Enugu LG boss to offset WAEC, NECO bills for all SS3 students in Council area
In a landmark initiative to support education in the Enugu East Local Government Area, council chairman Hon. Pastor Beloved-Dan Anike has announced that his administration will cover the examination fees for all Senior Secondary School Three (SS3) students in public schools.
Experts decry Nigeria’s financial inclusion gap, call for empowerment initiatives
Financial experts in Nigeria and diaspora have made case for Nigerians to be economically empowered through financial inclusion, and expressed worries that despite the emergence of mobile banking, only 64 per cent of Nigerians can access financial services.
Igbo youths condemn attacks on INEC
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has condemned recent attacks on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, by “self-serving politicians.”According to the group, these individuals, driven by seh interests, are attempting to undermine Nigeria’s democratic institutions. The group, in a statement by its National President, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, said the attacks are being orchestrated by […]
Senator Ireti Kingibe in the eye of history
Senator Ireti Kingibe is truly leaving an indelible and indestructible mark in the sand of time just as her epoch ways of making history beats description and imagination
Insight on Gbolahan Olanipekun and his art
If I begin by saying that Gbolahan Olanipekun is a self-taught artist, I would stir the controversy often surrounding that term. Is any artist self-taught? Or should we take the middle course offered by “formally” and “non-formally” trained artist? But the exciting reality about Olanipekun is that he did not study art in the university. […]
Enugu has suppressed 98 percent HIV viral infection – Caritas Nigeria
By Dennis Agbo A Humanitarian and Development agency, the Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria has disclosed that above the United Nations, UN target, 98 percent of identified persons living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, HIV, in Enugu state have been virally suppressed from transmission of the disease. This is as the state government further disclosed that […]
Kano govt employs 70 lawyers
In his determined effort to boost the employment drive of the state, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has approved the employment of 70 lawyers. The initiative, according to the governor, would no doubt paved way for the enhancement of effective service delivery in the legal sector of the state. Supervising the final interview […]
Corruption, weak institutions hampering Nigeria’s dev priorities – Falola
Professor Toyin Falola, a globally celebrated historian and academic, has attributed Nigeria’s persistent development struggles to corruption and ineffective institutions.
Gov. Aliyu’s 9-point agenda aligns with US interests – US Envoy
The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Richard Mills Jr., has commended Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu for his 9-point agenda, describing it as aligned with US interests in key developmental areas.
NOA sensitizes citizens on critical issues of national development in Sokoto
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) on Thursday launched a sensitization campaign in Sokoto to address five critical issues pivotal to Nigeria’s unity, well-being, and development.
US based security expert advocates Nigeria, India partnership
By Emmanuel Iheaka United States–based security expert and Founding President of Strategic Groups USA LLC, Dr. Sylvester Okere, has called for synergy between Nigeria and India to tackle security challenges faced by investors in Nigeria. Okere made the call at the just concluded 19th Security Leadership Summit jointly organized by the Central Association of Private […]
