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The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has given his provisional confirmation to participate in the forthcoming African traditional leaders’ conference on women’s rights and gender-based violence, GBV, scheduled for February 2026 in Lagos. The Sultan received the invitation during the development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) ‘s courtesy visit to his palace in […]

The European Union (EU) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have renewed their joint commitment to advancing universal health coverage (UHC) with the launch of Phase V (2025–2028) of the UHC Partnership, WHO’s largest platform for strengthening health systems worldwide. This was disclosed on Monday by the European Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jozef Síkela, and […]

Ogun State government has ordered the contractor handling Senator Gbenga Daniel’s constituency road project in Sagamu to develop a new design that conforms to the state’s required engineering specification. The government, in a letter addressed to the contractor dated 22nd September 2025 and signed by the Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Works, Engr. […]

‎Abia State government is not only building or renovating primary healthcare centres, but building them with world-class healthcare infrastructure, said the governor, Alex Otti. ‎Otti stated this at the launch of Okpuhu Nkpa and Umuenyere Alayi Primary Health Centres in Bende local government area as part of his „Project Ekwueme“. programme. ‎Represented by the commissioner […]

Nigeria’s energy sector is entering a transformation long dismissed as unattainable, yet now defining the nation’s future. With the Dangote Refinery now operational, the country has, for the first time in decades, a real chance at energy self-sufficiency and long-term stability. This is no ordinary industrial project. By its sheer size and scale, the refinery […]

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has urged the federal government to expedite action to ratify the Draft Policy on Protection of Civilians and Civilian Harm Mitigation. The Executive Secretary of the Commission Dr. Tony Ojukwu who made this call during the ongoing Mid-term review meeting of the project on “Protection of Forcibly Displaced Persons […]

The Biblical Book of Esther tells of Queen Vashti, wife of King Xerxes of Persia. At the height of a grand banquet filled with drunken nobles and courtiers, the king ordered Vashti to appear before the assembly, wearing her royal crown to display her beauty. Many scholars and interpreters have long debated what exactly the […]

‎Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has effected minor changes in the Executive Council by swearing in two new commissioners, reassigning another, and splitting one of the ministries. ‎The new appointees are Trade and Commerce, Salome Obiukwu;  Housing, Chiemela Uzoije; and special adviser to the governor on Agriculture, Christian Enweremadu. ‎Chaka Chukwumereije, the commissioner for […]