archiveMarch 2022

Founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank + President & Founder, Anap Foundation, Mr. Atedo Peterside, has called on confident Nigerian men in different parts of the country to support women because both genders are critical to the sustainability of the country. Peterside, in a recent tweet, stated that “If you do...

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it would proceed with the governorship primary slated for Tuesday to pick its flagbearer for the July 16 election. The Sunday Bisi-led faction of the party, while reacting to the restraining order of an Osun State High Court...

President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Saturday warned that any nation contemplating imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine would be considered by Moscow to be participating in “armed conflict,” Al Jazeera reports. “Any movement in this direction will be considered by us as participation in an armed conflict by that...

The third batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine arrived the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja at 11:50pm local time from Budapest, Hungary aboard Air Peace. The two aircrafts provided by the Federal Government of Nigeria were assigned to repatriate Nigerians living in the Ukraine who were caught in the middle...

Bishop Matthew Kukah of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto has said that there was nothing wrong with women requesting to have more of them in government and in political offices for social, economic development of the country. He said this on Saturday in Abuja in a keynote address he read...

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has claimed that the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and some other political forces in the north were blocking the extradition of Abba Kyari to the United States. HURIWA made this claim in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade...

  The Lagos State Government has shutdown the Havillah Event Centre, Oniru, Eti-Osa area where petrol was distributed as souvenir. Officials of the Lagos State Safety Commission, accompanied by the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) shut the event centre on Saturday. The government said the event centre was shutdown for contravening...

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said he was not in a hurry to endorse any presidential aspirant for the 2023 general elections. Obasanjo stated this against the backdrop of consultations by politicians aspiring to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari at an international symposium organised to mark his 85th birthday...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Saturday said 600,000 candidates have so far registered for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board also said it would blacklist any vendors or its agents who violate its rules for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) exercise. The...

*VP receives pioneer cohort of public service leadership programme, says a well-trained public service can boost national development *Aig-Imoukhuede commends VP, narrates how the programme was facilitated In the age of digital technology and digital economy, it is imperative that Nigeria develops a well-trained, knowledgeable and well-motivated public servants for...