By Grace Alegba The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has inaugurated the Artificial Intelligence Girls in Engineering Club aimed at grooming young experts to drive the nation’s rapid industrialisation process. The inauguration took place on Saturday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reportsContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has challenged members of the 50th Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) to deploy their competences in addressing the nation’s security challenges. Dambazau, also a former Minister of Interior, gave the charge at the 20thContinue Reading
Isaiah Eka The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has organised its first-ever cultural carnival in Akwa Ibom to promote national unity and its diverse cultures and traditions. The State Coordinator of NYSC, Mrs Chinyere Ekwe, disclosed this on Saturday during the ceremony at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Vamp inContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi A university don, Prof. Michael Ikupolati, has tasked President Bola Tinubu not to listen to unnecessary criticism but focus on goals that will birth a new Nigeria. Ikupolati, who is also the Provost, the University of America, said this in Abuja on Saturday at the convocationContinue Reading
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu The Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD), Anambra Chapter, has urged Gov. Chukwuma Soludo to allocate 10 per cent of government’s subsidy palliatives to persons with disabilities (PWDs), in the state. Mr Ugochukwu Okeke, state Chairman, JONAPWD, made the call in a letterContinue Reading
By Olanrewaju Akojede In an epic final at the 6th Lagos International Badminton Classics, a 22-year-old Brazilian, Jonathan Matias, on Saturday, defeated Pablo Abian of Spain, to clinch the Men’s Single’s final title. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the final matches of the 6th Lagos InternationalContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) said the partnership between Nigeria and Ankara, Turkey had the prospects of creating over one million jobs in the healthcare and infrastructure delivery system. Dr Sijuade Kayode, Vice-President, Commerce of ACCI, said this on Friday when some team membersContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi One of Nigeria’s leading real estate developers, Sterling Homes, has launched the first inclusive housing scheme named ‘Ojo Ola’, designed to make buildable lands accessible to low income earning Nigerians. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sterling Homes, Dr Kunle Adeyemi, disclosed this to the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Serving and erstwhile lawmakers at the Federal and state levels have commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing Dr. Yusuf Yakub as the new Director-General of the Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC). This is contained in a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, MrContinue Reading
Tolu Aiyegbusi The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) says postage stamps are essential assets in the components of the economy of every country and a crucial infrastructure for development. The Postmaster General (PMG) of the Federation/CEO of NIPOST, Dr Sunday Adepoju, stated this on Saturday in Abuja at the unveiling ofContinue Reading
