LEADERSHIP: The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has reiterated the need for professionals to set an agenda for unity in the country. The Institute’s Vice President, Wale Adeniyi NIPR, reiterated this during a courtesy visit to the Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Bayo Onanuga in Abuja. Adeniyi who led the Local Organising […] The post NIPR

Former governor of Abia State and Abia-North Senator-elect, Orji Kalu has declared that he will settle the rift between the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bolaji Asiwaju Tinubu. Kalu stated this while fielding questions from journalists in Johannesburg, South Africa, during the endorsement of the country’s […] Tinubu

THE United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says an estimated 169 million children missed out on the first dose of the measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017 or 21.1 million children a year on average. UNICEF’s Executive Director, Ms Henrietta Fore made this known

The Nigerian Army has urged Southeast residents not to panic over the movement of troops and sound of gunshots as it conducts its annual Range

Brent crude oil on Thursday rose above 75 dollars per barrel for the first time in 2019 in the wake of tightening sanctions on Iran, while gains in U.S. prices were crimped by a surge in U.S. supply. Brent crude futures rose to a 2019 high of 75.01 dollars per barrel on Thursday and were

LEADERSHIP: The Kwara Chairman, Association of Nigeria Authors (ANA), Mr Abdulrahman Adebayo, has called for more recognition and merit awards for deserving authors in the country. Adebayo made this call in Ilorin on Thursday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He said authors deserved more recognition and should be given special treatment […] The post Authors

It was a heated debate on the floor of the House of Representatives yesterday, as the lawmakers rejected a motion to change the current name of the official residence of lawmakers in Abuja from ‘Apo Legislatures Quarters’. Sponsor of the motion, Hon. Segun Adekola had brought for the consideration of his colleagues a motion to […] The post Reps reject motion to rename

The National Commission for Nomadic Education (NCNE) has pledged to ensure regular training and retraining of its personnel to enhance service delivery. NCNE’s Executive Secretary, Prof Bashir Usman-Haruna, made the promise in Kano on Wednesday, during the opening of a three-day

The Chairman, Board of Trustees, BOT, of Importers Association of Nigeria, IMAN, Chief Gilbert Bravo Obi, Wednesday confirmed that Ambassador Chijioke Okoro was the acting Director-General (Special Taskforce) of the association. This development was sequel to the controversy and claim by Osita Okereke that he remains the DG of IMAN, Taskforce. The BOT chairman made […] IMAN

Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, has directed the Forensic Psychology unit of the Corps to work out the timetable for the security profiling and psychological test of all personnel of the Corps. Apart from the testing to re-examine the psychological and physical stability of personnel, he noted that […] The post NSCDC:

A group under the aegis of Advocates for Good Governance (AGG) yesterday protested to the main entrance of the National Assembly, demanding the use of open voting in the election of leaders of the incoming 9th Assembly. The protesters numbering hundreds were carrying placards with inscriptions such as “No To Secret Voting in NASS,” “Enough […] The post Group

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday travel to the United Kingdom, UK. A statement by Buhari’s Media Aide, Femi Adesina disclosed that the President will be traveling to UK on a private visit. The statement however said that Buhari will proceed to UK after his visit to Maiduguri, Borno State. “Further to the official visit […] The post President Buhari set to

United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said it will partner with Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, to organise quarterly enrollment campaign to get out-of-school children back to school. Mrs. Azuka Menkiti, Education Specialist, UNICEF Abuja, made this known in Kaduna, at the sideline of the National Enrollment Planning Meeting supported by UNICEF. Menketi told reporters, that […] The post UNICEF,

The Minister of Defence, Brigadier General Mansur Dan-Ali (Rtd) said that inspiration; training and mutual support from other transnational terror groups within and outside Africa is fuelling terrorism in the continent. He noted that the sustained counterinsurgency operations by Nigeria Armed Forces and other countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission which include Benin, Niger, […] The post Transnational

Police have arrested another 16 people in connection to a series of bombings in Sri Lanka over Easter weekend which claimed at least 359 lives, officials

Further to the official visit by President Muhammadu Buhari to Lagos Wednesday where he commissioned a number of projects executed by the State Government, the President is scheduled to depart for Maiduguri, the Borno State capital for another official visit Thursday. He is expected to commission developmental projects especially in the sectors of education, healthcare

By Abujah Racheal When Babatunde Opeyemi, an indigene of Ilorin in Kwara State, applied for the Ashisaga Africa Initiative scholarship

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says an estimated 169 million children missed out on the first dose of the measles