By Chinedu Anolue The Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) on Friday empowered more members with vocational tools and equipment while promoting healthy living as part of activities marking its 2026 Annual Convention in Abuja. The empowerment programme, held at Police Day Secondary School, Abuja, formed part of POWA’s commitment toContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The National President of the All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN), Mr Jackson Nwosu, has called on the Federal Government to urgently clear outstanding payments owed to contractors. Nwosu made the appeal on Thursday in Abuja during a medical outreach organised to mark the association’s one-yearContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has urged its 415 newly inducted members to participate actively in the institute’s activities to build a stronger public relations profession, a better Nigeria and Africa. The President and Chairman of the Governing Council of NIPR, Dr Ike Neliaku, gaveContinue Reading
By Chinedu Anolie No fewer than 1,000 members of the Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) have benefited from free medical eye screening services provided by the association in Abuja and Lagos State. The President of the association, Chief Oluwafunmilola Disu, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Justina Auta/Folasade Akpan The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, says female participation in the scheme has consistently surpassed male mobilisation figures since 2021 nationwide. Nafiu said this during News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja, ahead of the scheme’s 53rd anniversary, describingContinue Reading
Verification By Hafsah Tilde/Justina Auta The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says collaboration with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) will simplify biometric verification for prospective corps members nationwide. The scheme said the partnership would also enable seamless registration through ongoing technology-driven reforms aimed at improving service delivery and reducingContinue Reading
By Naomi Ishaku Bugo The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Coordinator in Niger, Mrs Martina Shuaibu-Ibrahim, on Friday urged 2026 Batch “A” Stream II corps members to uphold discipline, loyalty, and selflessness throughout their national service year. She made the call at the swearing-in ceremony marking the opening of theContinue Reading
Adeleke urges corps members to be good ambassadors of Nigeria By Joshua Oladipo Ede (Osun) , Jan. 23, 2026 (NAN) Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has urged the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream I corps members deployed to the state to be good ambassadors of Nigeria throughout their serviceContinue Reading
APC registers 70,000 members in Yobe Registration By Nabilu Balarabe Damaturu, Jan 21, 2026 (NAN) The All Progressives Congress (APC) has so far captured over 70,000 members across the 17 local government areas of Yobe under the party’s ongoing e-membership registration exercise. Alhaji Muhammadu Gadaka, the state APC Chairman, disclosedContinue Reading
NYSC deploys 2,050 corps members to Bauchi State Deployment By Olaide Ayinde Bauchi, Jan. 20, 2026 (NAN) The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has deployed 2,050 corps members to Bauchi State for the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 orientation exercise. The Bauchi state NYSC Coordinator, Mr Kufre Umoren said thisContinue Reading
