In the quest to prevent the decline of Igbo language, some secondary school students have lent their voices to the call on Igbo parents who use English language as first language to bring up their children instead of Igbo language to reconsider this practice. Speaking with journalist, a final year Secondary School Student from…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A 24-year-old man, Mr. Chinecherem Okoli, has confessed to the def!lement of a 5-year-old child in Anambra State. The suspect, who hails from Ekwulobia in Aguata Local Government Area of the state, made the confession in a video that has gone viral on social media while being interrogated for the crime….
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State to desist from attacking Senator Lawal Adamu Usman, representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District. The party views the governor’s actions as destructive and a threat to democratic institutions. Alhaji Yusuf Dingyadi, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the PDP National…
In a strategic move to enhance urban planning and regional integration, the Development Control Unit of Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) has engaged in a peer review session with Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA). The one day interactive session, led by Town Planner Charles Ekwunife of ACTDA, aimed to align development strategies in…
The Nigeria government and Saudi have opened talks on key areas of economic collaboration, including industrial development, renewable energy, and infrastructure investments aimed at driving economic growth, job creation, and poverty reduction. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun on Friday in Abuja hosted a high-level delegation from the Saudi…
The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Barrister Hannatu Musa Musawa has charged the Motherland 2025 Initiative Committee to work assiduously to ensure the success of the project aimed at bringing back Nigerians in the diaspora and drastically curbing the migration of its citizens to other countries. The Minister gave the charge…
…Adopt Measures To Preserve Indigenous Languages. …Launches Compendium Of Alphabets, Numerical. The Federal Government has expressed worry that no fewer than 29 indigenous languages were critically endangered, with some languages especially Njerep and Ichen, on the brink of extinction. This came as the NLA launched the compendium of alphabets and numerical of Nigerian languages,…
The Oyo State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) has inaugurated the Grievance Redress Committee (GRC) to manage potential disputes arising from upcoming rural road construction projects. At the inauguration in Oluyole Local government area, the Director-General, Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency OYSADA, Dr. Debo Akande, emphasized the importance of adhering to the committee’s…
Ngozi Felix, commissioner for Poverty Alleviation and Social Protection, Abia State, has urged young people to realize that whatever leadership skills they will exhibit tomorrow should start now, as experience will count in whatever they do as leaders in the future. The Commissioner stated Nigeria needs leaders with vision, integrity, and a deep commitment to…
~Signs MoU with BOA on N2.79 Billion Loan Scheme For 558 Millionaire Farmers. The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, has commended President Bola Tinubu for the re- capitalization of Bank of Agriculture (BOA) with N1.5 trillion. Senator Barau made the commendation in his office on Thursday, after signing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…
