In commemoration of the 2024 International Day for the Girl Child, All for Women Initiative Nigeria, A-WIN, has distributed over 100 bags and writing materials to primary schools in Nri community, Anaocha council area of the state. The gesture tagged ‘Back to School Kids” Initiative was sponsored by Dr. Joy Nwufoh through A-WIN whose mission…
The need for governments at all levels to promote and patronize made in Nigeria products has been stressed as the only way to reduce the dollarization of the Nigerian currency. This call was made by the leadership of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, NIPR who led members of Institute on a facility visit to…
According to the Federal Government, recent media reports regarding the migration of internally displaced persons (IDPs) seeking vocational training and skills acquisition from northern Nigeria to the southeast were a “misrepresentation of information” given to the media during the visit. Tijani Ahmed, the federal commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced…
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…
In a bid to preserve the integrity of Nigeria’s national symbols, the Federal Government has announced that Nigerians must now seek official permission before using the national anthem. This directive was issued by the Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, as part of a sweeping effort to prevent misuse and…
Public health care workers under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) has issued a 15-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to address all lingering issues with the union or risks another round of industrial action. A memo jointly signed by the national chairman and national secretary of the union, noted that the Federal…
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…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has lauded the MacArthur Foundation for its significant contributions to Nigeria’s development and democracy over the past three decades. Senator Shettima called on the Foundation to strengthen its partnership with the federal government to fast-track the delivery of the programmes and policies of the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Speaking…
A student at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Ololade Ayelabola, has completed a new Guinness World Record, GWR, for the longest distance walked by a model. The model, who completed a 130.62km catwalk, started a 120km attempt on October 1 at the indoor sports centre of UNILAG. After hitting the 120km mark, she completed an…
