The Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin has offered overseas scholarship to 70 indigent students in Kano State. The students comprising 65 males and five females would persue postgraduate programmes in Artificial Intelligence; Forensic, Robotics Sciences and Cyber Security in the United States, Europe, Canada and India. Barau (APC – Kano North), stated this…
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has denounced the brutal killing of a senior member of the main opposition party Chadema, who was kidnapped, beaten and doused with acid. On Friday, Mohamed Ali Kibao, 69, was forced off a bus by suspected security agents while travelling from the country’s biggest city, Dar es Salaam, to his…
The Cross River Government is partnering an American-based organisation, Sharing Hope Medical Mission to host a 16-day medical outreach in the state, Gov. Bassey Otu, has said. Otu said at a meeting with representative of the mission on Monday in Calabar, that the outreach would hold between Oct. 4 and 19. Represented by Dr Henry…
Members of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS Parliament) have restated the importance of affordable healthcare for the citizens of the sub-region, stressing that it is critical for overall development. This was part of the deliberations to provide more access to healthcare for the citizens at the closing parts of…
The Speaker of the Nigeria House of Representatives, Hon Tajudeen Abbas has lauded the history and purpose that inspired the establishment of the Indonesia/Africa Parliamentary Forum, IAPF. He described it as an admirable footprint of our common development heritage, a great challenges resolver, and mutual risks mitigator for all countries involved. Speaking at the 2024…
A 55-year-old man, Sulain Potiskum, drowned after swimming in a river in Hadejia Local Government Area of Jigawa. Mr Badaruddeen Tijjani, the Spokesperson, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Jigawa Command, confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday in Dutse. Tijjani said the incident occurred on Saturday at about 9:45 a.m., when the…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two Chinese corporations to improve light and water supply in the territory. Wike disclosed this in a statement signed by Mr Anthony Ogunleye, Director of Press, Office of the Minister, issued in Abuja on Sunday. The…
Bill Gates, Co-chair, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has appealed to Nigerian leaders to put citizens first, saying this will enable leaders build a better future for all. Gates said this during a meeting with members of the National Economic Council (NEC), on Wednesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was…
The co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, has commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration for strengthening the economy and improving maternal and child health. Prof. Muhammad Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, said this at the end of the National Economic Council (NEC), held at the Presidential Villa Abuja on…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has urged Nigerian leaders to prioritize tackling malnutrition and food insecurity as part of Nigeria’s development agenda. This is contained in his address at National Economic Council (NEC) presided over by vice president, Kashim Shettima at the Presidential Villa . Gates stressed that without urgent investments in nutrition and agriculture, the…
