Gunmen on Tuesday attacked Government Secondary School, Olowa, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, abducting four students, the principal and a National Examinations Council, NECO, ad-hoc staff.

..’How we freed 4,000 inmates in one day’ By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA: Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that 93 percent of inmates in Nigerian custodial facilities are state offenders, with only 7 percent held for federal offences, adding that a significant proportion of these inmates do not require incarceration in the first […]

By Chidinma Nwafor In Nigeria, thousands of children living with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, ADHD, Down syndrome, and other related conditions continue to struggle in silence. Some of them have been labelled “stubborn,” “antisocial,” “slow learners,” and mentally unstable. Yet behind these labels are innocent children with unique abilities and amazing […]

A Nigerian doctoral student at the University of Florida, United States, Dorcas Sunday, has called on the Federal Government to make research and effective communication the cornerstone of agricultural policies, arguing that evidence-based interventions are critical to tackling food insecurity and restoring farmers’ confidence to return to their farms.

*32% of under-5s stunted; 58% of women anaemic *CS-SUNN pushes stronger legislative action, sustainable nutrition financing By Chioma Obinna The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Hon. Chike Okafor, on Thursday raised fresh alarm over the economic and human cost of malnutrition, revealing that Nigeria loses about $2.5 billion annually to […]