The Chancellor and Chairman of the Board of Regents of Covenant University, Dr. David Oyedepo, has disclosed that he studied nine world-class foreign universities before establishing the institution. Oyedepo stated this during the convocation and conferment of first and higher degrees, and the presentation of prizes in Ota, Ogun State, on Friday. Covenant University was…
President Bola Tinubu is expected to travel to Paris, France, from London, United Kingdom, soon for another “significant engagement,” according to his close political ally and former placeholder running mate, Ibrahim Kabir Masari. Tinubu had left for London on October 2, 2024, for a two-week vacation. In a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on…
The Federal Government, through the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, has signed an agreement to begin sales of gas to the methanol-manufacturing project of the $3.3bn Brass Fertilizer & Petrochemical Company Ltd. The gas sales-and-purchase agreement was signed with Shell, TotalEnergies and Agip on Friday in Abuja, nine years after the project was first announced….
The First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, has urged Nigerian youths to be hard-working, saying, “There is no food for lazy man.” Mrs Tinubu said this during a courtesy visit to the palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, in Ile-Ife, Osun State, on Thursday. She noted that while the Tinubu-led administration is working…
The wife of the Abia State Governor Mrs Precila Otti, has urged parents and care givers in the state to prioritize their children’s eye health through regular eye check-up. She also vowed that the state government will on its own will empower families, schools, and communities with the knowledge they need to access their children’s…
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP has extensively considered the series of complaints raised against the Acting National Chairman, Amb. Illiya Damagum and National Secretary, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu particularly with regard to the letter addressed by them to the Court of Appeal in Appeal No:CA/PH/307/2024 against the Party’s position in the case involving…
A bill to create a special armed squad for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has been passed for second reading at the House of Representatives. Other provisions to make the agency operate better has also been passed. The bill sponsored by Rep. Abiodun Derin Adesida and Rep. Olaide Lateef Muhammed seeks to amend the…
It was a homecoming for the reigning Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Onwe Adetsina, Thursday, as Governor Peter Mbah of her home state, Enugu, received and appointed her a brand ambassador of the state, noting that her doggedness represents the innate attribute of the people of Enugu State. Receiving the indigene of Amurri, Nkanu West LGA…
Hard time awaits individuals and institutions that abuse and violate human rights of people living with HIV/AIDS, key population and other vulnerable groups in the state, as their infractions would no longer be swept under the carpet. The Senior Programme Officer, Mr James Atusue made the assertion at the 3 day non residential GC7 Gender…
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has admonished Rivers people to carry out their political business with all sense of responsibility. He has also stated that the business of politics should not degenerate to the level of killings and destruction of government facilities built with tax payers’ money. Governor Fubara made the assertion when he…
