Shortage of dentists has been described as a challenge affecting access to quality dental care. Speaking at the inauguration of a branch of Toothmine Dental Clinic in Lekki, Lagos, Lead Doctor and Chief Executive, Dr. Abraham Akinbami, called for increased investment in education to attract more students into dentistry. Akinbami, who said the clinic had […]

One year after launching its landmark N1.2 billion 10-Year Scholarship Programme to support education and youth development, OPay is set to host the Empowering Futures Conference 2025 on October 31 at the Marriott Hotel, Ikeja. The conference will bring together stakeholders from academia, the private sector, and the media to reflect on the milestones achieved

A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has said Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani is a divine gift to the state. He said the way Sani got to the state’s highest office was God’s design to heal the state from years of bloodshed, mistrust, and discrimination against Christians. Fani-Kayode spoke at the Diocese of

The Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre (NAFRC) at Oshodi in Lagos State at the weekend started the Middle and Senior-Level Officers’ Entrepreneurship and Management Course 16/2025 to prepare military personnel for post-service life and support national economic diversification efforts. The course, inaugurated by NAFRC Commandant, Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Bashir Mamman, is being conducted in

The African Action Congress (AAC) governorship candidate in Anambra State, Chioma Ifemeludike, has pledged to provide leadership built on clarity, courage, and practical solutions if elected in the November 8 governorship election. Ifemeludike made the pledge during a governorship debate organised by the Creative Mind Centre for Youth and Community Development in collaboration with Active

Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has noted, with deep concern, the recent obscene and morally-reprehensible statement credited to the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, describing internet fraudsters, popularly known as Yahoo boys, as “geniuses who need redirection, not condemnation.” Spokesman Seye Oladejo, in a statement yesterday in Ogba,

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) yesterday inaugurated a modern naval base at Ayakoro in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The commission’s Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Samuel Ogbuku, gave reasons for establishing the naval base in the area. The NDDC boss noted that the area is strategic because of its critical positioning

• Tompolo, allies deny ultimatum to Fed. Govt Senator Ned Nwoko has called for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. He believes Kanu was only amplifying the alleged marginalisation of the Southeast through his agitation, and that freeing him will ease tension in the region. Senator