Lagos State Government on Wednesday, unveiled the ”Lagos State Electricity Policy”, geared at providing cleaner, reliable, affordable and uninterrupted power supply to residents. Speaking at  the unveiling of the policy, organised by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said that what residents wanted was regular power supply. Sanwo-Olu […]

The Federal Government on Wednesday said vaccines donated to Nigeria through COVAX and AVAT have short expiration shelf lives and could expire before usage. Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of health, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. According to him, with short shelf lives of only few […]

The National Chairman-Elect, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has said the outgoing National Working Committee (NWC), has justified the vision of the party’s founding fathers. Ayu stated in his remarks at a valedictory session, organised for the outgoing NWC of the party on Wednesday, at the party’s National Secretariat, in Abuja. He commended […]

Dear Bunmi, I’m divorced with grown-up children and have a decent job. Two months ago, I received a text message from a work colleague saying how he felt about me and some of the things he told me were really flattering. For once in my life I felt really special. In all the years we […]

Felicitates with Nigerians Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, has announced plans to feed 5,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) across five different IDP camps under its annual Christmas programme, “Airtel 5 Days of Love”. The initiative to distribute 1,000 palliative packs to five select IDP camps in five states across the country over a period […]

By Godwin Oritse THE management of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)  has said that the agency is partnering with the Bayelsa State Government to revive the morribund Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) foundry located at Ebute Metta Lagos for the  recycling of ship wrecks that will be removed from the nation’s waterways.  Disclosing this […]

By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Youth Development to investigate the refusal of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to reopen the permanent orientation camp in Maiduguri. It will be recalled that over 10 years now, the orientation camp in Maiduguri was  shut down following killings by the Boko Haram […]

 The TECNO CAMON 18 Short Film Challenge has come to an end! The Short Film Challenge, which was the result of a unique partnership between the TECNO and EbonyLife Creative Academy, saw the influx of numerous creatively produced short film entries from young filmmakers in the country. But alas out of the many, just 20 […]

The world we live in is far from perfect, and its imperfections often hurt those who are the least to blame the most. In the United States, close to 15% of children under 18 live below the poverty measure, and 6% live in what is considered deep poverty, according to the Center for American Progress. […]

The Delta state government has said it is prepared to support and partner with any local government council in the state with the initiate of a viable economic development plans to transform its area. The state governor, Dr. Arthur Ifeanyi Okowa made this statement yesterday while unveiling the Ethiope East Economic Development Plan held at […]