C’River Assembly grills education chiefs over stalled teachers’ promotion

By Christian Njoku The Cross River House of Assembly on Thursday during plenary summoned key officials in the education sector over the non-implementation of teachers’ promotions across the state. Those invited include the Commissioner for Education, the Accountant-General, the Auditor-General, and heads of agencies under the education cluster. The lawmakers’Continue Reading

FCTA, traditional rulers back GBV prevention, survivor care

By Justina Auta The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and traditional leaders have pledged to strengthen prevention structures and enhance support systems for survivors of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). They made the commitment during a high-level sensitisation workshop on GBV prevention with the FCT TraditionalContinue Reading

We’ll crush terrorists, strengthen diplomacy–Tinubu

‎By Muhyideen Jimoh ‎President Bola Tinubu says his administration is committed to defeating terrorism, assuring that the Federal Government is intensifying diplomatic engagements with the international community to ensure security across the country. ‎Tinubu said this at the Council Chamber, State House, Abuja, shortly before presiding over the Federal ExecutiveContinue Reading

Kaduna, China partner on 0m poultry project to create 350,000 jobs

By Hussaina Yakubu The Kaduna State Government and the People’s Republic of China have strengthened bilateral relations with the launch of a $450million Nigeria-China Poultry Project, designed to generate over 350,000 jobs and boost agricultural productivity. Gov. Uba Sani announced this on Thursday in Kaduna when he received the ChineseContinue Reading

Every dollar invested in nutrition yields  — Shettima

By Folasade Akpan Vice-President Kashim Shettima says investing in nutrition offers one of the highest returns on investment for any development intervention, with every dollar yielding an estimated return of 23 dollars. Shettima said this on Thursday in Abuja, at a conference on Mobilising Against Malnutrition in North-West Nigeria, organisedContinue Reading

NAF promotes music as soft-tool to civil-military cooperation

By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has intensified efforts to strengthen civil-military cooperation through strategic use of music as soft-power tool for public engagement and trust building. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sunday Aneke, stated this on Thursday while declaring open the 2025 NAFContinue Reading

PPDC advocates virtual trial of inmates

By Jacinta Nwachukwu The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) has called on the federal and states judiciary to adopt technology tools for efficient justice system. PPDC, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) created to increase citizens’ participation in governance, specifically advocated the adoption of virtual trial of inmates to address theContinue Reading