By Philomina Attah The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), has raised concerns over the Federal Government’s plan to stop funding the National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC). Its Secretary-General, Dr Mike Ike-Ene, expressed the teachers’ concerns at a press briefing on Wednesday in Abuja. “The withdrawal will pose a hugeContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Seplat Energy JV/ NNPC E&P Limited on Wednesday disclosed that it had undertaken more than 90,000 eye surgeries in the last 12 years in its host communities of Edo, Delta and Imo. Mr Emmanuel Otokhine, Base Manager, Western Asset, Seplat Energy, made this known during the openingContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba Some tourism and health stakeholders have called for Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) toward accelerated development and unity of the nation. They made the call at the “All Eyes Open Conference/Film Preview Awards”, held on Wednesday at the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Victoria Island inContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi Access Holdings Plc has announced Mr Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Access Bank pioneer Group Chief Executive Officer (Group CEO), as its Non-Executive Chairman. Mr Sunday Ekwochi, Company Secretary, Access Holdings, said this in a disclosure sent to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Wenesday in Lagos. Ekwochi said thatContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Perpetua Onuegbu Stakeholders at a dialogue held in Abuja have advocated for the empowerment of women through Media and Information Literacy (MIL). The stakeholders made the call at an Intergenerational Dialogue, which is part of the activities to commemorate the 2024 International Women’s Day. They maintained that MILContinue Reading
The Defence and Police Officers Wives Association (DEPOWA), on Wednesday, graduated 102 barracks youths from its Skills Acquisition Centre as part of its empowerment programmes for the vulnerable in the society.Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has inaugurated a 1.2 million dollar programme to improve export standard of Nigeria’s sesame and cowpea products. The WTO Director-General, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said this at the inauguration of the Seven Trade support programmes for Nigeria initiated by the WTO, World BankContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Tunde Alara, has identified sporting activities as instruments that boost the social skills, physical fitness and mental well-being of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). Alara, represented by Alara Oluwasegun, a Lawyer, made the assertion at the 17th Edition Inter-house SportsContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu Mr Sola Giwa, the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Transportation, has urged event centre operators to embrace the rules of engagement that will ensure smooth traffic flow around their centres. Giwa made the appeal at a special stakeholders parley on transportation safety atContinue Reading
By Raji Rasak The National Centre for Control of Small Arms and Large Weapons (NCCSALW) on Wednesday sensitised joint border agencies in Seme on the proliferation of illicit arms. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NCCSALW was established on May 3, 2021 under the Office of NationalContinue Reading
