Digital Transformation: PIN advocates commitment to engage stakeholders
By Ebunoluwa Sessou & Esther Adeleke As part of its ongoing advocacy in the digital space, Paradigm Initiative (PIN), an organisation saddled with the responsibility of ensuring digital rights and inclusion has reiterated commitment to engage stakeholders across sectors to ensure that digital transformation in Africa is anchored in rights, equity, and inclusion. PIN also […]
FG saves 12m girls from cervical cancer in 9 months – First Lady
THE First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday, said that the Nigeria government has shown that it is possible to eliminate cervical cancer by 2030, nothing that in 2024, it made a breakthrough by launching the Human Papillomavirus vaccine, HPV, nationally, thereby protecting over 12 million girls in just nine months.
Ban on Sallah durbar still in force in Kano – Joint security agencies
Ahead of the 2025 Eid-El-Kabir Sallah festivities, the joint security agencies in Kano State said ban on all forms of Sallah durbar activities in the state is still in force.
Customs clarifies shooting video
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has clarified that the shooting incident the video currently trending on social media was not new, saying it happened in 2019.
Super Falcons secure 2-0 win against Cameroon in Abeokuta
The Super Falcons of Nigeria secured a commanding 2-0 win over the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon in an international friendly match held on Tuesday at the MKO Abiola Sports Arena in Abeokuta.
FG orders urgent vulnerability assessment of Prisons
By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Ahead of the Sallah celebrations and with the onset of heavy rains, the Federal Government has ordered immediate vulnerability assessment of its custodial facilities for quick remedial actions. Controller General of Corrections, Sylvester Ndidi Nwakuche, disclosed this at an emergency virtual meeting with all Zonal Coordinators, Commandants of Training Colleges, Schools, […]
New terrorist group, Mahmuda kills 3 in Kwara community
By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin Members of the New terrorist group “Mahmuda” reportedly took advantage of the loopholes created by the absence of local hunters who are currently in Ilorin on training for the National Forest Guard, recently approved by the presidency to provide security for communities. Members of the unrepentant new terrorist group, in a […]
Health remains top priority of my administration – Aiyedatiwa
The Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said that health remains a top priority of his administration.
Governors pledge to eliminate cervical cancer in Nigeria
Governors have committed to eliminating cervical cancer in Nigeria. The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara, made the pledge on Tuesday in Abuja during the inauguration of the Partnership to Eliminate Cervical Cancer in Nigeria (PECCiN). The initiative was inaugurated by the First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, at the […]
Mother of jailed activist nears 250 days hunger strike, says she’s ready to die
The mother of Alaa Abd El-Fattah, a British-Egyptian pro-democracy activist imprisoned in Egypt, has said she is willing to die on hunger strike if it means securing her son’s release.
Olowu to Alaafin, Ooni: Emulate Sultan of Sokoto, Shehu of Borno’s cordial relationship
The Olowu of Kuta, Oba Hammed Makama Oyelude, Tegbosun iii, has urged the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Owoade and Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja ii to embrace each other for the development of Yorubaland.
