By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin A non-governmental organisation, Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC), has trained 16 girls aged 11 to 17 in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in Kwara State as part of efforts to bridge the digital gender gap. The girls participated in the one-week W.TEC She Creates Camp 2026, which ended in Ilorin […]

LAGOS — The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, in partnership with Omarog Nigeria Limited, has trained 50 youths in Lagos State on fire alarm and access control technology. The five-day intensive training programme, held from August 3 to 7, 2026, was designed to equip young Nigerians with practical and in-demand skills in fire […]

A non-governmental organisation, My People First Foundation, has donated a newly constructed bungalow to a widow, Mama Mariyamo Audu Azuo, in Inata community, Obeiba, Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State.

AWKA — The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, in collaboration with Mimshack Swift Limited, has trained and empowered 50 beneficiaries in Anambra State on electricity meter repairs and electrical distribution switchgear. The five-day training and empowerment programme, held from August 3 to 7, 2026, in Awka, was designed to enhance technical capacity and […]

OKPO, Kogi — The political temperature in Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State rose on Saturday as youths and supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC, converged on Okpo for a One Million Youth March organised in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo and other APC candidates ahead of the […]

AWKA — The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, in collaboration with AFN Global Services Limited, has trained 50 beneficiaries in Anambra State on quality auditing and ISO certification. The five-day training, held from August 3 to 7, 2026, in Awka, was organised as part of NCDMB’s efforts to build local capacity and enhance […]

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi In his new work, “Elo: The Light We Carry,” contemporary artist, Oghenovize Solomon Okeh interrogates the vicissitudes of life through compelling visual stories, embedded with diverse thematic concerns and socio-cultural realities. Oghenovize’s Elo has two major subtitles: Elo I and Elo II. Each piece addresses the same subject matter from a different […]

… 6,000 wards now offer digital birth registration — NPC… FG links birth registration with health, identity systems By Chioma ObinnaAs Nigeria joined other African countries to mark the 2026 Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, CRVS, over 14.5 million Nigerian children have been registered under the country’s intensified birth registration drive even as the […]

A lawyer and public affairs analyst Ilemona Onoja, has warned that additional regulatory requirements in Nigeria’s airtime lending market could ultimately increase the cost of borrowing airtime for millions of Nigerians who depend on the service. Onoja, speaking during a discussion on the implications of the ongoing regulatory dispute over airtime lending, said the additional […]

By Esther Onyegbula Residents of Oke Eletu community, Ijede, Ikorodu, Lagos, have appealed to security agencies and the Lagos State Government to strengthen security in the area following alleged attacks and threats by suspected cult members. The residents, under the Mercyland (Jabe) Community Development Association (CDA), made the appeal after a recent incident in which […]

This August, the sounds of celebrations and thanksgiving will rent the air; anniversary chants will serenade the atmosphere in celebration of a great and charming personality, Mr. Sunny Oberuomor Adeda. Sunny, as he is fondly called by close pals and colleagues is a man of amiable character, despite possessing an intimidating built and gait. Sunny […]

By Emmanuel Okogba The Lagos State High Court has ordered the Nigeria Police to retract a “wanted” notice issued against Hammed Tajudeen Akanbi and issue a public apology, according to a judgment delivered on Friday, August 7, 2026. The judgment was delivered by Justice Lawal Alebiosu in Suit No. ID/21447MFHR/2026. The court also granted reliefs […]

By Esther Onyegbula The Apostolic Faith Church, West and Central Africa, WeCA, has opened its 2026 Annual Camp Meeting with a call on Christians to examine their spiritual lives and remain prepared for the return of Jesus Christ. The church, in its message to worshippers at the gathering holding at Faith City, Igbesa, Ogun State, […]

The Olu-Omo of Yewaland and Chairman of IBD IMPEX QUARRY LTD, Chief Ibrahim Dende Egungbohun, popularly known as IBD Dende, has lauded Senator Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, as ‘a paragon of effective representation’ and a profound blessing to his people and the nation on the auspicious occasion of his 57th birthday. In […]

By Ebunoluwa Sessou The newly elected Chairman of the Nigerian Community Greater Manchester (NCGM), Otunba Dele Bashiru-Kaka, has unveiled an ambitious development agenda aimed at strengthening diaspora contributions to Nigeria and promoting youth development, welfare and institutional accountability. Bashiru-Kaka, who succeeds Otunba Abiola Kumoye, said his administration would establish stronger partnerships with the Nigerians in […]