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Six-Year Single Term For Presidents, Others Good For Nigeria’s System – Prof Ali

13.12.2024

…As SAN inaugurates Remodeled Ifetedo Central Mosque A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Professor Yusuf Ali has thrown his weight behind the call for a single six-year term for the President, Vice President, Governors, and Deputy Governors, in order to achieve political stability, and equity, to accelerate the development of the country. Ali spoke in his...

Rivers University Partners Rwanda For Exchange

13.12.2024

On Friday, Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Rwanda to facilitate an exchange programme aimed at promoting student, teacher, and staff mobility between the two institutions. The agreement was disclosed by Christophe Bazivamo, the Ambassador of the Rwanda High Commission to Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso,...

Jigawa High Court Begins Recess Monday

13.12.2024

Jigawa State High Court sitting in Dutse, on Friday, announced that its Christmas and New Year recess will commence on Monday, December 16, 2024, and ends on January 3, 2025. This was contained in a press statement made available to newsmen by its Director of Protocol and Publicity, Judiciary, Abbas Wangara. According to Wangara, the court...

Abiodun Lauds Adesina For Transforming Africa’s Economy

13.12.2024

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has described the President of the African Development Bank (AFDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina as a change maker transforming economies of African countries for the better. The commendation was contained in a press statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media, and Strategy, Mr Kayode Akinmade on Friday. Akinmade stated...

Information Dissemination: Leverage On Us For Technology, FG Tells Managers

13.12.2024

The Federal Government has called on information managers to leverage the use of technology to enhance the speed, accuracy, and reach of information dissemination. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, at the 48th National Council of Information and National Orientation, held in Kaduna on Friday, also stated that gendering public debate...

Remi Tinubu Harps On Girl-Child Education In Nation-Building

13.12.2024

…Inaugurates Alternative High School for Girls in Osogbo Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday, underscored the role of girl child education in nation-building. Tinubu, who identified education as a powerful tool for driving change and fostering the development of any nation said, every Nigerian woman and girl, irrespective of their background or status,...

NERC Adopts New Tariff Tools To Enhance Mini Grid Subsector

13.12.2024

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Friday disclosed it has officially adopted the African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR) mini-grid Tariff Tool. The agency made this known in a statement on its official X handle while clarifying that the tool, developed in partnership with AFUR and key stakeholders will enhance the process of determining...

B.A.U Honours Olubadan With Honorary Degree Of Doctor Of Science

13.12.2024

British American University (BAU), has conferred on Olubadan of Ibadanland, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Dr Akinloye Owolabi Olakulehin, Ige Olakulehin 1, the honorary degree of Doctor of Science (DSc Honoris Causa) in Leadership and Corporate Governance. According to a statement signed by Mr Olugbenga Ayodele, the Chief Press Secretary to The Olubadan of Ibadanland, made...

Delta Govt Wins $400,000 Bill & Melinda Gates PHC Award

13.12.2024

Delta State Government, on Thursday, received $400,000 from the Primary Health Care (PHC) Leadership Challenge, organized by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum in collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for outstanding performance in primary health care management. The award, which was organized in collaboration with UNICEF was in recognition of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s initiative...

Benue Corps Members Showcase Innovations On ICT, Others

13.12.2024

Corps members in Benue State on Friday showcased their creativity and innovations across various fields, including Information Communication and Technology (ICT), agro-allied, fashion design, and crafts during an exhibition and competition. The exhibition underscored the program’s success in preparing young Nigerians to tackle unemployment and foster economic growth through self-reliance and innovation. The exhibition was...