CIDO Asthma Foundation launches medical outreach

The Obi Nwaokocha Okeze Foundation has continued to leave an indelible mark on the Igbuzo community, with its wide-ranging humanitarian initiatives transforming lives and strengthening grassroots development. Over the years, the foundation has distinguished itself through impactful empowerment programmes, including scholarship schemes for students, tricycle (keke) distribution to boost youth employment, free medical outreaches, cash […]
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Lagos, 57 councils seal 10-year healthcare pact to revamp PHCs, cut maternal deaths

By Chioma Obinna The Lagos State Government and the 57 Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas, yesterday, signed a landmark 10-year Primary Health Care, PHC, Financing Compact aimed at transforming healthcare delivery at the grassroots, reducing maternal deaths and expanding access to quality healthcare services across the state. The agreement, signed at the […]

Why Nigeria cybercrimes (Amendment) Act 2024 should be scrapped?

By Moshood Oshunfurewa The Nigeria Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) (Amendment) Act 2024, signed into law on February 28, 2024, was introduced as a necessary response to the evolving landscape of digital crime, ranging from financial fraud to cyber terrorism. On the surface, it reflects a government attempting to modernize its legal framework in line with technological […]

The podcast effect — Why authenticity now beats authority, by Ruth Oji

Here’s something I’ve been noticing: some of my undergraduate students can’t tell me who the Minister of Communications is, but they can quote three different podcast hosts on media literacy. They skip assigned textbook chapters, but they’ve listened to eight hours of podcast content on the same topic. When I ask them where they learned about […]

Airtime loan: FCCPC boss faces contempt threat

By Innocent Anaba The legal battle over the regulation of airtime lending services took a dramatic turn, yesterday, as a contempt warning was issued against the leadership of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, even as the Federal High Court in Lagos fixed May 15, 2026, for hearing in the substantive suit. In […]

Democracy without choice: How endorsement politics is undermining party primaries in Nigeria

By EJIRO OFOYE  In recent times, Nigeria’s political space  has increasingly taken on the character of a staged performance—one where outcomes appear predetermined long before the curtain rises. Across party lines, endorsements—often loud, orchestrated, and strategically choreographed—have begun to replace what should be the very soul of democracy: competitive, transparent, and credible primaries. What is […]

Benue guber: Ex AGF Aondoakaa pledges youth inclusion, IDP resettlement, industrial revival

By Peter Duru, Makurdi The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Benue State, and former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa, SAN, has promised to run an inclusive administration that will actively engage young people in the development of the state if elected governor in the forthcoming election. Aondoakaa […]

NDLEA partners UYOTA to launch ‘Not in Our Character – Say No to Drugs’ campaign

By Josephine Agbonkhese The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has formally endorsed a partnership with Uplifting Youths Through Agriculture (UYOTA), a youth-focused non-governmental organization, to combat drug abuse through agriculture-driven empowerment and sensitization campaigns. In an official letter dated May 5, 2026, addressed to Princess Afoma Ojei-Adigwe, Founder and President of UYOTA, the NDLEA […]

Rotary Club, partners bring relief to Abuja pupils with back-to-school support

By Gift Chapi-Odekina Pupils of L.E.A. Primary School, Jahi Kado- Kuchi in the Federal Capital Territory received a boost on Thursday as the Rotary Club of Abuja City, in partnership with non-governmental organisations, distributed school materials and other essentials to support less privileged children and encourage school attendance. The outreach, described as part of the […]

French embassy hosts career-focused language programme at University of Abuja

By Nnasom David Students and education stakeholders gathered at the University of Abuja on May 2, 2026, for the fourth edition of “French Up Your Career,” an initiative organised by the French Embassy in Nigeria to promote the role of the French language in academic and professional development. The event, held under the “Bilingual and […]

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