Unhealthy lifestyle accelerates ageing – Geriatrician
Mrs Osi Ogbu, a Geriatrician, says unhealthy and poor lifestyle choices determine how fast a person aged. Ogbu, a Consultant with National Hospital Abuja (NHA), said that people who indulgedin…
National Park Service pulls out Assistant Conservator General, decorates Abong
The National Park Service (NPS) has pulled out its retired Assistant Conservator General Alhaji Sulieman Yahaya after completing his service year. The pulling out ceremony was held for him at…
UBEC to build digital school–Bobboy
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) says it will build digital schools across the country in order to actualise its vision of a robust digital basic education delivery in the…
School feeding programme generates 14,000 jobs in Niger- Official
Mr Umar Ndashacba, the Programme Manager of National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in Niger, has said that no fewer than 14,000 jobs were created within two years of…
Humanitarian Minister calls for interstates collaboration to eradicate poverty
Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has called for a working partnership among state governments and the ministry to stamp out poverty in…
NCAC to build Africa’s biggest events centre in Abuja
The National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) says plans are underway for the construction of the biggest events centre in Africa at the Abuja Arts and Craft Village. The…
Sex Party worse than COVID-19, says NCAC chief
The Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, says the sex party idea, trending currently in Nigeria is worse than the deadly coronavirus. Runsewe…
Criminals, anarchists finally dislodged from Abuja Crafts Village: Runsewe
Authorities of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) have finally dislodged criminals, saboteurs and anarchists from the Arts and Crafts Village in the Abuja Central Business District. The…
Bobrisky: NCAC chief calls on parents to instill morals in children, wards
The Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, has called on parents to instill African cultures and values in their children and wards, to…
5-Stars Football Academy to open in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun
The 5-Stars Football Academy, has concluded arrangements to open in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun State within the ages of 5-15 for young talents and less privileged kids for sports development…
Kidnapped Punch News Paper Reporter regains freedom
It was a great relief for journalists, familymembers, friends and well wishers when the news filtered in that the Punch Newspapers reporter, Victor Okechukwu Nnodim who was kidnapped from his…
U.S backs Okonjo-Iweala as WTO D-G
The United States of America under President Joe Biden has affirmed its support for Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director-General of the Word Trade Organisation (WTO). The office of the United…
Over 200m girls, women experience FGM – UNFPA
Ms Ulla Mueller, the Country Representative, UN Population Fund (UNFPA), on Saturday, said over 200 million girls and women had experienced Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) globally. She made this known…
NYCN, others passe vote of confidence on Minister of Education
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) and her Civil Society partners on Friday passed a strong vote of Cconfidence for incorruptibility on the Minister of Education Mallam Adamu Adamu.…
Abuja Fire disaster: Humanitarian Minister sympathizes with victims
Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has sympathised with victims of fire disaster at the Tipper Garage Market, 3rd Avenue, Gwarimpa in Abuja.…