By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri No fewer than 200 women in Borno state have been empowered with vocational skills and startup packs by Yakolo Indimi Foundation in a bid to support their return to economic self-reliance after years of insurgency. Speaking in Maiduguri on Tuesday, the Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, Ali Goni Sheriff said […]

By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – THE people of Gelegele inOvia North East local government of Edo State has appealed to the Governor Monday Okebholo administration to continue the process of building a seaport in the area which was treated by the government of Godwin Obaseki saying its realization would be a huge socio-economic boost […]

By NETUFO JASPER As we chart a path toward the  sustainable development of Ondo State, it is essential to recognise the transformative power of industrialisation in shaping economies, generating employment, and elevating the quality of life for our people. With a rich heritage in agriculture, fisheries, and abundant mineral resources, Ondo State stands at a […]

By Ezenwa Nwagwu As Nigeria marks 26 years of uninterrupted civil rule, there have been many conversations on the trajectory of our democracy, whether it has genuinely evolved or simply stumbled forward, weighed down by old habits and unfulfilled promises. Of course, there are also those who, with honorable intentions, beat their chests and highlight […]

By Emameh Gabriel They say when the lizard wages war against the rain, it is not because the rain has sinned, but because the lizard has forgotten it cannot fly. Such was the comic-like spectacle I stumbled upon today at the entrance of the Federal Secretariat, where a handful of protesters, armed with rented actors […]

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – THE Director-General, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, Prof Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, hailed Comrade Issa Aremu, mni, on his reappointment as Director-General of the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, MINILS, Ilorin, for a second term. Sulaiman’s congratulatory message was signed by his Media Adviser, Mohammad Abdulkadri, […]

The Lagos State Government on Monday presented cheques for various sums of money to 250 vulnerable individuals to help them to scale up their businesses and meet essential needs. He reaffirmed the government’s commitment to supporting needy residents through its financial assistance programme – Sanwo-Olu Cares and Sanwo-Olu Listens”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]

By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta No fewer than 2,300 residents of Ogun State will benefit from a free medical outreach that kicked off on Monday at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu and Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Idi Aba, Abeokuta. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker, who disclosed this at a press […]

At least nine persons have been feared dead following a bomb blast at a local bus stop in Mairari village, Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State.

President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, said the bank will be in safe hand under Sidi Ould Tah, former Mauritanian Finance Minister,…