Suicide: Cleric blames family, church, school, others
Senior Pastor Fracis Uche of the New Eden Chapel, Ikotun, Lagos, has blamed the family, church, school and relevant government agencies for hard drug intake destroying some youths. Uche spoke…
PCRC sensitises Bwari residents on partnership to reduce crimes
By NAN The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), Bwari Division, FCT Command, has called on residents of the area council to collaborate with the Nigeria Police to address criminality in…
NSCC poised to increase life expectancy of Nigerians – DG
Dr Emem Omokaro, the Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre, says, the Centre is poised to increase the life expectancy of Nigerians and make old age an interesting life. Omokaro made…
Dementia not witchcraft, but old age condition — NSCC
Dr Emem Omikaro, the Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre, has said that ageing is a blessing and that the society should not see dementia associated with it as witchcraft. Omokaro…
Select, install village, district heads, lawmakers directs LG bosses in Nasarawa State
The Nasarawa State House of Assembly has directed local government chairmen and overseers of development areas to put in motion machinery for the selection and installation of village and district…
Nasarawa speaker condoles Gov. Sule, citizens over demise of ex-minister
Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, has expressed shock over the demise of ex-Minister of Labour and Productivity, Hussaini Zanwa Akwanga, who died on Dec. 17 at…
Buhari restates commitment to cater for senior citizens
President Muhammadu Buhari has restated commitment to provide and enhance mechanism that will effectively cater for the different needs of senior citizens in the country. Buhari made the commitment ,…
1.2m youths to benefit from OSSAP-SDGs Sponsored TAP Project on external validation credentials
No fewer than 1.2 million Nigerian youth will benefit from the TAP capacity building project of youths, sponsored by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on…
NCFRMI, IOM, Lagos Govt. provide Emergency Relief Center for returnees, others
By NAN Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, the Hon. Federal Commissioner of National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) says International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and Lagos State Government have…
Training key in upholding core values of productive workforce -Perm Sec.
By NAN The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Works and Housing (FMWH), Mr Babangida Hussaini, says training is key to upholding core values of any productive workforce. Hussaini said this…
Thesis digitization’s project to end plagiarism in universities, others, says TETFund
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has begun a process to digitize theses and projects in the nation’s higher education institutions to ensure seamless access to research outputs and end…
NGO targets 200 youths for peace building in Kaduna, Plateau
Plan International, a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) has targeted 200 youths as drivers of peace building in crisis prone communities of Kaduna State and Plateau. Mr Charles Usie, Country Director of…
Ibadan varsity emerges best in 2021 NUC ranking
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has ranked the University of Ibadan (UI) as best in its latest 2021 ranking released. The lead presenter, Prof. Peter Okebukola, disclosed this in Abuja…
Weightlifting: Lawali earns Nigeria its seventh gold
Folashade Lawal on Saturday won the seventh gold medals for Team Nigeria in the ongoing International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships and Commonwealth Games qualifiers in Uzbekistan. According to reports,…
Big Brother Africa set to return after 7yrs hiatus
MultiChoice’ South African TV network, Mzansi Magic, has announced the return of classic reality television show, ‘Big Brother Africa’, after a seven-year hiatus. The show is expected to be launched…