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FRSC Seeks TETFund Support To Reduce Road Crashes

06.03.2025

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has called on the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to extend support to its training institutions to enhance the capacity and professionalism of road safety personnel nationwide to reduce road traffic crashes and achieve a zero-casualty rate. FRSC Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, who made the appeal during a courtesy...

Tinubu’s Aide Partners INGRYD Academy To Empower 1m Nigerian Youths

05.03.2025

The Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Capacity Development, Sadiq Rabiu, has announced a groundbreaking partnership with INGRYD Academy aimed at training 1,000,000 Nigerian youths over the next five years. This initiative is designed to enhance the skills and capabilities of young Nigerians, particularly in technology-related fields and technical skills. The signing ceremony took...

NITDA To Partner Researchers, Schools On AI-Driven Solutions

05.03.2025

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to fostering collaboration among researchers, technology experts, and academics to tackle national challenges through innovation and cutting-edge technology. This disclosure was made by the Director General, NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, recently during a visit by the management of Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), led by the...

Benue Assembly Turns Down Senate’s Intervention On CJ’s Sack

05.03.2025

The Benue State House of Assembly on Wednesday rebuffed insinuations by the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, that it acted without due regard to provisions of the Nigerian Constitution in the suspension of the State’s Chief Judge, Justice Maurice Ikpambese. The lawmakers insisted that they acted within the ambit of the...

Mutfwang, Lalong Mourns Death Of Ex-Immigration CG

05.03.2025

Plateau State Governor, Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang and Senator Representing Plateau South Senatorial District, Simon Lalong have both expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Nde David Shikfu Parradang, former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), describing his death as a monumental loss to the nation. Governor Mutfwang, in a press statement issued in Jos...

#EndBadGovernance Protests: Kano Constitutes C’ttee On Commission’s Recommendations

05.03.2025

The Kano State Government yesterday set up a White Paper Drafting Committee to review and provide the government’s position on the Commission of Inquiry’s recommendations regarding the destruction of public and private property looting, arson, and killing during last year’s protest against bad governance in the state. Chairing the inaugural session on behalf of Governor...

EFCC’s Invasion: Proprietor Demands N1.5b From Woman Allegedly Behind Action

05.03.2025

The proprietor of Goodwill Private School in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State Sunday Omoniyi Enikuomehin has demanded N1.5 billion from one Mrs Olabisi Victoria Olaiya over allegedly instigating operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to invade his school premises. It was learnt that Olaiya paid for property under mortgage from FCMB...

I’ll Tackle Illegal Chartered Operations, Related Matters

05.03.2025

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has affirmed his commitment to tackle all illegal chartered operations and related matters in Nigeria. The Minister made the declaration while receiving the report of the 7-Member Committee on Illegal Chartered Operations and Related Matters at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abuja. He stated that the issue...

Akpabio Denies Sexual Harassment Allegation

05.03.2025

Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, denied the allegations of sexual harassment brought against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Akpabio made this denial at the resumption of plenary in the Senate on Wednesday, March 5, after a week’s recess. Dismissing the allegations, Senator Akpabio said, “At no time did I ever harass any woman....

Wike In Italy, Woos Agribusiness Investors , Others

05.03.2025

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has arrived in Milan, Italy, for an official visit where he is expected to have talks with agribusiness investors and the Lombardy Region’s President, Attilio Fontana. In a statement signed by Wike’s Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, the Minister’s visit...