L ActionAid Nigeria has called for mutual collaboration from stakeholders, partners, citizens and youth groups to ensure that drivers of conflicts such as poor education, perceived marginalisation and idleness resulting from violence are addressed in […]
Women have been urged to pay attention to their children, especially the females in this period of long vacation. President, St Peter’s Anglican Church Women’s Society, Enugwu-ukwu, Njikoka LGA of Anambra state, Mrs Chinweoke Mbachu, gave […]
The federal government has declared its intention to set up marriage registries in all the 36 state capitals in the country as part of efforts at ensuring uniformity in the conduct of statutory marriage. A […]
Three security guards who allegedly failed to prevent crime were Thursday arraigned before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. The police charged Zakarihawu Wudu; 24, Sule Hassan; 40, and Kayode Amusan; 51, with two counts of […]
The Knowledge for the Blind Initiative, an NGO, Tuesday urged government at all levels to reproduce public documents and educational materials in braille to meet the needs of the blind. Its executive director, Mr. Andrew […]
The chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos state, Mr Monsurudeen Bello, has said that no fewer than 150 students in the area will benefit from the council’s free General Certificate of Education […]
A non-governmental organisation, Mind to Mind Initiative, has pledged to pay tuition fees of 500 students in some higher institutions of learning in Lagos to mark the 2019 International Youth Day themed, “Transforming Education”. The […]
Sokoto state governor, Aminu Tambuwal Wednesday said the state government would establish three more faculties at the Sokoto State University in 2019. Tambuwal made this disclosure while receiving the vice chancellor of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, […]
The non-teaching staff of the Anambra state owned Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) has given the university management up to August 14 to meet their demands or face indefinite industrial action by the staff. The […]
The management of University of Ibadan (UI) has announced that male visitors have henceforth been banned from visiting any of the female hostels in the institution. The decision to ban male visitors from the hostels […]
A senior lecturer at the Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA), Niger state, Professor Muhammad Bashar Nuhu, has called on the federal government to speedily and comprehensively review the ‘Land Use Act’ for it to […]
Benefits Assurance Plc has assured its shareholders that it would meet the required capital base before the June 2020 recapitalisation deadline set up by the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). The Chairman, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi, who […]
Car owners in the province won’t be surprised, but British Columbians are still paying the highest auto insurance premiums in Canada. The General Insurance Statistical Agency released numbers Tuesday showing that British Columbians pay an average […]
Allianz Life Insurance recently outdoored its innovative microinsurance products targeted at the informal sector in Koforidua in the Eastern region. The two products, Allianz Life Anidasoô Plan and Allianz Life Apômuden Plan, are aimed at […]
AIICO Insurance Plc has officially announced Mr Babatunde Fajemirokun as its new Managing Director and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with effect from Aug. 14. A statement from AIICO on Thursday in Lagos signed by […]
Weeks before the conduct of Kogi state governorship primaries and the main election, concerned APC leaders have alleged the state is under siege. Bode Olagoke writes. Complaints upon complaints have trailed the forthcoming Kogi state governorship […]
The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) Thursday said the bodies of the remaining two victims of the Tuesday boat mishap had been recovered. The unfortunate incident that involved two passenger speed-boats occurred at Irewe community […]
The management of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) has staed that it would “launch metering in line with the directive by Nigerian Electricity Regulation Commission (NERC) to enforce the provision of meters to customers.” This […]
Lagos state Assembly’s 16-man ad-hoc committee on screening of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s commissioners and special advisers, Thursday resumed screening of the second batch of the nominees. The committee, headed by Rotimi Abiru, representing Somolu Constituency […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the federal government’s directive stopping the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from allocating foreign exchange for food importation was ill-timed. The party therefore advised President Muhammadu Buhari to […]
The Middle Belt Forum has lamented resort to ‘divide-and-rule’ tactics by fifth columnists to fuel the current conflict between Tiv/Jukun ethnic groups in Taraba state. The forum, which alleged that the crisis was being worsened […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) kogi state chapter has advised Governor Yahaya Bello “to stop politics of deceit by accepting that his so-called civil service reform is a colossal failure which has brought workers in […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kogi state has received non sensitive materials for the November 16 governorship election. Also, the commission would resume the distribution of permanent voter cards (PVCs) to registered voters […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Daura, Katsina state, joined thousands of people in mourning Alhaji Abdulrahman Danmalam, who was the Dan Madami and a District Head in the Palace of the Emir of Daura. In […]
The Cycling Federation of Nigeria has released 14 list of cyclists for the 2019 African Games in Rabat, Morocco. The Technical Director of CFN, Mohammed Bashir, said Nigeria Cycling Team are ready to make the […]
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