By Usman Aliyu The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, Dr Tony Aziegbemi, abducted on March 15 in Benin, has regained his freedom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that Aziegbemi joined his family at 3 a.m. on Tuesday after 10 days in captivity. MrContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo A women-led organisation, Girl Child Value Support Initiative, has inaugurated the “ARTvocacy for Gender Justice” project to empower the girl-child. The Executive Director of the organisation, Miss Precious Samson, made this known while inaugurating the project on Monday in Abuja. According to Samson, the initiative is aimedContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Gen. Yakubu Gowon, former Head of State and founding father of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has lauded President Bola Tinubu for uniting the bloc under his leadership. Gowon made this known at the inauguration of the Academy of International Affairs (AIA), a foreignContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that the new design of the Ontisha axis of the second Niger bridge has saved the nation up to N300 billion. Umahi disclosed this in Asaba, Delta when he led management of the ministry on an inspection tour ofContinue Reading
By Yakubu Uba Borno’s Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Prof. Baba Gana, revealed that a significant number of tuberculosis patients in the state, estimated at 16,000, are not availing themselves of treatment. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting in Maiduguri to mark World Tuberculosis Day, Gana emphasised that only 5,905Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo Mr Emmanuel Ogbeche, the Special Adviser on Media to Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River, says the government is putting measures in place to make the state a tourist destination. Ogbeche said this at an event organised by his friends and media practitioners tagged: “Celebrating Our StarContinue Reading
By Esenvosa Izah, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Minimum Wage – the minimum amount of remuneration that an employer is required to pay wage earners for the work performed during a given period – remains a sensitive matter. The purpose of establishing a minimum wage is to protect workers againstContinue Reading
By Funmiilayo Adeyemi The British Council has partnered with the National Universities Commission (NUC) on the development of curriculum in tertiary institutions. Mr Chikodi Onyemerela, Director of Programmes, British Council, at a workshop on Enhancing Curriculum and Pedagogical Approaches in Nigerian Universities, in Abuja on Monday, said the partnership was necessaryContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz The Federal Executive Council has approved the institutionalisation of 10 per cent youth quota in all government appointments and an equitable young women representation. Dr Jamila Ibrahim, Minister of Youths, disclosed this at the end of the 4th FEC meeting, on Monday in Abuja. She said theContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz President Bola Tinubu has approved the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund to facilitate effective infrastructure development across the pivotal areas of agriculture, transportation, ports, aviation, energy, healthcare, and education in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President onContinue Reading
