Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has rolled out a fresh round of economic empowerment for women, disbursing ₦50,000 each to 500 female entrepreneurs in Katsina State. The initiative, delivered in partnership with the Tony Elumelu Foundation, is part of her Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), which focuses on helping women and families strengthen their livelihoods…
Redeemer’s University in Ede, south-west Nigeria, will this week celebrate a double milestone: its 17th convocation and 20 years since its founding. The institution will graduate 1,341 students, including 185 who achieved first-class honours. Vice-Chancellor Prof. Shadrach Akindele, addressing journalists on Monday, described the graduating cohort as “The Indomitable Set”. He noted that the best…
Nigeria’s fight against corruption in its oil sector has taken another turn after a court froze the bank account of Mars Aviation Limited over allegations it received illicit payments from the state-owned oil company. The Federal High Court in Abuja granted the order on 22 September, directing Fidelity Bank Plc to freeze the firm’s account…
Anambra State in south-east Nigeria will suspend classes on Tuesday, 7 October, as part of activities to honour teachers, Governor Chukwuma Soludo has announced. The state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, said in Awka on Monday that the school-free day was approved because the 2025 World Teachers’ Day, which is globally observed on 5…
Hearing in a suit filed by the Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, against the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), and others, was, on Monday, stalled at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The proceeding in the case, instituted by Nnaji over controversy about his university certificate, could not go on before Justice…
The Redeemers’ Aids Initiative for People and Community (RAPAC), a charity arm of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, has partnered with Clinton Health Access Initiative to offer free eye screenings in Gombe State The five-day medical outreach held in five communities across four Local Government Areas screened 1,622 residents. Out of those screened, 1,420…
The Northern Youth Awareness Forum (NYAF) has lauded the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Mohammed Matawalle, for transforming Nigeria’s defence sector with reforms centred on troop welfare, veteran care and people-focused leadership. The group, in a statement signed by its secretary, Comrade Isma’il Ahmad Zari’a, on Monday, described Matawalle’s approach as “compassionate, innovative…
After 72 thrilling days in the Big Brother Naija (BBN) house, Imisi Ayanwale has emerged as the winner of the Season 10 edition, walking away with a cash prize of ₦80 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the grand finale was held on Sunday night, following weeks of intense competition, strategy and…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has dismantled two major drug cartels behind six different consignments of cocaine concealed in walls of stainless cups, body cream and hair gel containers This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 24,897kg of skunk in Edo and Osun forests respectively. A statement by the NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Sunday in Abuja, said that not less than 223.5kg processed cannabis and seeds were recovered from four farms in Edo. Giving a breakdown, Babafemi…
