Dr. Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi is the Chairperson, Transition Monitoring Group, TMG. She speaks in this interview on the role of the over 44 Civil Society Organisations, CSOs.

Ado-Ekiti—academic and administrative activities were paralysed yesterday, at the Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, following a protest by irate staff of the institution over what they alleged as fraudulent refusal of the management to implement the approved salary scale for their academic staff.

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, said, yesterday, thatit would provide insight on manufacturers’ expectation for 2017 and suggest policy direction out of the current recession that the nation’s economy is experiencing.

ENUGU—Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has donated 12,480 writing desks and chairs for primary school pupils in the state and 868 tables and chairs to teachers to improve the standard of learning.

TELECOMS operator, Globacom, has said that a sustainable pension industry that positively impacts on the economic development of Nigeria will also guarantee better life for Nigerians and indeed Africans after retirement.

Psychiatrists under the auspices of Alzheimer’s Disease Association of Nigeria, ADAN, have warned that early detection and healthy life style would check progression of Alzheimer disease a type of dementia that causes abnormal memory loss, mood problems, and other behavioural problems.

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ABUJA—THE House of Representatives, yesterday, approved the establishment of state police in the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja.

PORT HARCOURT: Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, yesterday, took the government of All Progressive Congress, APC, in the country to the cleaners, saying it had become an embarrassment, following its alleged failure to actualise campaign promises.

By Simon Ebegbulem Edo election: AHEAD today’s governorship election Governor Adams Oshiomhole has alerted the public to the existence of a fake voters’ register in the state, which has the portrait of a convicted terrorist, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, popularly referred to as the “Underwear Bomber.” Receiving the United States Consul General in Lagos, Mr. F […]

The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room is made up of over 70 civil society groups taking part in monitoring the Edo State governorship election.

S/N   PARTY        NAME OF GOVERNOR                           NAME OF DEPUTY GOVERNOR 1.        AA             COMR. ISHAKA OFEMILE                        MRS. EWEMADE NANCY OSAGIE 2.   […]

The Chipolopolo of Zambia have started preparations ahead of  the October 9 World Cup qualifying fixture against Nigeria. It was learnt that 16 out of the 23 home- based players invited for the game reported to the team’s camp on Monday and began full training yesterday. The seven players from Zesco United who were knocked […]

OSARO Onaiwu the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, was born on December 23, 1958 in Benin City. Both parents are educators and known disciplinarians. He attended Ogbe Primary School and Baptist High School, Benin City.

Mrs Betsy Obaseki is the wife of the governorship candidate of the APC, Mr Godwin Obaseki. She is a financial expert by profession and as a matter of fact, the Managing Director BOI Investment and Trust Company Ltd, a subsidiary of the Bank of Industry.