September 2025 – Page 28

Rotary Club Of Ikeja Donates Bags, Books To Opebi School To Mark Literacy Week

26.09.2025

The Rotary Club of Ikeja GRA has donated school bags, exercise books, and other materials to students of Opebi Junior Grammar School, Lagos, as part of activities marking the 2025 International Literacy Week. The club also used the occasion to induct students into the Interact Club, the youth arm of Rotary International, to inspire leadership...

Probe Natasha’s Allegations Against Akpabio

26.09.2025

Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, has called on the Federal Government to reopen and investigate the sexual harassment allegations against Senator Godswill Akpabio by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. The group made this call in a press statement issued by Kole Omololu, National Organising Secretary, on Thursday, September 25. The group further called on the “Nigeria Police, Department...

Foundation Shifts Gender Finance From Dialogue To Action At 3rd Annual Summit

26.09.2025

The Impact Investors Foundation (IIF), Nigeria’s leading platform for unlocking impact capital, has announced the third edition of its annual Gender Impact Investment Summit (GIIS). The event is scheduled for October 2, 2025, at the Civic Centre in Lagos. This year’s summit, themed “Investing in Equity: Advancing Gender-Led Solutions for Inclusive Development,” is positioned as...

300 Makoko Pupils, Residents Get Free Genotype Screening As Dufil Prima Foods, Sickle Cell Foundation Drive Awareness

26.09.2025

Dufil Prima Foods Plc, makers of Indomie Instant Noodles, has joined forces with the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria (SCFN) to provide free genotype screening for over 300 pupils and residents of Makoko in Lagos. Both organisations also provided a transformative health intervention project in Makoko, one of Lagos’ most underserved riverine communities. The Makoko Health...

Anambra Community Supports Soludo’s Campaign With N15m, Others

26.09.2025

The leadership of Nando United Brothers Association (NUBA), in collaboration with other respected stakeholders of the Nando community, after careful deliberation and collective agreement, has made public its full endorsement and total support for the Executive Governor of Anambra State, His Excellency, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, as he seeks a second tenure in office. The...

Alleged $4bn Refinery Fraud: Protesters Ask ICPC To Launch Probe

26.09.2025

Protesters under the umbrella of the Con- cerned Lawyers and Citizens Network (CLCN) yesterday demonstrated at the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commis- sion (ICPC) headquarters in Abuja, demanding an investigation into the alleged $4 billion fraud linked to the MSM Group and missing funds earmarked for refinery rehabilitation. The group alleged that...

Ohanaeze Honours Entrepreneur For Championing Igbo Cause

26.09.2025

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo sociocultural group in Lagos yesterday applauded Chief Livinus Okwara for his contribution to the growth and welfare of Igbo in Nigeria and abroad. At the ceremony in Lagos, President Solomon Aguene said Okwara’s coronation as Nnandigbo in the Diaspora would take place in Enugu State later in the year. The event attracted...

APC, PDP React As ADC Calls For Full Membership

26.09.2025

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the opposition coalition has directed its newly defected members to resign from their current political parties and formally register with the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The resolution was announced on Thursday in Abuja by the ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, after a caucus meeting attended by senior party...

World Bank: We’re Eager To Expand Projects In Nigeria

26.09.2025

…congratulates FG on bold reforms Following the feat recorded in several World Bank assisted programmes, the global lender has reaffirmed its desire to expand on such projects in Nigeria. While congratulating the Federal Government on the bold reforms so far undertaken, the bank’s new Country Director, Mr Matthew Verghis, described them as a “development breakpoint”...

Imo, Abia Education Stakeholders Want Post-UTME Scrapped

26.09.2025

Education stakeholders in Imo and Abia have called for the abolition of the post-University Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening for candidates seeking admission into higher institutions in the country, describing it as “unnecessary”. A cross-section of people made the call in separate interviews conducted as part of a survey on the propriety or otherwise of the...