Lagos holds 2023 Greater Lagos Fiesta at Sol Beach Oniru
The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, says the grand finale of the 2023 Greater Lagos Fiesta ( formally known as Lagos countdown or One Lagos Fiesta), will hold at the Sol Beach, Oniru, on Dec. 31. Benson-Awoyinka made the announcement on the sideline of the unveiling of a magazine “Oniru Gazette” on […]
Maiduguri agog, awaiting Tinubu’s visit
Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, is in festive mood as residents await the arrival of President Bola Tinubu on a one-day official visit to the state. The Monday visit is the first presidential outings in the state since Tinubu assumed office on May 29. Tinubu would be in Maiduguri to declare open the Chief […]
Kaduna drone mishap: CAPPA calls for speedy, thorough probe
Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called for a speedy and thorough investigation of the airstrike by the Nigerian military targeting terrorists in Kaduna State, which has left at least 80 civilians dead and more than 60 injured, mostly women and children. In a statement on Monday, Akinbode Oluwafemi, the Executive Director, CAPPA, […]
Kebbi’s first private university begins academic activities Jan – VC
Prof. Mohammed Ahmadu, the Vice Chancellor of Rayhaan University, in Kebbi, says academic activities of the new private university will commence in Jan. 2024 with 15 courses approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Ahmadu made this known when he received a delegation from the NUC, headed by Acting Director, Academic Planning, Abubakar Muhammed-Altine, in […]
Pay attention to changes of lifestyle, Physiotherapist urges senior citizens
Mr Abdulsalam Shuaibu, a Physiotherapist, Sport Medicine Department, Federal Ministry of Sports Development, on Sunday in Abuja urged senior citizens to pay more attention to the changes of lifestyle. Shuiabu, at a medical outreach organised for a senior citizens group, stated that paying attention to the changes of lifestyle would enable them to avoid illnesses […]
Nigeria is Africa’s second highest contributor to $26bn cigarette butt pollution, says Report
By Robert Egbe Nigeria is Africa’s second-highest contributor to the US$26 billion global costs of environmental pollution caused by plastics in cigarette butts and packaging every year, according to data analysed by The African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA). The ATCA’s conclusion, as contained in its statement dated December 6, followed its analysis of research findings […]
OAU’s Honours: Falola, the Iwin of African Scholarship
By Akin Alao The academy is a lifestyle, and Toyin Falola lives every bit of it in most impactful ways Among Africans, there is often a consensus that formal education is a driving force that is pivotal to development. Consequently, academic life has gradually become necessary for the procurement of the African future. What became […]
Oyegbile wins The Conversation Africa award
Dr Olayinka Oyegbile, a journalist, writer and teacher has been decorated with an individual recognition award by The Conversation Africa, a general news website written by academics. Oyegbile, who also teaches journalism courses at Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos, won the award for the author with the highest number of articles from Nigeria in 2023. He […]
Sule bags award as most investment friendly governor
*Opposition parties laud his achievements The Governor of Nasarawa State, Engr. Abdullahi A. Sule has received a Special Award and Recognition as the Most Investment-Friendly Governor at the Local Government Economic Summit held in Abuja, recently. Speaking at the event, the governor advised Nigerians to begin to amplify the many good things happening in the […]
Ogun places N50m bounty on killers of Finance Director
The Ogun State Government has announced a reward of N50 million for any information that could lead to the arrest of the killers of the Director of Finance and Administration (DFA) attached to Gov. Dapo Abiodun’s office, Mr. Taiwo Oyekanmi . Mr Tokunbo Talabi, the Secretary to the State Government, announced the reward in a […]
