The Rivers State University in Port Harcourt is set to host the second edition of the international conference/workshop of the Development Communication Research Association of Nigeria (DECRAN). DECRAN’s Convener and President, Dr. Blessing N. Chinweobo-Onuoha, announced this in a statement yesterday by the Director of Media and Publicity, Dr. Chekwube Nzomiwu. The statement said the

The Federal High Court in Lagos has restrained the Nigerian Navy and other security agencies from arresting Vice Admiral Dada Olaniyi Labinjo (retired), following a ‘deserter signal’ the service issued against him. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, who issued the order, also ordered that the deserter signal numbered 643NG and dated September 3, 2025, which ordered the

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a week’s extension to the medical panel set up by the President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to assess the health status of detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The time extension is meant to enable the panel to conclude

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has allayed fears in certain quarters on next year’s Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CB-WASSCE). Addressing reporters yesterday in Lagos during the council’s sensitisation campaign on the CB-WASSCE ahead of next year’s examination, the Head of the WAEC National Office, Dr. Amos Dangut, said every candidate who

League of Anambra Professionals (LAP) has launched its Future Forward Scholarship Programme, an educational support initiative, to assist brilliant but financially disadvantaged students of Anambra origin in pursuing higher education. The group said the scheme is for candidates who passed their JAMB examinations but are unable to proceed to the university due to a lack

Nigeria’s 2025 wet season farming faced a tough mix of challenges from pest infestations and erratic rainfall to soaring input costs that weakened production gains despite farmers’ resilience, according to findings from 2025 Agricultural Performance Survey (APS) yesterday in Abuja. The report, by National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) of Ahmadu Bello University,