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One Year After: Edo Set To Inaugurate Completed Projects –Afegbua

04.11.2025

Edo State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Prince Kassim Afegbua, yesterday announced plans to mark the first anniversary of Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration with series of project commissioning across the three senatorial districts of the state. Afegbua said the completed projects cut across key sectors such as healthcare, education, road reconstruction, and agriculture. Speaking during...

Pressdia Announced As Media Partner For 2025 PAWENpreneur Awards & Summit

04.11.2025

Pressdia, Africa’s fast-rising digital PR marketplace, has been announced as a media partner for the *2025 PAWENpreneur Awards & Summit*, the continent’s flagship event celebrating women-led innovation, leadership, and enterprise. Organized by the Pan-African Women Empowerment Network (PAWEN)*, the 2025 edition will take place on *Saturday, November 15, 2025, featuring a *digital summit and exhibition...

Tinubu Urged To Turn Nat’l Crisis Into Defining Moment

04.11.2025

…Expert Calls for Bold Security and Governance Reforms to Restore Nigeria’s Global Standing A former Director General of the Plateau State Peacebuilding Agency (PPBA), Dr Joseph Lengmang, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to transform Nigeria’s current security and governance challenges into a defining moment of national renewal, stressing that only bold, transparent, and...

Lagos Asks S’Court To Affirm Olaleye’s Conviction

04.11.2025

The Lagos State Government has asked the Supreme Court to affirm the conviction of Dr Olufemi Olaleye, who was convicted for defiling his wife’s 16-year-old niece by the State High Court, but was later set free by the Court of Appeal. Dr Olaleye, the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, was initially sentenced to...

Oyetola Advises S’West States To Develop Marine Tourism Corridor

04.11.2025

The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, bayo has urged leaders in the Southwest region to seize the vast opportunities offered by the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway by developing coastal tourism and related infrastructure to boost the region’s economy, attract investments and jobs. At the Southwest Citizen-Government Engagement Summit held in Akure, Ondo State, on Wednesday,...

FG To Train 75,000 Youths In Skill Acquisition Programme

04.11.2025

The Federal Government has embarked on training more than 75,000 people in different skills acquisition programmes through Innovation Development and Effective in the Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) TVET initiative. The National Project Coordinator (NPC), Mrs Blessing Ogwu, disclosed this during the flag-off ceremony for the six-month free training of 100 trainees on Agriculture and Aquaculture...

Afenifere Demands Urgent Set-Up Of State Police

04.11.2025

...Urges FG to urgently appoint envoys for Nigerian missions The pan-Nigerian socio-political group, Afenifere, has stated that the rising international condemnation of insecurity in Nigeria is an indictment of the Federal Government. Afenifere demands that the Tinubu administration immediately appoints ambassadors to all our world embassies, because it is obvious that the Presidency is incapable...

Redefining Future Of African Bespoke Fashion With Timeless Elegance

03.11.2025

In an era where cultural pride meets modern sophistication, Andre Posh Luxury is emerging as a beacon of innovation and elegance in the African fashion landscape. Rooted in tradition yet boldly progressive in design and execution, the brand is redefining what it means to wear bespoke clothing from Africa in today’s global fashion arena. At...

Youth Artivism Festival Showcases Power Of Art In Combating GBV

03.11.2025

…As Ford Foundation Marks 65 Years in West Africa As part of activities commemorating the Ford Foundation’s 65th anniversary in West Africa, the Youth Artivism Festival, organised by the Brain Builders Youth Development Initiative (BBYDI) with support from the Foundation, concluded in Ilorin with a strong call to harness art as a tool for social...

MultiChoice Nigeria Takes Fight Against Piracy To Schools

03.11.2025

In a bid to nurture a new generation of originality-driven Nigerians, MultiChoice Nigeria recently held an Anti-Piracy Sensitisation Programme at Kuramo Senior College, Victoria Island, Lagos. The outreach targeted secondary school students, aiming to help them understand the dangers of piracy and the importance of protecting creative work from an early age. The interactive session...