By Chioma Obinna The Lagos State Government, in collaboration with the Society for Family Health (SFH) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, has launched the SWIFT Project, an initiative aimed at increasing women’s access to modern family planning services through pharmacies and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors (PPMVs). The initiative, formally titled “Supporting Women’s […]

By Juliet Umeh The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscape Project, ACReSAL, a World Bank-supported initiative, yesterday, said it has successfully recovered over 178,000 hectares of degraded land across 19 northern states affected by climate change. The National Project Coordinator for ACReSAL, Mr. Abdulhamid Umar, disclosed this while speaking to […]

By Efe Onodjae  The House of Representatives Committee on Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) has paid an oversight visit to Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, commending the institution for its prudent utilisation of public funds. The delegation, comprising Mr. Uduma Nnaechi, Engr. Aliyu Muhammed, and Arc. Ugochukwu Ndukawuba, remarked that the purpose […]

“My daughter is in tears. Her system was changing her answers. She complained, nothing was done”

 By Adesina Wahab In a landmark move towards environmental sustainability and educational innovation, Norwegian International School, Port Harcourt (NIS) has launched a green energy initiative at its Port Harcourt campus. The transformative project positions the school as one of the first in its category in Nigeria to adopt green energy on such a significant scale. […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young Organised Labour has demanded tax justice in Nigeria, lamenting that the current tax system is skewed to impoverish workers and ordinary citizens. In a joint statement, the Presidents of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC,  and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Joe Ajaero and Festus Osifo, respectively, stated: “As workers, we stand […]

By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin The Vice Chancellor of University of Ilorin,in Kwara state, Professor Wahab Olasupo Egbewole SAN has commended the Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) over the way he handled the just concluded UTME, saying that the university is proud of him as a distinguished Alumnus and worthy Ambassador. Recall that […]

A leading multinational agribusiness and manufacturing group, Johnvents Group, has diversified into rice marketing as it made its first shipment of Johnvents rice to Senegal and The Gambia.

AGGRIEVED  members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the Yaba area of Lagos State, yesterday, led a protest accusing the party chairman, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, of allegedly imposing a chairmanship candidate in the council area. 

57 years after their mother was in charge of the netball team of RMC School Uhiele (Ekpoma), the trustees of Francis and Fidelia Ibhawoh Foundation recently organised a two-day basic netball training programme for P.E. teachers in Esanland.  The training which was held on 13 and 14 May 2025 was organised in collaboration with CSED […]

A legal practitioner, Alex Morgan Esq. has disagreed with the former chairman of the Nigerian Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Prof. Chidi Odinkalu over the latter’s submissions about the Nigerian judiciary and the recent ex parte order by Justice Jane Inyang. According to Morgan, while prof. Odinkalu is right on many areas, he however, disagrees with […]

By Henry Ojelu A Nigerian technologist and educator, Edwin Imohimi, has unveiled a new artificial intelligence, AI, initiative aimed at transforming classroom learning in underserved regions across the country. Speaking about the project, Imohimi said the goal is to develop an AI-powered education system that supports both students and teachers, particularly in low-resource environments where […]

By Benjamin Njoku In a music world filled with vocalists and frontliners, Oluwatobi Oyero is proof that a bass guitarist can just as easily steal the spotlight. His playing doesn’t shout. It speaks. With each note, each rhythm, and each run, he delivers emotion, precision, and a groove that lingers long after the song ends. […]

By Elizabeth Osayande  The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has scored Yaba College of Technology high in quality project execution, transparency and value-driven use of funds allocated to it and also commissioned a Workplace Learning Hub of the institution at Ikeja Computer Village. A member of the TETFund Board of Trustees, South-West geopolitical zone, Hon. Sunday […]

…as food firm upskills and empower over 300 vendors  By Chris Onuoha  With the unemployment rate forecast in Nigeria standing at 4.3% in 2025, The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) had earlier reported that the youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) in the second quarter of 2024 was 6.5%. While notable private sectors and government agencies […]