By Okon Okon The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC), says it will train 50 law graduates on National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and 150 private lawyers for legal aid services in courts across the country. Mr Kenechukwu Agwu, Senior Programme manager of PPDC, in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro A Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Bode Adejumo, has raised alarm that many Nigerian young adults in their 30s were being diagnosed with hypertension. Adejumo, who works with the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), made the assertion on Thursday in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Lagos State Ministry of Basic Secondary School Education in conjunction with Darsel Mathematics Learning Platform, a U.S.-based non-governmental organisation, and Sapphire Exploits 21st Century Skill Consulting Ltd., have trained 100 mathematics teachers. The teachers are those who teach in Junior Secondary School (JSS) classes. MrsContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi Sanlam General Insurance, on Wednesday, said it surpassed its 2023 revenue budget of N13.5 billion by 19 per cent and and achieved 41 per cent year-on-year growth of Gross Premium Written. Mr Bode Opadokun, Managing Director of the insurance company, disclosed this in an interview withContinue Reading
By Yahaya Isah The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) says it will deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) around some road interjections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to enhance free flow of traffic. Mr Kalu Emetu, the Head, Public Relations and Enlightenment, DRTS, FCT, made this known in an interviewContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), says there is no increment of school fees in public boarding schools in the federal capital. Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, FCTA, made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja onContinue Reading
At least two people died after a ship collided with a bridge in the southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou on Thursday morning. The local authorities said on Chinese social media platform Weibo, that it caused the structure to partially collapse. Three people were still missing while a sailor suffered minorContinue Reading
By Ahmed Kaigama The Association of Public Toilets in Bauchi Local Government Area has announced a 100 per cent increment in charges for using its facilities. Mr Ibrahim Kabo, Chairman of the association, made the announcement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Thursday.Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army Engineers, have successfully delivered 5 No Tower 132 KV double circuit transmission lines, as part of a significant contribution to the power infrastructural development of the country. The Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Wednesday, said the projectContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja Some parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) experienced the first rain in 2024 in the early morning of Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the light rain which started half hour into the new day, about 12.30a.m., lasted about 25 minutes, stopping atContinue Reading
