*Insist many of the deaths are preventable By Olayinka Ajayi   Maternal healthcare expert and CEO of HIGC Health Consultants, Dr. Owen Omo-Ojo, has said maternal mortality remains a major public health challenge in Africa despite advances in antenatal care. She gave the assertion during the 6th Maternal and Child Health Summit held in Lagos today.   […]

By Esther Onyegbula The family of late retired Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Terry Omatsola Okorodudu has announced a scholarship scheme for students seeking tertiary education, as part of efforts to preserve his legacy of service, excellence and commitment to human capital development. The initiative, unveiled by his widow, Mrs Joan Isioma Okorodudu, and only son, […]

Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), Architect Sonny Echono, has stressed the need for deliberate investment in research and innovation to address unemployment, insecurity and other developmental challenges facing Nigeria.

By Benjamin NjokuEgbe Emmanuel, founder of the Eko Heritage Awards and Miss Eko International, will launch the maiden edition of Eko Heritage Magazine at the Awards’ annual gala night on Saturday, 25th July. The launch marks the brand’s first expansion into print media after seven years of producing the Eko Heritage Awards and Miss Eko […]

Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, on Thursday received cyclist Mustapha Shehu in Abuja after he rode from Umomi-Ikpokoje in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State to express support for her second-term ambition.

By Daniel Abia PORT HARCOURT — The Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed concerns over the political influence of the Rainbow Coalition, a political movement associated with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, insisting that electoral success ultimately depends on the will of the people. State […]

By Esther Onyegbula Members of the Geneith Health Competition, GHC, Activation Team have celebrated the initiator of the competition and Managing Director of CEOAFRICA, Prince Cletus Sunday Iloabanafor, on the occasion of his birthday, while reaffirming their commitment to the campaign against malaria in Nigeria. The team said the greatest birthday gift they could offer […]

By HUMPHREY NWAFOR By now, the controversy surrounding the proposed land concession at Federal Government College Kano should have provoked a national debate. Yet the loudest response from many of those who should care most has been silence. Not the silence of ordinary Nigerians who may not fully understand what is at stake. Not even […]

…Advocate cost-reflective tariffs to attract investment By Dennis Agbo State electricity regulators have begun a bottom-up review of Nigeria’s electricity pricing framework, arguing that continued reliance on federal subsidies is discouraging investment and undermining the financial sustainability of the power sector. Speaking at a stakeholders’ workshop on electricity pricing reforms and sub-national regulation, regulators said […]

Seplat Energy Plc has joined the Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS) 2026 as official Theme Partner for the Education Session, as the summit prepares to convene Africa’s largest cross-sector gathering at the Eko Convention Centre in Lagos from 22 to 24 July 2026. Under the partnership, Seplat Energy Plc will lead the Education Session at ASIS […]

By Joseph Erunke ABUJA: The Federal Government has concluded plans to distribute massive Information and Communication Technology, ICT equipment to 15 federal and state colleges of education across Nigeria under a major education support initiative funded by the Government of Japan. The development is part of “The Project for Capacity-building of Teachers to Promote Continuous […]

The growing wave of insecurity across Nigeria has prompted fresh calls for reform, with SEMACO Chief, Christian Shola, urging President Bola Tinubu to take bold steps to restore public confidence.

Stakeholders including academic and non-academic staff, students, and members of the host community of Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI), Ebonyi State, have commended the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Daniel Nwachukwu, for his achievements within his first 100 days in office.

By Ebunoluwa Sessou A group, called Noheem Adams Support Group, has called on the leader of the Progressives Congress, APC, President Bola Tinubu and other party leaders to restore the mandate of the lawmaker representing Eti-Osa constituency 1. In a protest staged at the second toll gate, Eleganza, Lekki, the party members, stakeholders, traditional institutions, […]

Former Minister of Defence, Adetokunbo Kayode, SAN, has said the appointment of Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of China will strengthen bilateral relations and expand business and industrial opportunities between both countries.