*PASTOR OSAGIE IZE-IYAMU: KNOWING THE MAN BEYOND POLITICS* _By Tinyan Otuomagie_ Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu (AKA POI) is a household name in Nigeria’s political space, specifically Edo State. Whether you like it or not, for a man who has not occupied a government position for over 16 years, his name has continued to recur in the... Read More
The Federal Government on Friday said plans are underway to conduct headcounts of Almajiris in the country and enroll them into the homegrown school feeding programme by the present administration. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Schools Feeding, Dr. Yetunde Adeniji, revealed this during a courtesy call on the Executive Governor of... Read More
● Governor on London Sky News highlights key investment priorities, woos British investors From London, United Kingdom (UK) on Friday, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu sent a statement of assurance to the global investment community on the positive results that will come out of the economic reforms being implemented by Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.... Read More
By Festus Fifen. The Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has inaugurated Local Government Implementation Committees for the World Bank-supported Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project. Speaking at the Inauguration exercise in Abuja The Mandate Secretary of the Secretariat, Mr Lawan Geidam said the goal of the committees was to... Read More
The Independent National Electoral Commission has presented certificates of return to the Governor-Elect of Kogi State, Usman Ododo and his Deputy, Joel Salifu. The certificates of return were presented at the INEC headquarters in Lokoja, the state capital on Friday, amid jubilation by a mammoth crowd of supporters. Ododo of the All Progressives Congress... Read More
All Roads lead to London, UK as Dignitaries accross the globe sets to converge for the GLOBAL PEACE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT & AWARD (LONDON 2023) scheduled to hold on the 25th Of November, 2023 at Westminister Hilton Hotel, London, UK. This event is organized by UNIPGC AFRICA in collaboration with the Chartered Institute Of Peace... Read More
The Federal Government says the full deployment of Blackboard digital learning platform in Nigerian tertiary institutions would go a long way to fast-track educational development of the country. Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, made this known on Thursday while receiving in his office a delegation of Anthology Executives from the United States on Thursday... Read More
The President of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, Professor Sola Akinrinade, has lamented the decline in the quality of entrants into the Nigerian University System, says urgent intervention is needed to stem this worrying tide. Prof. Akinrinade made this statement on Tuesday at a policy review workshop on “Strengthening the Educational System in Nigeria Through... Read More
The Senate Wednesday set machinery in motion for establishment of Federal Data Bank by passing for first reading , a bill sponsored to that effect by Senator Jimoh Ibrahim ( APC Ondo South) The intendment of the bill as explained by Senator Ibrahim in a chat with journalists , is to provide for an... Read More
A bill seeking to establish the Federal College of Aviation Technology, Ilaro Remo, Ogun has scaled second reading on the floor of the Senate. This followed the presentation of the lead debate on the general principles of the bill by the sponsor, Sen. Olugbenga Daniel (APC-Ogun) during plenary. The bill is titled “Federal College... Read More