The Executive Director of Southern British High School (SBHS), Calabar, Cross River State, Dr (Mrs) Oluwaseun Fakorede says the school’s victory at the 2024 National Mathematics Competition was made possible by a carefully crafted curriculum to meet national and global standards in Education. Dr (Mrs) Fakorede made the comment while welcoming the contestants after their…
Abductors of the Edo State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Tony Aziegbemi, have reportedly opened talks with his family members. A family source who asked not to be named, disclosed this on Sunday to some journalists in Benin city, the state capital. The source added that the abductors made contact with his…
President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, launched his food intervention programme in Kano, on Saturday, The food intervention programme, which will cost his foundation, (Aliko Dangote Foundation ADF), close to N15 billion, started with the distribution of over one million bags of 10kg bags across the 774 local government areas of the 36 states and FCT…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the Chairman of the Southern Senators and member of the Senate representing Lagos East, Senator Adetokunbo Abiru, on the occasion of his 60 years birthday. Senator Abiru, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, will clock 60 on Monday, March 25. Sanwo-Olu, in a…
Weststar Associates Limited, the Authorized General Distributor of Mercedes-Benz in Nigeria, is thrilled to announce the arrival of the highly anticipated, talk-of-the-town, all-new Mercedes-Benz E-Class. This iconic vehicle sets new standards in luxury and innovation, again bringing the legend and renowned heritage of the Mercedes-Benz brand to car lovers and enthusiasts in Nigeria. The Mercedes-Benz…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that more than 2.5 million individuals contracted Tuberculosis in 2022 in Africa, equating to one person per every 13 seconds. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, Regional Director for Africa, WHO, said this in her message to commemorate the World TB Day with the theme “Yes! We can end TB”. The day…
The Nigeria Police Force says those who killed policemen who were on a rescue mission at Ohoro forest in Delta State have murdered peace and should be ready to face the consequences of their crime. The Police made this threat in a statement on Sunday night by Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi. “The Force…
The Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani, says the teacher abducted alongside the Kuriga schoolchildren in the Chikun Local Area of Kaduna State died in captivity because of health complications. Sani confirmed the schoolchildren’s rescue was made possible because the military worked in collaboration with local authorities from neighbouring Zamfara State. Sani who was speaking…
The Federal Government has hailed the outstanding performance of Team Nigeria in the just concluded 13th African Games in Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Team Nigeria finished second on the medals table behind Egypt with 47 gold, 33 silver and 40 bronze medals. The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan…
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has ended the seven-day warning strike it declared to demand payment of four months of withheld salaries of members and the non-implementation of the agreement they entered into with the Federal Government in 2009. The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of SSANU and the Non-Academic Staff Union of…
Kano Government said it has received 100 trucks of rice, 44 trucks of sorghum and four trucks of maize from the Federal Government for distribution to the vulnerable people in the state. It added that the Dangote Foundation has also donated 120,000 10kg bags of rice to the state for the same purpose while on…
Opposition plitical parties and other stakeholders are apprehensive as a Cyber Crime Action Committee set up by Osun State Government to tackle “cyber bullying and deliberate online false news,” takes off today, Monday, 25 March The Osun state government in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi on Sunday had indicated…