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IMO Pledges Technical Support To Nigeria On Maritime Training, Capacity Buildin

02.10.2025

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has pledged to provide technical assistance to Nigeria through awareness campaigns, training programmes, and capacity-building initiatives. The Secretary-General of IMO, Mr. Arsenio Domínguez, made the commitment during a courtesy visit to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Thursday. He lauded Nigeria’s achievements in maritime security, particularly...

Kebbi Police Commissioner Urges Professionalism

02.10.2025

The Kebbi State Commissioner of Police, CP Bello M. Sani, on Thursday held a strategic meeting with senior officers, including Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, and Tactical Team Commanders, at the state police headquarters in Birnin Kebbi. The meeting reviewed the state’s security architecture, assessed achievements, and established strategies to strengthen policing across Kebbi. CP...

Gani Adams Urges Strengthened Security To Curb Banditry

02.10.2025

Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has called for enhanced security measures across the Southwest, as well as parts of Kwara and Kogi States, to prevent recurring bandit attacks and the tragic loss of lives. In a statement issued on Thursday by his media office, Adams emphasized the need for increased security patrols,...

Purch Electronics Organises Free Medical Outreach For Ikeja Residents

02.10.2025

As part of its commitment to improving the well-being of Nigerians, Purch Electronics held a free medical outreach for residents of Medical Road and surrounding areas in Ikeja Local Government Area, Lagos State, on Independence Day. Despite early morning rainfall, residents arrived as early as 8 a.m. to participate in the health initiative, where over...

Emmanuel College ’88 Set To Hold 2025 AGM In Port Harcourt

02.10.2025

The 1988 set of Emmanuel College Old Students’ Association, Owerri, Imo State, will hold its Annual General Meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, from Friday, October 3, to Sunday, October 5, 2025. A statement on Thursday by the association’s National Public Relations Officer, Frank Okafor, stated that the meeting would focus on issues affecting the...

Otti Threatens Lawsuit, Demands Retraction Of ‘Defamatory’ Posts

02.10.2025

Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has threatened legal action against Hon. Barr. Eze Chikamnayo, also known as Iyierioba Chikamnayo, sued over what he described as “Defamatory and malicious” publications against him on Facebook. In a letter dated October 2, 2025, and signed by his counsel, Dr Sonny Ajala (SAN), Otti demanded a written retraction,...

Coal Mining One Of Nigeria’s Fastest Growing Sectors –Tinubu

02.10.2025

President Bola Tinubu says coal mining is becoming one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing sectors. According to him, coal mining recovered dramatically from a 22 per cent decline in the first quarter to 57.5 per cent growth in the second quarter, becoming one of the fastest-growing sectors. Tinubu said this in his national broadcast to mark Nigeria`s...

Group Extends Medical Outreach To Osun Communities

02.10.2025

A non-governmental organisation, Victory Support Foundation, in collaboration with the Southwest Progressive Group, has organised a free medical outreach across multiple Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Osun State, while declaring support for Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), a gubernatorial aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC). The event, held at the APC Party Secretariat along...

NCDMB Identifies Key Skill Areas For Capacity Building

02.10.2025

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has identified strategic skill areas it will prioritize in its capacity-building initiatives to maximize job creation opportunities in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry. Executive Secretary of the Board, Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, disclosed this in Cape Town, South Africa, while delivering a keynote address at the ongoing...

Exempt Health Colleges From 7-Year Ban On New Institutions’ Establishment, Provosts Urge FG

02.10.2025

The Association of Provosts of Colleges of Health Technology and Nursing Sciences has called on the Federal Government to exempt their institutions from the 7-year ban on the establishment of new polytechnics and allied institutions, warning that the policy could deepen the shortage of healthcare professionals in Nigeria. The appeal was contained in a communiqué...