How persons with disabilities are redefining Nigeria’s accessibility movement
"If someone still needs assistance to use a facility that was supposedly designed for them, then that objective has not been achieved."
Oyo school kidnap: Security forces trace abductors’ network, associates
STRONG indications have emerged that pressure is mounting on the abductors of schoolchildren and teachers from Ahoro-Esinle, Yawota and Alawusa communities in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State…
Adeleke enrols Osun traditional rulers in free health insurance scheme
By Shina Abubakar, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Tuesday flagged off the free enrolment of traditional rulers and their spouses into the Osun State Health Insurance Scheme. The event, held at the newly commissioned multipurpose hall of the Osun Health Insurance Agency (OSHIA) at the Government Secretariat, was attended by several monarchs, including […]
Naira down to N1,405/$ in parallel market
By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday depreciated to N1,405 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,400 per dollar on Monday. Likewise, the naira depreciated to N1,379 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the market rose slightly […]
ADC, ICPC clash over El-Rufai’s hospital visit, detention conditions
The African Democratic Congress, ADC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, yesterday traded accusations over the hospital visit and detention conditions of former Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.
Insecurity: Halt rehabilitations, try B-Haram members, Senate tells FG
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to halt the policy of rehabilitating and reintegrating former Boko Haram members into society, and ensure that perpetrators of terrorism and banditry are, instead, arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.
