By Naomi Sharang Coalition for Ethics and Anti-Corruption Education (CCEAE), an NGO, on Tuesday in Abuja advocated for integrating ethics and anti-corruption education into the curriculum of tertiary institutions in the country. A spokesperson for the coalition, Mrs Odinakaonye Lagi, said this at the group’s submission of a memorandum toContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army Special Court Martial sitting in Abuja on Tuesday, convicted a former Group Managing Director of Nigerian Army Properties Limited (NAPL), Maj.-Gen. Umaru Mohammed to seven years imprisonment. The court also ordered the convicted senior officer to refund 2.17 million dollars and N1.06 billionContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale The Lagos State Government has called on stakeholders to collaborate with the government in its transformative journey in the agricultural sector. Ms Abisola Olusanya, the Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, stated this at a news conference ahead of the 2023 World Food Day celebration on TuesdayContinue Reading
Tolu Aiyegbusi The Federal Government on Tuesday reiterated its commitments towards achieving sustained technological development and advancement in the nation. The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (FMSTI) Mr Uche Nnaji, said this at the inauguration of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) headquarters building in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital Yaba, has urged Nigerians to ensure that the human rights of persons with mental health condition are not violated. Dr Olugbenga Owoeye, the Medical Director of the hospital, made the call at a lecture organised by the hoospital in commemoration ofContinue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu Otu Oka-Iwu Nigeria, a body of lawyers of Igbo extraction in Lagos, has urged the governors of the South-East to collaborate and tackle the ongoing sit-at-home conundrum on Mondays in the region. The President of the group, Mazi Okechukwu Unegbu, made the call at its maidenContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says it has reduced its emergency response time from five to three minutes to reduce casualties and save lives and properties. Mrs Florence Wenegieme, Director, Forecasting, Response and Mitigation, FEMA, made this known during a sensitisation campaign to commemorate theContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has begun the distributions of assorted food items to vulnerable residents of the territory. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, said at the commencement of the exercise in Abuja on Tuesday, that the goal was to ease the hardshipContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved the appointment of Mr Benedict Daudu, a Lawyer, as his Senior Special Assistant on Legal and Multilateral Cooperation. The Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Mr Anthony Ogunleye, who disclosed this in aContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Examinations Council, NECO, has released the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination, SSC, 58 days after the final paper was written on Aug. 11. The NECO Registrar, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, announcing the result at a news conference in Minna, Niger, on Tuesday said the 2023Continue Reading
