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Kwara State government plans to establish a modern geriatric centre to ensure proper care for the state’s senior citizens. The government said the proposed centre, when operational, would provide employment opportunities for the youths. The state commissioner for Social Development, Dr Mariam Imam, disclosed this at an event titled, “National Older Persons Day” to celebrate […]
Enigmatic, astute, diligent, professional, officer and gentleman, suave and princely; He was later to become an exemplary politician who after soldiering became a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2007. It was the late Major- General Joseph Nanven Garba who wrote the book “Diplomatic Soldiering” and introduced the phrase into Nigeria’s literary lexicon. […]
You could well describe it as a “smart campus” if we were to deploy a contemporary description, for an academic space which packed so much within its moderate geographical land area. The University of Ilorin when it was birthed in 1975, germinated from the facilities of the erstwhile Government Technical College, Ilorin. It equally appropriated […]
Every October 6, the world pauses—at least it should—to acknowledge the 50 million people living with cerebral palsy (CP). For many, it’s a day of reflection and pride; for others, a reminder of how far we still have to go. World Cerebral Palsy Day isn’t about sympathy or token gestures—it’s about recognition, inclusion, and action. […]
Taraba State Governor, Dr Agbu Kefas, has launched a comprehensive Five-Year Strategic Plan for the Taraba State Bureau for Peace and Conflict Management, aimed at strengthening peace, social cohesion, and development across the state. The launch of the strategic plan, held at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House in Jalingo, was officiated by the Chief […]
Every October 6, the world pauses—at least it should—to acknowledge the 50 million people living with cerebral palsy (CP). For many, it’s a day of reflection and pride; for others, a reminder of how far we still have to go. World Cerebral Palsy Day isn’t about sympathy or token gestures—it’s about recognition, inclusion, and action. […]
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) in Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) on Thursday joined their counterparts nationwide to stage a one-day protest over the federal government’s delay in implementing the 2009 negotiation agreement. Members of the two unions trooped out in their […]
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Akwa Ibom State, has endorsed the second term bids of President Bola Tinubu, Senate President Godswill Akpabio and Governor Umo Eno According to the chairman of ALGON, Dr. Uwemedimo Udo, who also serves as the chairman of Uyo LGA, the association’s […]
The Chartered Risk Management Institute of Nigeria (CRMI) has formally opposed the National Assembly’s proposed bill to establish the Chartered Institute of Enterprise Risk Management of Nigeria, warning that it duplicates existing institutions with identical mandates. In a submission to the House of Representatives Committee on Commerce, CRMI Registrar, Victor Olannye, highlighted that the 9th […]
The Kogi State Government has expressed profound appreciation to President Bola Tinubu over his nomination of Prof. Joash Ojo Amupitan, SAN, a distinguished son of the State, as the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). A statement signed by the State’s Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, on Thursday, noted […]