Delta State Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, on Thursday, commended Southern Governors’ Wives Forum for its fight against gender-based violence in Nigeria.  Okowa gave the commendation when he received members of the Forum, led by their President and wife of Governor of Osun State, Mrs Kafayat Oyetola, who visited him at Government House, Asaba.  READ ALSO:PDP […]

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed off a pharmaceutical store in Sokoto

The police in Benue on Thursday in Makurdi confirmed the killing of a 24-year-lady, Miss Joy Onoh, on Wednesday at the Federal Low-Cost Housing Estate, North Bank, Makurdi. Police spokesperson, DSP Catherine Anene said that a case of a missing person was reported on Tuesday and a search was conducted and on Wednesday Joy’s corpse […]

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a 3.7 per cent growth rate for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021…

The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom Emmanuel has advocated for Collaborative efforts beyond the boundaries of ethnicity, race, socio-cultural construct, religious affiliation, noting that to advance sustainable peace, social cohesion and hope in Nigeria we must all come together. Udom made the recommendation during the inclusive security dialogue retreat at the Airlie conference center, […]

CEO  of NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd), Thursday, said that the agency was proposing an amendment to the NDLEA Act to specify a maximum penalty of life jail for drug offenders

The Sokoto State House of Assembly has passed the state N 2.5 billion 2021 supplementary budget. This followed the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation at Thursday’s plenary in Sokoto. Presenting the report, the Committee Chairman, Alhaji Malami Basakkwace said that the total figure in the original budget was […]

By Obas Esiedesa – Abuja Energy experts have disclosed that Nigeria and other African countries can save as much as $774 billion by promoting the adoption of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) as a cleaner cooking fuel alternative. They stated that the amount could be achieved if 50 per cent of Africans adopted the use of […]

The Chancellor of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, Dr David Oyedepo, says he will build a world-class university to compete favourably with such other universities. Oyedepo said this on Thursday at Ota, Ogun State, at the 19th Founder’s Day celebration of Covenant University. He said that the institution would provide the enabling environment for quality […]

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN, Prof Charles Igwe, on Thursday, lauded the humanitarian efforts of Dr Alhaji Muhammadu Indimi, on families displaced by Boko Haram insurgents in North East Nigeria.

By Adesina Wahab The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Isaq Oloyede, has called on the government to declare and prosecute a state of emergency in the education sector with a view to addressing all the challenges facing it comprehensively. Oloyede, who was the Guest Speaker at the 2021 Faculty of Arts, Lagos […]

Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has rejected Nnamdi Kanu’s request to be transferred to Kuje Correctional Center. The detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, had filed an application before the Court seeking to be transferred from the custody of the Department of State Service, DSS, […]