LAGOS Assembly invites LASIEC over local govt election
The Lagos State House of Assembly has invited the key officials of the State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) to appear before it over he upcoming Local Government Election slated for July. The decision was reached, following a motion raised Under Matter of Urgent Public Importance by the Chairman of the House Committee on Judiciary, Human […]
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Ogundiran elected to prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Prof Akinwumi Ogundiran of the Northwestern University has been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was elected along with eight members of the faculty. Ogundiran, a professor of history and Cardiss Collins Professor of Arts and Sciences at Weinberg College and the only Nigerian on the board. He is the author […]
NASENI Seeks for Increased Support for Nigeria Made Products
By Esi-ife Arogundade The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) Thursday raised concerns over the low patronage of locally made products by Nigerians. During a recent stakeholders’ meeting held in Akure, the agency identified affordability and public perception as significant barriers to the acceptance of homegrown goods. Mr. Joseph Alasoluyi, the Deputy Director […]
Africa Make Big Polluters Pay Trains Journalists on Climate Change Reporting
…Activists Renew Call For Climate Reparation For Africa The Africa Make Big Polluters Pay Coalition has wrapped up a two-day training for journalists across the continent on climate change reporting, with a call for sustained coverage of the climate crisis from an Afrocentric perspective. The coalition also renewed its call for just climate reparations for […]
NANS applauds Tinubu for N50bn ASUU, varsity staff fund
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving the release of N50 billion to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and other non-academic staff of federal universities. This was made known in a statement signed by NANS National Vice President for Inter-Campus and Gender Affairs, Felicia Akinbodunse in […]
Nigeria safe, Edun assures investors
Mr Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has assured investors that Nigeria is safe for investment. He said this at the Nigeria Investment Forum, at the ongoing World Bank/International Monetary Fund (IMF) Meetings in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. According to the Minister, efforts are geared towards maintaining fiscal congruence. […]
28-year-old electrician electrocuted in Oyo
The Oyo State Fire Services Agency, has confirmed that a 28-year-old electrician has been electrocuted in Odo Babaode, Eruwa Community in Oyo State, while trying to repair a fault from a 33KV High Tension Cables. The agency’s General Manager, Mr Yemi Akinyinka, confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Thursday. […]
Unemployed man gets 12 strokes of cane for stealing ceiling fans
A Kaduna Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that a 22-year-old applicant, Samson Kingsley, should be given 12 strokes of the cane for stealing ceiling fans worth N160,000. Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel, who gave order, warned Kingsley to desist from committing crimes. The convict who resides in Kawo in Kaduna, pleaded guilty to trespass and theft. He […]
Temu hit by rash of complaints from Nigerian customers – Survey
A new entrant into the Nigerian e-commerce space, Temu, a Chinese platform, is being inundated with complaints from its Nigerian market. A survey carried out by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Thursday showed that some of its customers are developing trust issues with its offers and services. The survey consisted of […]
Tinubu celebrates City People publisher Seye Kehinde @ 60
President Bola Tinubu congratulates Mr Seye Kehinde, frontline journalist and publisher of City People magazine, on his 60th birthday on April 24. The President praises him for his significant contributions to the media, including establishing the City People Magazine in November 1996, which has profoundly impacted people and society reporting in the journalism industry. Seye […]
