If we want to be generous, we could say it is an occupational hazard for politicians to occasionally back themselves into the type of corner where they need to take a creative attitude to the truth.

Niger-Delta ex-militants under the umbrella of Urhobo-Isoko Youth Wing and Ex-agitator leaders of the Phases 1, 2 and 3 of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), yesterday, petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and Col. Milland Dikio, the Interim Administrator of the PAP.

The Ambassador of Japan to Nigeria, Mr Matsunaga Kazuyoshi has said that trade volume between Nigeria and Japan hit one billion dollars per year.

In the first half of 2021, African startups raised $1.19 billion. However, female CEOs raised just 14% of the financing, up from 2% for the same period last year.

The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Youth and Students Affairs, Nasir Adhama has been nominated to receive an Honorary Doctorate Degree in (Youth and Entrepreneurship Development) by the Governing Council of IHERIS University, Republic of Togo scheduled to hold on the 30th October 2021 in Lome’, Togo.

The International Association of Universities, UOC, has commended the efforts of UNESCO Laureate Prof. Bashiru Aremu on the international conference and urged him to make necessary reviews.

By Okoh Aihe YOU write speeches, prepare presentations and did notes that were greeted with smiles from the inner recesses of a very private individual, and the materials are presented with attention to the minutest details with every little inch observed. You enjoy the private opportunities to discuss industry and regulatory issues that would ever […]

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Tuesday disowned a fake quiz competition trending online which claimed to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, NNPC, Malam Garba Muhammad, made this known in a statement. ALSO READ: COVID-19: Kaduna insists on facemasks, gives October deadline “In the purported quiz contest, […]

By Cynthia Alo  In recognition of the impact of the advocacy activities of the National Association of Chambers Of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) Business Women Group (NAWORG) in promoting gender equality and economic empowerment of women since 2004, the Federal Government through the Nigeria Export Promotion Council, NEPC, has awarded the group with […]

GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Abubakar Bello and Managing Director, Nigerian Export Import (NEXIM) Bank have been listed among others for the 2021 Nigerian National Legacy Awards (NNLA). Executive Secretary of the Award, Ovie Odubu, who unveiled the list Tuesday, noted that recipients emerged from series of nominations from […]

Afrobeats, a fusion of pop sound originating from Afrobeat, a music genre which involves the combination of elements of West African musical styles such as fuji music and highlife has earned wide reputation around the world. The ensuing music, which is a combination of beats and local African sound elements have become wildly popular and re-instilled a […]

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Tuesday said it was alarmed by the humanitarian impact of the worst flooding in decades in South Sudan, as it affected more than 700,000 people across the country. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, disclosed this at a news conference at the  UN headquarters in New York, saying […]

Mr Olufunsho Elulade, General Manager, Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory (LSMTL), on Tuesday, appealed to youths to protect public infrastructure in their locality against any act of vandalism. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Elulade said that public infrastructure were provided with taxpayers’ money, “so destroying them amount to hurting ourselves”. […]

Disturbed by the heightened spate of food insecurity and hunger, a group, International Association of Lions Club, Wuse-Abuja chapter, has earmarked 120,000 malnourished persons to feed in a year.

Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi says the anti-banditry operations of the Nigerian Army has increasingly enabled farmers in the state access to their farms without threats. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the governor made the observation when he received the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya […]