August 2025 – Page 151

Ekiti APC Youth Endorse Afuye As Oyebanji’s Running Mate

14.08.2025

…Says deputy governor intellectually competent The All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth in Ekiti State have thrown their weight behind the renomination of the Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs) Monisade Afuye, to recontest in 2026. The youth declared that the Deputy Governor is competent and intellectually vast to seek reelection with her principal, Governor Biodun Oyebanji. The...

Zinox Donates Cutting-Edge Tech Hub to Federal University

14.08.2025

Chairman of Zinox Group and Founder of the Leo Stan Ekeh Foundation, Mr Leo Stan Ekeh, has donated a multimillion-naira tech experience centre to the Federal University Birnin Kebbi, in a move to boost the institution’s capacity to produce globally competitive graduates. The facility was commissioned on Ekeh’s behalf by the President of the Nigeria...

AIG Grimah Supervises Police Recruits At Shooting Range

14.08.2025

The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 10 Headquarters, AIG Gyogon Augustine Grimah, supervised police recruitment at a shooting range. A statement issued by DSP Uthman Yaqub Muhammad, PPRO Zone 10 Headquarters, Sokoto, stated that this exercise is part of ongoing efforts to ensure professionalism and operational readiness. AIG Grimah, accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner...

Senator Barau, Bichi, Hundreds Of APC Supporters Storm Bagwai/Shanono

14.08.2025

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, the House of Representatives Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, Abubakar Kabir Abubakar Bichi, and hundreds of others stormed Shanono to campaign for the APC House of Assembly contestant, Ahmad Kadamu, in the Saturday bye-election. The Campaign movements, which saw hundreds of Vehicles storming the Local Government,...

Nzurum Expands Access To Crayola’s Creative Tools Across W’Africa

14.08.2025

With an expanding footprint in education and retail distribution, Stephen Nzurum of SFi Africa Brands Ltd is leading efforts to bring globally respected creative tools from Crayola into the hands of children across Nigeria and West Africa. Through SFi Africa’s distribution partnerships and e-commerce integration on platforms like Jumia Nigeria, Crayola products such as the...

Lagos Records Lowest Building Collapse Rate In 20 Years

14.08.2025

…Govt, stakeholders move to raise safety standards … LASBCA launches mass building certification scheme Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that the state is on course to record its lowest rate of building collapse in two decades. He attributed the milestone to improved regulation, proactive inspections and stronger stakeholder engagement. The Governor was...

Zamfara Gov Pays Condolence Visits To Villages Attacked By Bandits

14.08.2025

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, on Wednesday paid condolence visits to 4 villages, including Banga, Sakajiki, Kurya Madaro, Maguru and Kyambarawa, all under Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, which were attacked recently by bandits killing scores and abducting others for ransom. Governor Lawal, who informed the affected communities that though he was away abroad when...

LAUTECH Grieves Over Death Of Student

14.08.2025

…Commiserates with family The Management of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, has expressed deep sadness over the death of one of its students who was last Wednesday shot dead at the Ultramodern Wazo Market in Ogbomoso. According to a statement signed by Mrs Olayinka O. Balogun,Registrar of the Institution, made available to New...

FG Places 7-Year Ban On Establishment Of New Federal Tertiary Institutions

14.08.2025

…to extend ban on registration of private varsities soon In a move to address declining quality and infrastructure in the nation’s tertiary education sector, the Federal Government has announced a seven-year moratorium on the establishment of new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Tunji...

UNILAG, Segun Ajayi Host Photo Walk, Contest For World Photography Day

14.08.2025

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) came alive during the week as photographers and photography lovers converged on the campus to celebrate World Photography Day with a colourful street photo walk and competitions. The event, which commenced on Tuesday, August 12, and end on Tuesday, 26, has a global theme “My Favourite Photo” and is being...