The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has approved the immediate deployment of Special Forces to Plateau State in a bid to address persistent security challenges in parts of the state, particularly Wase Local Government Area.

By Chioma Okoye It’s that time of the year again for young people in the tech industry to pitch their ideas to a panel of investors and enthusiasts. The event which is under the aegis of African Youth Educational Empowerment and Social Support Initiative is putting together the “pitch your startup tech idea” in Ibadan […]

A non-government organisation, Health Emergency Initiative, HEI, has raised concern over the alarming rate of Malnutrition among Nigerian children saying that if the challenge is not rapidly curtailed, it may pose serious risks to the country’s future.

The Director-General of the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment ,NICRAT, Prof. Aliyu Malami, has identified weak coordination, limited decentralisation of services and inadequate funding as major obstacles to effective cancer control in Nigeria.

…says Nigeria not yet ready for real-time transmission of results President and Chief Executive of the Africa Development Studies Centre (ADSC), Sir Victor Oluwafemi, has said Nigeria’s electoral reforms must be based on infrastructure readiness, not political rhetoric, warning that low connectivity in rural areas makes real-time electronic transmission of results premature. Oluwafemi said this […]