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21 Dec 2021
Nollywood actress, Mercy Macjoe has affirmed her status as a humanitarian and philanthropist when she visited LEA Primary School, Gwarinpam, Abuja to donate complete school apparels to the girls of the school last week. Macjoe, who said she is passionate about “Education for the Girl Child” and all children made the humanitarian gesture in partnership…
6 Sep 2021
The Managing Director of Khalifa Group of Companies Khalifa Abubakar has donated millions of Naira to orphans and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nigeria. Abubakar also named an orphanage in honour of his mother, Justice Fatima Lami. The donations by his Khalifa Abubakar Foundation were in line with its mission to assist the less privileged…
25 Jul 2021
The official launch of the Victor Moore Foundation (VMF) took place on July 22 in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city. The venue, Wheatbaker Hotel, hosted a gathering of invited guests, partners, among others. VMF is a non-profit body that sponsors children from low-income families and marginalized communities. The mission is to assist underprivileged Nigerians across the…
5 Jul 2019
The underlying reason for the existence of such a cruel practice is to overcome issues of poverty, at the expense of the education rights...
7 Jun 2019
An American billionaire just paid off the student loans of students who graduated from Morehouse College on Sunday, May 19, 2019. During his speech to the historically black college, Mr Robert Smith stunned the class of 2019 with his pledge to wipe out their debt, estimated to be worth $40m. Here are things to know about the black-American billionaire: • Mr…
7 Jun 2019
A Social Entrepreneur and Life Coach whose mission it is to find sustainable solutions to the societal challenges we face in Africa. She is an example of a person engaged in lower strata society level projects that aim to tackle the basic living problems that affect the average Nigerian. Issues such as poor water supply, and…
29 Mar 2019
Everyone has a guardian angel inside them. Being the agent of change in a community, one does not need to be a celebrity, a famous businessman or businesswoman, or even royalty.
29 Mar 2019
These poetically inspirational words came from a student; a young woman whose apparent turn-around in life were down to an intense, but meaningful experience as one of many – in fact very many – trainees in agriculture, agro-farming and forestry.

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The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to treat the issue of subsidy removal with caution. In his inaugural speech at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Monday, Tinubu declared that the era of subsidy payment on fuel has ended. He added that the 2023 Budget made no provision…
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Former leader of Afenifere, pa Reuben Fasoranti, has advised President Bola Tinubu to select a competent team of men and women with impeccable character, noting that there will be no excuse for failure. Fasoranti stated this on Tuesday in a congratulatory message to President Tinubu. He warned Tinubu not to leave any room for failure…
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has threatened to close fuel stations hoarding petrol. Adeleke said in a statement by his spokesperson Olawale Rasheed on Tuesday said inhumane treatment of people will not be tolerated. “Any fuel station found guilty of hoarding fuel to create artificial scarcity shall be sealed off and operators prosecuted for crime…
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The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, on Tuesday assured Nigerians that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administrations means well for the country with better years ahead under their administration. Shettima on his first day of resumption arrived the Vice President's wing of the State House in Abuja on Tuesday at 12.39pm. The president was welcome by…
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A Moscow court on Tuesday refused to release a theatre director and a playwright detained over their award-winning play about Russian women recruited online to marry radical Islamists in Syria. Director Yevgeniya Berkovich and author Svetlana Petriychuk are accused of "justifying terrorism" and face up to seven years in prison over their play "Finist, the…