Hundreds of thousands students in Nigeria hoping to continue their education to higher levels have their dreams and expectation aborted because of the increasing wave of insecurity occasioned by terrorists’ activities. The insecurity has put the Safe Schools initiative at risk. Ogbodo Ozioma Favour in this special report writes that many students/pupils learn under the…
Prior to Africa Health Report (AHR) on Housing deficit in Nigeria and Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) recent data that housing deficit is 28 million units in January 2023 and this means, 28 million people are homeless. Odua’s Investment Company Limited, via its subsidiary Wemabod Estate Limited, aims to address housing shortages by constructing…
Dangote’s Management set to launch Free Malaria Programmes in host communities such as; Okpella, Estako, East Local Government area of Edo State. This is confirmed by the press in Benin where Dangote Cement PLC affirmed that the programme is set to commence on Thursday 9th of May and 10th of May 2024. The programme aims…
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has affirmed a Court order to Investigate and Prosecute Delta State Government Officials for corruption acts. This is confirmed by the ICPC spokesperson, Demola Bakare on Wednesday in a news statement by the Commission. The Delta State Government Officials in defence, in Suit FHC/CS/165/2023 has…
Disquiet and palpable fear have enveloped the atmosphere in Ezioha – Mmaku, a hilly community in Awgu LGA, of Enugu state, in the South East region of Nigeria, following the leak of information that the Magistrate Court sitting in Awgu town plans to release sometime this week, two murder suspects remanded by a sister Magistrate…
Following the commensuration of World Hand Hygiene Day which is celebrated annually on May 5, the Nigeria Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (NCDC) has tasked Nigerians to practice hand hygiene regularly. This is confirmed on the official X platform on 6th of May after an X Space discussion enlightening people on the importance of…
The Federal Government has plans to remove the Peer to Peer (p2p) on all Exchange Platforms This is confirmed in a virtual meeting on Monday by the Director General of the Security and Exchange Commission, Emomotimi Agama. Agama said this move is to tackle the manipulation of the foreign exchange of the Naira in the…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), and over 50 other civil society organisations have decried in strong terms attacks on anti-corruption efforts in Nigeria. This was declared in a press briefing on Thursday, in Abuja, by the Executive Director, CISLAC, Auwal Rasfinjana and other representatives of various civil society organizations, including, Human and Environmental…
The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal in Abuja has ordered that its interim order, restraining MultiChoice Nigeria Limited from increasing DSTV tariff, be pasted at the firm’s “corporate headquarters or any known address of the branches of MultiChoice Nigeria Limited across Nigeria.” The chairman of the tribunal, Saratu Shafii, who made the order dated April…
The Enugu State Senator representing Enugu North, Okey Ezea has sent a felicitation message to all workers amidst Socio-economic challenges. This message is to commemorate the annual Workers’ Day by the Senator’s media office on May 1 while encouraging all workers to brace up as the country works to overcome these challenges. “On this year’s…
