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The Christ’s Outreach on Disabilities (CODISA) Foundation has partnered Google to train over 30 visually-impaired students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on effective use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Android devices. CODISA Leader, Prince Olaoluwa Awojoodu said the training was informed by the need to assist visually- impaired individuals to be independent and improve […]
No fewer than eight buildings have collapsed, graveyard submerged and residents displaced after three hours of heavy downpour on Wednesday, in Maiduguri and environs in Borno State. Many areas like Bulumkutu, Damboa, Moduganari in Maiduguri, the state capital were heavily flooded after the downpour, while a graveyard in Jajeri in Jere local government area of […]
Popular Nigerian musician, Innocent Idibia known popularly as Tubaba has married his new lover, Natasha Osawaru in a private wedding ceremony, in Abuja. The low-key event, according to report, was attended by close family members, with videos circulating online showing the couple posing with their traditional wedding cake. Recall that this development comes months after […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the Federal Ministry of Education have agreed on a compulsory drug integrity test for students of tertiary institutions and the review of current secondary school curriculum to include drug education. These were part of the agreement reached between the organisations when the NDLEA chairman/chief executive, Brig.-Gen. Mohamed […]
Patients in Bayelsa State were stranded on Wednesday as public hospitals discharged patients following a nationwide seven-day warning strike embarked upon by nurses. The strike which was ordered by the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), led to the shutdown of services in most public hospitals, with union leaders ensuring strict compliance. A […]
The rumour suggesting a permanent co-chairmen for the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar and the Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi in the National Council of Traditional Rulers of Nigeria is unfounded and fake. Chairman of Coordinating Committee of the Council who is also the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar who stated this, said […]
The Ministers of Transportation and State for Works, Saidu Alkali and Barrister Bello Goronyo, have stated that the northern region is among the top beneficiaries of President Bola Tinubu’s infrastructure’s push under the Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking at the Government-Citizen Engagement Interactive Forum organised by the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF) in Kaduna, the […]
Oyo State government has debunked allegations of replacing the car park at Bola Ige International Business Complex, popularly known as Gbagi Market, with new shops and extorting money from unsuspecting traders. Commissioner for Investment, Trade, Cooperatives and Industry in the state, Adeniyi Adebisi, who noted that the misleading report was published by a certain online […]
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja on Wednesday dismissed a bail application filed by alleged fraud kingpin, Fred Ajudua, for being incompetent. Ajudua, who was first arraigned before the court in 2004, for allegedly obtaining $1.046 million from a German, Zaid Abu Zalaf, filed the application to seek permission […]
United States President Donald Trump said he was imposing a 25 per cent tariff on goods from India starting on Friday. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump sharply criticised New Delhi for its military and energy ties with Russia. He described India as a “friend” but accused the country of maintaining unfair trade practices […]
