Executive  Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission, Aisha Garba, has dedicated the Fellowship given to her by Institute of Corporate Administration (ICA) to the commission and stakeholders working to improve basic education. Dr. Garba was honoured for her contribution to public service and educational development at ICA’s conference: “Driving High Performance and Excellence through Innovative […]

   

A former Acting Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly and chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Fini Angaye, has said that Bayelsa State Governor Douye Diri’s likely defection to the APC will be a blessing to the Ijaw nation. Angaye, a kinsman of Diri from the same Kolokuma/Opokuma, in a statement, commended

Lagos State University (LASU) has joined the list of beneficiaries under OPay’s N1.2 billion 10-Year Scholarship Programme. It followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) held at the institution. The partnership, which will see 20 LASU students receive fully funded scholarships annually, forms part of OPay’s long-term Empowering Futures initiative. It is a

NYCN, group disown action Despite warnings by the Police and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), organisers of the  #FreeNamdikanuNow vowed yesterday that there was no going back on today’s  planned protest in Abuja. Omoyele Sowore,   arrowhead of the protest and convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, said any security operative who brutalises peaceful protesters

Globacom reinforced its position as a major supporter of Nigerian culture with a superlative showing at the 2025 Ofala Festival in Onitsha, culminating in a spectacular presentation of prize to winners in the Ofala promo.  The telecom giant, which has sponsored the festival for 14 years, added an exciting layer to the traditional celebration through

A former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan on Domestic Matters and Social Events, Dr. Waripamo-Owei Dudafa, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and officially joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Dr. Dudafa, who also served as a member of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly and Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy

The European Union (EU) has said that its energy sector programme launched in 2021 with a €100 million (N175 billion) budget will add 400 megawatts of new renewable capacity by 2027. The organisation said that the programme will directly benefit more than five million Nigerians. The EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Gautier Mignot disclosed