By Chinyere Omeire Justice Ibironke Harrison of a Lagos High Court on Monday sentenced to death, a police officer, Darambi Vandi, who shot dead a Lagos-based lawyer, Mrs Bolanle Raheem, on Christmas Day. Vandi, was on Jan. 16, arraigned by Lagos State Government on a count charge of murder. LagosContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Prof. Adelani Tijani, a Professor of Nursing Science at the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), has pleaded with nurses to stay and to continue with other healthcare workers to provide adequate healthcare services in the country. Tijani made the call in Ilorin while speaking at the 6th ProfessionalContinue Reading
By Christian Njoku The University of Calabar (UniCal) has honoured an undergraduate, Daniel Aiguokhian, who is seeking to break world record in fiction and non-fiction writing. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 27-year-old Philosophy student wrote 19 books, eight fiction and 11 non-fiction works for eight daysContinue Reading
By Abdul Hassan The National Teachers’ Institute (NTI) Kaduna says its fully committed to ensuring that Nigerian teachers perform their duties in line with extant international standards. Its Director and Chief Executive, Prof. Musa Garba-Maitafsir, gave the assurance in an Interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in AbujaContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The West African Power Pool, (WAPP) on Monday said it would soon commence “day-ahead electricity trading” in the regional market. Mrs Ndidi Mbah, General Manager, Public Affairs, Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), made this known in a statement in Abuja. According to Mbah, theContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili WHO Representative to Nigeria, Walter Kazadi, has stressed the importance of the media in advancing understanding of mental health and substance disorders. He said this during a two-day training for journalists on mental health in Abuja on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that theContinue Reading
By Aminu Garko Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has offered a permanent and pensionable appointment to a casual worker at the state Pilgrims Welfare Board, Dayyabu Haladu, who returned missing $16,000 during the last Hajj operation in Saudi Arabia. This is contained in a statement by his Press SecretaryContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has called for a salary benchmark for oil and gas workers in the country. Mr Festus Osifo, National President of the union, made the call at the Second Edition of the PENGASSAN Energy and Labour SubmitContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has urged the Federal Government to provide a window of “special funding” for operators of local airlines in the nation’s aviation sector. The Chief Executive Officer of Top Brass Aviation Limited, Capt. Roland Iyay, made the call on behalf of the AON duringContinue Reading
By Sani Idris The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) Postal Manager in Kaduna, Mrs Tabitha Tauna, says its services still exists, as advent of technology only improved the organisation’s service delivery. The theme for the year’s World Post Day is “Together for trust, collaborating for safe and connected future”. Speaking toContinue Reading
