A tribute to Ama Ata Aidoo
By Abena Busia On this occasion we have been given the opportunity to share personal tributes that capture the spirit of Auntie Ama Ata Aidoo through telling of our encounters with her. There are many stories I could tell, for example to acknowledge how important it was for us at […]
Ex-Italian PM Arnaldo Forlani dies at 97
A former Italian Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani died in Rome on Thursday at the age of 97. Local media reported on Friday that Forlani’s son Alessandro announced his father’s death. Forlani, of the Christian Democracy (DC) party, was born in 1925 in the Adriatic port town of Pesaro. He studied law and rose through the […]
EFCC identifies illegal mining as threat to nation’s economy
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has identified illegal mining and other criminal activities as major threats to the nation’s economy. EFCC Acting Executive Chairman, Mr Abdulkarim Chukkol, said this at a one-day workshop which the commission organised for journalists in the state. The theme of the workshop was “Effective Reporting of Economic and […]
Court to deliver judgment in APC aspirant’s suit against Sylva Sept. 22
A Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed Sept. 22 for judgment in a suit filed by Mrs Ogbomade Johnson, an All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant for the Nov. 11 Bayelsa governorship election, against Mr Timipre Sylva over his emergence as the party’s candidate. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date after Johnson’s lawyer, Reuben Egwuaba, including […]
Police caution religious groups against night programmes in Ogun
The Police Command in Ogun State has cautioned religious organisations in the state to avoid holding programmes at night in the interest of their members’ safety and security. The Police Public Relations Officer in the command, SP Omolola Odutola, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in […]
Telecoms Sector Boosts National GDP By N10.126trn In 2022 – Danbatta
By Patrick Aigbokhan Nigeria’s telecommunications sector stepped up the country’s Gross Domestic Product by N10.126 trillion in 2022 alone, following a progressive turnout in investment in the industry’s business activities from about 8.5 percent in the third quarter of 2015. The industry’s investment profile, comprising foreign direct investment (FDI) and local investment, reached $75.6 billion as of 2021. Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, Executive […]
Soyinka writes Emir of Ilorin over ban of cultural festival
The Nobel laureate, Prof Soyinka has frowned at the ban of Isese Festival in Ilorin Emirate. In an open letter to the Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Sulu Gambari, the world renown writer faulted the decision not to allow the cultural event to go ahead. Recalling that the Islamic festival of Sallah was recently celebrated in […]
Soyinka unveils new book at CORA BookTrek
The Committee for Relevant Art (CORA) is co-hosting Professor Wole Soyinka at the presentation of his new book titled: Selected Poems (1965-2022): A Retrospective. It is published by Bookcraft Africa. The presentation holding on Sunday, July 16, 2003, at Providus Bank Corporate Office Rooftop Lounge on Adeola Odeku Street, Victoria Island is at 3pm. It […]
1.5m girls enrolled school in six Northern states in 10 years, says report in
No fewer than 1.5 million girls enrolled in schools in six Northern states in the last 10 years under the Girls Education Project Phase III (GEP3). This is contained in the report of an evaluation of the project presented on Thursday in Kaduna State. The GEP3 which began in 2012 and ended in 2022 targeted […]
Don wants FG to allocate 70% of health budget to PHCs
Prof. Oluwasogo Olalubi, the Head of Department of Public Health, Kwara State University, (KWASU) Malate, has urged Federal Government to allocate 70 per cent of the health sector budget to Primary Health Care (PHCs) centres. He made the call in Ilorin during a paper presentation at the Rural Health Accountability Project (RHAP) event organised by […]
