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TETFund Sets Up Panel To Fast-Track High-Tech Labs Across Six Geopolitical Zones

17.02.2026

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has inaugurated a seven-member Advisory Committee to fast-track the establishment and effective utilisation of multipurpose laboratories in tertiary institutions across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones. The committee is chaired by Chris Maiyaki, former Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, inaugurated the committee...

Ikorodu LG Chair Distributes 500 Free JAMB Forms To Students

17.02.2026

…Presents Welding Machine To Deaf Association The Chairman of Ikorodu Local Government, Hon. Prince Adedayo Ladega has distributed 500 free 2026 JAMB forms to indigent and qualified students across the council area, reinforcing his administration’s commitment to education and inclusive development. The event, held at the Council Secretariat in Ikorodu on Tuesday, attracted members of...

Ex-Minister Unveils Initiative To Promote Reading Culture

17.02.2026

Former Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has unveiled a new national literacy initiative: “Reading Sessions Project,” to promote reading culture among students. The minister who disclosed this on Tuesday when he donated copies of his book, “Headlines & Soundbites: Media Moments that Defined an Administration,” to Yakubu Gowon University (formerly University of...

ACPN Slams FG Over Reversal Of Sachet Alcohol Ban

17.02.2026

The National Chairman of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), Pharm. Ambrose Ezeh, has condemned the Federal Government’s recent decision to reverse the ban on the production and retail distribution of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small-volume containers below 200ml. Ezeh made this position known in a statement personally signed by him and...

Ex-Buhari’s Chief Of Staff, Gambari Bags US Varsity Role

17.02.2026

Former Chief of Staff to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has been appointed a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Center for Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania, United States. The appointment, another cap to his decades-long career in diplomacy, academia, and public service, was approved by the university’s School of Arts and Sciences and will...

A’Ibom CP Tasks Newly Promoted Officers On Professionalism, Rule Of Law

17.02.2026

The Commissioner of Police, Baba Mohammed Azare, has decorated a total of 613 Inspectors of Police recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police II (ASP II). The decoration ceremony, held at the Command Headquarters in Uyo, was presided over by CP Azare, who was represented by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in...

Akere Solicits Osun Residents’ Support For Oyebamiji

17.02.2026

Osun State Renewed Hope Ambassador, Oluomo Sunday Akere, yesterday urged residents to embrace change as he rallied support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, whom he described as a prepared technocrat capable of repositioning the state for prosperity. Akere spoke at Osamdo Event Centre, Osogbo, during a medical and welfare...

GIMP Preaches Peace, Love On Commencement Of Ramadan, Lent

17.02.2026

The Guild of Interfaith Media Practitioners Nigeria (GIMP-Nigeria) has called on Muslims and Christians across the country to seize the spiritual opportunity of national unity Ramadan and the Lent to promote religious tolerance, peaceful coexistence, and national unity. In a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, the Vice Chairman of GIMP-Nigeria ‘s Governing Council, Mr. Muyiwa Akintunde observed...

Reps Query N9.8bn GIFMIS Payment, Ask AUGF, AGF To Submit Financial Statement

17.02.2026

The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives has queried the payment of N9.8 billion to vendors of the Government Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS) in 2024. The lawmakers expressed worry that the platform has yet to deliver its core mandate of facilitating accurate and timely reconciliation of government accounts. The committee consequently...

Utomi, Falana, Iyere Unveil Movement To Emancipate Youths, Women

17.02.2026

Political economist, Prof. Pat Utomi, human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), and humanitarian activist, Comrade Kennedy Iyere, have unveiled the Nigerian Youths and Women Political Emancipation Movement (NYWOPEM) and formally launched the #FixNASS2027 civic campaign in Lagos. The unveiling, organised by the Youths Off The Street Initiative (YOTSI), brought together stakeholders from across political platforms,...