The Federal Government has lifted all bans on the posting of members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, creating the way for corps members to be deployed to private sector organisations. A memo from the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, said the new directive will take effect with the commencement of the 2024…
Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has called for a paradigm shift in Nigeria’s current education model, saying it cannot deliver the much-needed speedy development and economic transformation. Mbah therefore, advocated for a shift from rote or memorisation to experiential learning, which he described as the missing link between education, industrialisation, and GDP growth. He…
President Bola Tinubu has re-designated the positions of two recently appointed officials in the State House media and communications team to enhance efficiency within the government’s communication machinery. The restructuring is as follows: Mr. Sunday Dare – hitherto Special Adviser on Public Communication and National Orientation is now Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications.Mr. Daniel…
Mr. Everestus Ugonna has been appointed as the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on Garden Egg and Pepper to the Executive Chairman of Igbo Etiti Local Government Area, Enugu State. The appointment comes alongside that of Ezeugwu Frederick Ogbonna, who was also named the Senior Special Assistant to the Chairman on Yam and Pepper The two…
A new support group, known as Anambra Patriots for Soludo, has been inaugurated to spotlight the achievements of Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo and extend awareness of his developmental strides to grassroots communities across the state. The inauguration event, which held on over the weekend in Awka, the state’s capital, brought together prominent stakeholders, community leaders,…
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, is set to present the proposed 2025 budget for the State today, November 19, 2024. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by Mr. Christian Aburime, the Press Secretary to the Governor. According to him, the budget presentation, scheduled for 11:00 am, will take place at…
Between January and August of 2024, the cost of servicing Nigeria’s foreign debt increased by 107.7% to N3.8 trillion, far above the estimates made in the budget. This can be found in the Budget Office’s 2025–2027 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy (MTEF & FSP). According to the report, real spending increased to N3.8…
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said western liberal democracy is not working for the country, stating that votes don’t count in Nigeria and unless things change, he won’t vote again. Obasanjo made this known in his remarks at the 2024 youth governance dialogue organized by the Youth Development Centre of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library…
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), in collaboration with various stakeholders, have successfully repatriated another set of 13 trafficked girls from Ghana, bringing the total number of rescued victims to 163 within the past five months. This operation was carried out through joint efforts involving the Ghanaian Anti-Human Trafficking Police, the Rescue Live Foundation International,…
A young Nigerian lady, Favour, has narrated her harrowing experience after traveling by road to Libya, where she was sold into prostitution by a Nigerian woman identified as Aisha. Favour, who hailed from Ohimini LGA of Benue state, in an interview recalled enduring a grueling 30-day journey through the Sahara Desert before finally arriving in…
