[ad_1] The wife of the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Madam Liang Huili, has called on nations to make gender equality a social norm and moral imperative observed by all. She made the call at a programme to celebrate the 2023 International Women’s Day at the China Cultural Centre in Nigeria, titled: “The women in culture”….
[ad_1] Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has suspended his campaign activities for the March 18 governorship election following the train accident which occurred on Thursday morning. Daily Trust reports that a train belonging to the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) had rammed into a BRT passenger bus conveying the state civil servants to work, killing…
By Hassan John The Chairman of the 10-member Summit Advisory Committee (SAC) of the WODDI Inspiring Women Summit, Moses Okpara, has said that Summit will provide a supportive network for women to share their experiences, learn from each other, build strong relationships and raise awareness about the importance of mental health and providing resources…
[ad_1] A picture, they say, speaks a thousand words. After the 1999 elections, the Carter Institute, in conjunction with the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs published a report, entitled “OBSERVING THE 1998-99 NIGERIA ELECTIONS” which outlined a narrative starting from the sudden death of the then military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, through the transition…
[ad_1] Some days to the governorship and state house of assemly elections, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has approved one Grade Level Command Promotion for all workers in Abia State Local Government System with effect from April 2023. Ikpeazu broke the news on Wednesday while meeting with the workers in Local Government Service at…
Yakubu By Kazeem Akolawole The Independent National Electoral Commission has postponed the governorship and state assembly elections until March 18. The exercise was previously scheduled to hold on March 11, but INEC, citing a logistics crisis stemming from BVAS configuration and transportation, said the election could not hold as scheduled. The decision followed a meeting…
[ad_1] President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Nigeria on Wednesday after a four-day trip to Doha, Qatar, where he participated in the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries, LCDs. His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, announced this in a statement. He said at the UN conference in Doha, President…
[ad_1] No fewer than 19 shops and one mosque were razed at Kasuwar Rimi market in Kano on Wednesday. The incident was confirmed by the State Fire Service through a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, on Wednesday in Kano. Abdullahi said that the service received a distress call at 1:46 am…
By Kazeem Akolawole The Court of Appeal has refused to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from reconfiguring the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) ahead of the governorship and state assembly elections. In the ruling delivered on Wednesday, a three-member panel of the court of appeal led by Justice Joseph Ikyegh, held that restraining…
. Nigerian women lead on the global stage, across different sectors – British High Commissioner By Kazeem Akolawole In commemoration of International Women’s Day, UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly launched the global Women and Girls strategy which will set out how the UK will work to tackle global gender inequality at every…
