May 2025 – Page 122 – Rise Africa

Kwarapoly Community Mourns Ex-Rector Olatunji

17.05.2025

The Rector of Kwara State Polytechnic, Abdul Jimoh Mohammed, on behalf of the Polytechnic community, has extended heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Prof. Mobolanle Adegboyega Olatunji, a former Rector of the institution. In a statement signed by the Polytechnic’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Halimat Garba, the Rector highlighted Prof. Olatunji’s dedicated service during...

Foreign Reserve Increases, Food Prices Falling Over Improved Road Construction- Umahi

16.05.2025

The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, on Friday said that the country’s GDP is improving, foreign reserves are increasing, and food prices are coming down, attributing these positive developments to the roads constructed so far. He made these remarks during a Ministerial Press Briefing in Abuja, where he spoke about the state of roads nationwide....

Two Truck Drivers Jailed For Illegal Possession Of Minerals

16.05.2025

Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Thursday convicted and sentenced two truck drivers, Abdulkareem Hussaini and Aliyu Ladan, to one year imprisonment each for unlawful possession of solid minerals. The defendants were arraigned on separate one-count charges by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial...

Create Commission To Promote Inclusion For PWDs

16.05.2025

The President of the Association for Handicapped Persons Welfare (AHPW), Mr. Princewill David, has called for the establishment of a dedicated ministry or commission to promote inclusiveness and integration of persons with disabilities in Nigeria. David emphasized that creating such a body is crucial to developing effective strategies that will bring structural changes and alleviate...

PDP Stakeholders Dismiss Ganduje’s Prediction Of Party’s Death

16.05.2025

Senators and other stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have dismissed the statement attributed to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, that the PDP would go into extinction in 2025. Reacting to Ganduje’s comment, Senator Austin Akobundu, representing Abia Central Senatorial District on the PDP platform, told New Telegraph...

Edo South Residents Laud Imasuen For Solar Streetlight Project

16.05.2025

Residents of Edo South Senatorial District in Edo State have commended Senator Neda Imasuen for the installation of over 800 solar-powered streetlights across various communities in the district. The initiative, they say, is improving security, boosting night-time economic activities, and enhancing the overall quality of life in the area. The project, which spans all seven local...

Adeleke’s Kinsmen Declare Support For NIWA Boss

16.05.2025

Kinsmen of Governor Ademola Adeleke from Ede Town, under the banner of Ghaff Unity, have declared their support for the gubernatorial ambition of Bola Oyebamiji, the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA). Oyebamiji is seeking the governorship seat on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ajani Ayodeji, leader of...

Lagos Water MOU Lacks Transparency, Says CAPPA

16.05.2025

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has raised serious concerns over a recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Lagos State Government and the Belstar/ENKA consortium for the rehabilitation and expansion of the state’s water infrastructure, describing the process as opaque and lacking public accountability. In a statement issued on Thursday, CAPPA expressed...

FG Targets Increased Revenue From Creative Industry

16.05.2025

The Federal Government has identified the Nigeria’s creative industry as a dynamic economic pillar, with ambitious plans to significantly increase revenue from the sector by 2030. Speaking at the Ministerial Scorecard programme in Abuja, the Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration views the sector as...

Tinubu, Gowon, Jonathan, Others Celebrate Mary Lar At 90

16.05.2025

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has described Mary Lar, widow of the first civilian Governor of Plateau State, Chief Solomon Daushep Lar, as a woman of substance whose impact transcends national boundaries. Speaking through Senator Simon Bako Lalong at her 90th birthday celebration and the unveiling of her memoir “Life with My Best Friend” in Abuja,...