The Office of the Special Adviser to the President On Policy Development and Analysis, will be hosting and organising the 2020 National Policy and Development(N-POD) Summit in Abuja on the 5th of March at the African Hall, International Conference Center, Garki Abuja.

Media professionals and communications scholars have described fake news as one of the biggest challenges confronting society, calling on students and youths to be wary of information they circulate through social media.

By Chioma Obinna & Chinelo Azike The Lagos State government on Tuesday carried out a sensitisation programme to educate community leaders, on preventive measures on COVID-19 to prevent larger outbreak. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, who disclosed this at the Stakeholders’ Forum on the Management and Control of COVID-19 in Lagos […]

By Bose Adelaja, Olayinka Latona & Rose Chukwu “Nothing takes us unawares in this country and thank God many Nigerians are aware of the new coronavirus in town. This shows our level of preparedness. “Price of sanitizers has gone up while face mask is now scarce in the market. This shows that Nigerians are fully […]

The Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA) have expressed satisfaction with the quality of work done so far at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. The President of the chamber, Chief Emeka Nwandu, said in Enugu on Wednesday that the chamber had embarked on an inspection tour of the airport to ascertain […]

Days after the cleric launched the establishment of 1,000 businesses for women and youths through a soft loan grant in accordance with the Samzuga vision 0202-2020, Bishop Sam Zuga has also established Samzuga Empowerment Academy to train beneficiaries of the Samzuga empowerment soft loan. The empowerment academy is the first of its kind in Africa, if not in the world.

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N538 million for the procurement of Birds Deterrent System for three Nigerian airports. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, disclosed this after FEC meeting presided over by President Mummadu Buhari on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Sirika listed the airports to benefit from the system as […]

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says 223 children, including 10 girls, have been cleared of suspected ties with armed groups. UNICEF Nigeria Representative, Mr Peter Hawkins, made the disclosure in a statement signed by its Bauchi Field Office, Communication Officer, Mr Samuel Kaalu, on Wednesday. Hawkins said that the children were released late in […]

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says it has arrested a 38-year-old man for alleged vandalisation of telecommunications mast located at Gosa, Airport Road Area of Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the FCT, DSP Anjuguri Manzah, made the disclosure in a statement, on Wednesday in Abuja. Manzah disclosed that […]

The Association of Resident Doctors ( ARD), Kaduna State chapter, has commenced an indefinite strike beginning from Wednesday. The President of ARD,  Dr. Emmanuel Joseph said this in a statement made available to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna. He said the strike was necessitated by the state government’s failure to honour an agreement […]