By Ezra Musa The Coalition of Northern Political Groups (CNPGs), has expressed concern over a recent statement credited to the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), regarding the region’s support for President Bola Tinubu in 2027. The NEF had criticised Tinubu’s administration and claimed that the north wouldn’t support him forContinue Reading
By Kelechi Ogunleye The National Coordinator of the Financing Safe Schools Initiative, Mrs Halima Iliya, has revealed plans to engage hunters and vigilantes in intelligence gathering to curb attacks on schools nationwide. Iliya in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, noted the importance of communityContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has demanded the release of the remaining Chibok girls from captivity 10 years after. The Christian body said the pain and anguish experienced by the parents of the abducted girls was still being deeply felt. It said that it was notContinue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has called on Nigerians to refrain from speaking ill of the country, but pray for its betterment. Sanwo-Olu gave the advice at the 2024 Eid-el-Fitr elebration on Saturday at the Lagos House, Ikeja. The celebration had the theme: “Allah will notContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Mr Chris Echikwu, an Agribusiness expert, has called for the establishment of a Commodity Trading Management Agency to promote agribusiness and address the challenges facing Benue’s agricultural sector. Echikwu, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, noted the necessity ofContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The United States Government has pledged to support Nigeria’s fight against terrorism, as the country marks a decade of the mass abduction of over 200 schoolgirls in Chibok, North-East, by terrorists. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson of the U.S. Embassy, Aishah Gambari,Continue Reading
By Sani Idris The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the Federal Government direly needs the support of all Nigerians to make lives better. Idris stated this on Saturday in Kaduna at a reception organised in his honour by the State chapter of the Nigerian InstituteContinue Reading
By Ezra Musa The Bridge that Gap Initiative, an NGO, has moblised journalists to create the needed awareness on early warning and early response to imminent disaster in Kaduna State. Its Executive Director, Mss Gloria Bulus, said during a roundtable in Kaduna on Saturday, that the media has a criticalContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration will continue to promote the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) to improve access to higher education in the country. Tinubu gave the assurance at the 13th Convocation and Investiture of the third Chancellor of the National Open UniversityContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Edo Government has flagged-off the distribution of inputs to small-holder farmers in Edo Central Senatorial District ahead of the 2024 farming season. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a total number of 471 farmers across the five local government areas (LGAs) in Edo central senatorialContinue Reading
