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Crystalait Empowers 165 Girls With Life Skills, Distributes Sanitary Pads

23.10.2025

In a move to promote youth empowerment and menstrual hygiene awareness, Crystalait International Limited has organized an impactful outreach programme for students of the African Church Community Grammar School, Apata, Ibadan, Oyo State. The event, themed “You Can Be All You Want To Be As A Girl,” directly benefited 165 female students through donations of...

Nigeria’s Eurobonds Record Mixed Performance Amid Global Market Caution

23.10.2025

Nigeria’s Eurobonds traded on a mixed note on Monday, as global investors balanced higher-forlonger interest rate expectations in advanced economies with improving sentiment around Nigeria’s fiscal outlook. According to data from the Debt Management Office (DMO), prices across the country’s Eurobond curve showed mild fluctuations, with yields moving slightly higher on most maturities, reflecting cautious...

Tinubu Reaffirms Commitment To Transforming Tertiary Education

23.10.2025

President Bola Tinubu has reiterated his administration’s commitment to overhauling Nigeria’s tertiary education system through greater investment in research, innovation, and skill development. Speaking at the 40th Convocation Ceremony of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) on Thursday, Tinubu, represented by Prof. Temidayo Oladiji, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) commended UNILORIN’s...

FG Urged To Heed Call For Kanu’s Release

23.10.2025

The immediate past Chairman of the Police Community Relation Committee (PCRC) in Imo State Chima Chukwunyere yesterday urged the Federal Government to heed the calls for the release of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu. Making the call in Owerri, he appealed to President Bola Tinubu to grant Kanu amnesty. Chukwunyere said:...

Sustained Commitment Needed To End Polio In Africa Despite Major Gains, WHO Warns

23.10.2025

As the world marks World Polio Day 2025, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged African countries to sustain their commitment to eradicating polio, warning that despite major gains, the mission remains incomplete. In a message commemorating the day themed “End Polio: Every Child, Every Vaccine, Everywhere,” the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr. Mohamed...

Only Direct Descendants Have Right To Awujale Throne – Fusengbuwa Ruling House

23.10.2025

The Fusengbuwa Ruling House, direct descendants of the late Awujale of Ijebuland, Alayeluwa Oba Theophilus Tunwase, insist only his immediate family holds the legitimate right to present candidates for the vacant Awujale stool. Addressing the controversy surrounding succession to the throne, the family dismissed the distant relatives who parade them selves as members of the...

Design Week Lagos To Connect Africa’s Creativity Kicks Off Thursday

23.10.2025

Determined to connect African creativity with commerce, Design Week Lagos (DWL), Africa’s leading festival of design, innovation, and culture, is set to commence its 2025 event today in Lagos. Since its debut in 2019, Design Week Lagos has hosted hundreds of designers, brands, and thinkers from across Africa and the diaspora. Its signature initiatives, including...

Yakubu Engineered Massive Reform Of Nigerian Elections –IPAC

23.10.2025

The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has applauded the contribution of the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to reforming the nation’s electoral system through the massive introduction of technology. Speaking at a colloquium on 10 years of leadership of Prof Mahmood Yakubu as INEC Chairman yesterday in Abuja, National Chairman,...

Tanker Explosion: Provide Relief Materials For Victims, Reps Tell NEMA

23.10.2025

The House of Representatives yesterday urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to provide relief materials and medical support for the victims and families of the Essa Village tanker explosion in Niger State. It also urged the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing and the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) to immediately mobilise resources and...

Reps Move To Harmonise Various Taxations By FG, States, LGAs

23.10.2025

The House of Representatives yesterday passed through second reading a Bill for an Act to alter the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, (as amended), to clarify the taxation powers of the federal, state and local governments. The proposed legislation titled: ‘A Bill for an Act to alter the Constitution of the Federal...