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When I wrote that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) is an animal that eats its curator for lunch, it sounded like a stretch. But so far, the tenure of Bayo Ojulari as group chief executive officer is proving it. This might not be obvious if you look solely at Nigeria’s current crude oil […]
Herders under the aegis of Coalition of Fulani Registered Organisations (COFRO) (Youth Wing) Bokkos local government chapter, Plateau State, have called on governments at all levels, security agencies, peace-loving individuals, stakeholders, and the international community to disregard the claims of fresh killings by Bokkos Concerned Youth. They also appealed to their neighbours in Bokkos, traditional […]
Kwara State commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, charged teachers in the state to embrace innovative teaching methodologies as a means of improving classroom delivery and achieving better learning outcomes among students. Olohungbebe spoke at the opening of a two-day workshop on “Innovative Approaches to Teaching English and Mathematics for Better […]
The Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA) has equipped 320 public schools in Kwara State with hygiene wash stations to promote hygiene and healthy living among students. The chief programme manager of WBFA, Kehinde Akinsola, disclosed this during a stakeholders’ engagement on the WBFA-Dettol Hygiene Quest programme among public school students in Ilorin, the state capital. The […]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has donated food and essential supplies to the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS) for distribution to vulnerable households in five states grappling with crisis. The donation in Abuja on Thursday, will released to those in need in Adamawa, Enugu, Plateau, Sokoto, and Akwa Ibom states. The […]
Nigeria has taken a bold step to strengthen its national Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) with the launch of a technical roundtable on the Nigeria Data Exchange Platform (NGDX). Convened by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy with support from the European Union and Team Europe partners from Estonia, Finland, Germany, and France, […]
Nine days after the inspector-general of police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, upgraded Ayilamo Police Station in Logo local government area of Benue State to a Divisional Police Station, armed men suspected to be herders have invaded Tse Mku, in Ayilamu community, Tombu Council ward, killing four farmers on the spot. A community member who identified himself […]
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has commended Dangote Cement Plc for its robust social intervention initiatives, as both institutions reaffirmed their collaboration to enhance security, promote peace, and support economic development across the country. This partnership aims to safeguard communities, protect critical business operations, and create a secure environment conducive to sustainable growth and investment. During […]
Experts in education have called for the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies into school curricula to prepare Nigerian students for the future. They made this call at a three-day immersive teachers’ training programme organised by the Miraisha Foundation, in partnership with Glisten International Academy, Abuja, and powered by Gees Consult. The […]
A cybersecurity governance, risk and compliance analyst, Abdullateef Hameed, has urged the federal government to redirect the ingenuity of Nigerian youths to national security and innovation to stem the rising wave of cybercrime. Hameed, a certified PCI ISA auditor with over a decade of experience in healthcare, government and commercial sectors, expressed concern that the […]