for all Nigerians. Tinubu, who was represented by the Secretary to the Federation, George Akume, on Monday in Abuja at the 6th National Identity Day, emphasised theContinue Reading
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By Hafsah Tilde The National Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) will conduct a community mapping and need Assessment of 6,246 communities under its jurisdiction. Alhaji Abubakar Yelwa, Managing Director of N-HYPPADEC, disclosed this on Tuesday at a training of officers for the 2024 Needs Assessment exerciseContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Journalists in Akwa Ibom are set to hold a maiden media stakeholders summit in the state on Sept. 20. Entitled “The State of the Media in Akwa Ibom: The Way Forward,” the one day summit would hold at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) PressContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu says the Federal Government will support the government and people of Borno following the floods that have ravaged parts of the state. The President, who was received in Maiduguri on Monday by Gov. Babagana Zulum, expressed sadness over the massive losses caused by theContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Monday said the Federal Government would create a disaster relief fund to assist Nigerian citizens impacted by floods and other disasters. The President made the announcement when he visited Borno to sympathise with the government and people over the flooding in some partsContinue Reading
Kene By Ezra Musa Mr Francis Bobai, former Special Assistant to special duties minister Joseph Jisalo, when he was Abuja Municipal Area Council’s Chairman, has declared interest in the Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency seat. The seat became vacant following the demise of Mr Adams Ekene in July. Ekene had won theContinue Reading
By Ezra Musa Mr Francis Bobai, an aspirant to the Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency seat, has said that the leadership feud in the Labour Party (LP), is a family issue that would soon be resolved. Bobai, former Special Assistant to Mr Joseph Jissalo, special duties and inter-governmental affairs minister, expressed theContinue Reading
By Mustapha Yauri The National Universities Commission (NUC), says it will leverage foreign investors’ transnational-education initiative to enhance enrollment, bridge the gap on demand and supply for higher education in Nigeria. Dr. Chris Maiyaki, Acting Executive Secretary, NUC, stated this on Monday at the maiden Annual General Meeting of theContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Col. Anorph Akaubong, Director of Training, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Center (KAIPC), Accra, Ghana, has called for collaborative strategies to confront violent extremism and terrorism within the ECOWAS subregion. He stated this at the third training for defence and security sector actors on violent extremism andContinue Reading
