The Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS), Nigeria, says free education in the 33 Federal Science and Technical Colleges across the country will restore dignity to technical and vocational education. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government, on Sunday, removed all tuition fees at the 33 colleges with effect from…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is forced to reduce the number of employees due to a lack of money, and the number of departments will be reduced from 76 to 34. The Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said this on Monday. “As you know, we have been engaging in a major structural realignment, guided by an…
A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Monday, sentenced a 36 year-old woman, Omolara Atoyebi to one year imprisonment for dealing in 895gm of Cannabis Sativa. Delivering judgment, Justice Nkeonye Maha held that she convicted and sentenced Atoyebi based on the evidence tendered against her by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as well…
The Kosofe Local Government in Lagos State has donated food items to no fewer than 5,000 residents during its 10th edition of Kosofe Food Bank Initiative. Mr Moyosore Ogunlewe, Chairman, Kosofe LG, said this on Monday in Lagos, saying plans were in the works to extend the initiative to Kosofe estates and senior citizens in…
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have lauded Nollywood series, “The Boy Child’s Life”, a film that depicts everyday challenges the ordinary Nigerian boy child faces. They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the red carpet of the private screening of the advocacy series…
Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna has kept Africa’s hopes alive at the 2025 ITTF World Championships in Doha, Qatar, following a hard-fought victory on Monday in the Men’s Singles event. On a day when most African contenders bowed out on Day 3 of the global table tennis showpiece, Aruna pressed on with trademark grit and determination. He…
Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned the British charge d’affaires to protest “suspicious and unjustified” arrests of several Iranians in Britain on “false” charges and “unrealistic” accusations against Tehran. In the absence of the British ambassador, the British envoy was summoned by Shahram Ghazi-Zadeh, director of the Third Western Europe Department of the foreign ministry. This…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar is reportedly extending an offer to Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate from 2023, to take on the vice-presidential position on a joint ticket for the upcoming 2027 elections, with an agreement for a single-term presidency. Reliable sources involved in the coalition discussions have indicated that this proposal…
Emergency services have discovered one deceased person at the site of a two-storey building that caved in on Sunday afternoon in the Mushin district of Lagos. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for Lagos, provided confirmation of the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). According to Farinloye,…
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to use their diversity for the country’s stability and rapid development. He spoke on Sunday in Rome when he received members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria. The President also issued a stirring call to leaders at all levels to work for the betterment of the citizenry. President…
