May 2025 – Page 94 – Rise Africa

KCCN To Deepen Cultural Ties With Nigerian Institutions, Youths

20.05.2025

As the Korea Cultural Centre Nigeria (KCCN) marks its 15th anniversary in Nigeria, the Centre has announced plans to forge new partnerships with Nigerian institutions, cultural leaders, and youth-focused initiatives to further strengthen cultural and educational ties between both countries. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the anniversary celebrations in Abuja, the Director of KCCN,...

12,000 Benefit From FG’s Conditional Cash Transfer In Ebonyi

20.05.2025

No fewer than 12,000 residents of Ebonyi State have benefited from the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) initiative, which was officially flagged off on Monday in Abakaliki, the state capital. Governor Francis Nwifuru, represented by the State Commissioner for Human Capital Development and Monitoring, Mrs. Ann Anigwe, said the beneficiaries would be...

Group Backs Democratization Of Chieftaincy Law

20.05.2025

The Ebedi Frontliners, Iseyin (E.F.I), has urged the Oyo State Government to designate the Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba Sefiu Olawale Oyebola Adeyeri III, as a co-chairman in the proposed amendment to the State’s Chieftaincy Law currently under consideration at the State House of Assembly. The group commended Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration for what it described...

eHealth Africa, Kano Govt Sign Agreement To Digitize Public Healthcare System

20.05.2025

eHealth Africa has signed a tripartite agreement with the Kano State Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation to digitize the state’s healthcare system, aiming to enhance ICT infrastructure and service delivery across the sector. The agreement was signed at the Emergency Operations Center of Abdullahi Wase Hospital, Kano, by the...

FY’24: Shell Reports 122% Increase In Oil Spills In Nigeria

20.05.2025

Shell Plc has said that in 2024, its Nigerian subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), the operator of the SPDC joint venture, reported 20 operational spill incidents of more than 100 kilograms of crude oil. According to it, this represents a 122 per cent increase when compared to the nine spill incidents...

Ibadan Airport To Begin International Flights In 2026

20.05.2025

The Oyo State Government says Ladoke Akintola International Airport, Alakia, Ibadan, will begin international flight operations by June 2026. The Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, confirmed this in a statement issued on Monday in Ibadan. Oyelade said the international terminal, currently at 15 per cent completion, is expected to be ready...

Otuaro’s Five-Point Agenda Driving Positive Change In PAP — Salvation

20.05.2025

The National Chairman of Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) Phase 2, Ibena Rufus Salvation, has commended the significant progress recorded under the leadership of Dennis Burutu Otuaro, attributing the achievements to the effective implementation of his five-point agenda. Speaking in Yenagoa, Salvation noted that since Otuaro assumed office, the Amnesty Programme has taken a new direction characterized...

Former Imo Gov Udenwa Rejects PDP Coalition Talks

20.05.2025

Former Governor of Imo State, Achike Udenwa, has voiced strong opposition to ongoing discussions about the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) forming a coalition with other political parties ahead of the 2027 general elections. Udenwa emphasized that such coalition talks are only surfacing due to the internal crisis currently plaguing the PDP. The former governor made...

SDP Denies Reports Of New NWC Appointments

20.05.2025

The national leadership of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has refuted media reports alleging the appointment of three new members to its National Working Committee (NWC), describing the claims as false, misleading, and unauthorized. In a statement issued Tuesday in Abuja by the party’s Deputy National Secretary, Muhammad Biu, the SDP dismissed reports suggesting that...

Obiageli Ezekwesili Joins Club de Madrid As Advisor

20.05.2025

Nigeria’s former Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, has announced her acceptance of an invitation to serve as an Advisor to the Club de Madrid, the world’s largest forum of democratic former Presidents and Prime Ministers. Ezekwesili made the announcement on Tuesday via her official X handle, expressing appreciation for the opportunity to contribute to...