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25 Oct
The police high command has ordered a detailed investigation into the allegation of poor funding of police stations across the country. Although it debunked the insinuations, the IGP has ordered detectives to get to the root of the matter, as he noted that Divisional Police Officers are well-funded. The spokesman of the high command, ACP…
19 Oct
The Nigerian agricultural sector is said to be suffering from a $182 billion funding gap, making the country’s quest for food security a herculean task to accomplish. This is despite efforts by the government. Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic IBTC Bank, Mr. Wole Adeniyi, who disclosed this at the bank's 2024 Agribusiness Breakfast Summit held…
15 Oct
The Chief Judge (CJ) of Akwa Ibom, Justice Ekaette Obot, has appealed to Governor Umo Eno for the regular release of funds to the Judiciary
Health experts
26 Sep
Health experts have called on the Federal Government to prioritize dedicated funding for health research and create policies that foster innovation in public health technologies. This, they stated, is expected to revolutionize the country's healthcare landscape, making quality care more accessible and efficient. They spoke in Abuja at an investiture/lecture on the Research Ineffectiveness Impeding…
Kaduna State Police Command has rescued two kidnapped victims as they also recovered 283 suspected rustled cows and 20 sheep
11 Sep
Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has been urged to honor his commitment to steadily increase funding for the Kaduna State Women Empowerment Fund (KADSWEF) as pledged in his manifesto, pre-election. Despite his pledge to promote women's participation in micro, small, and medium-scale enterprises (MSMEs) by increasing the basket of funds available in KADSWEF every…
3 Sep
The Chief Medical Director (CMD), National Hospital, Abuja, Prof. Muhammad Mahmud, says the hospital is seeking a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) funding model to function optimally. Mahmud spoke on Monday in Abuja, at a news briefing to commemorate the hospital’s 25th anniversary. He said that hospitals do not have to fully depend on the government to…
9 Aug
  Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River says his administration has secured funding for a groundbreaking railway project to connect the southern and northern regions of the state. READ ALSO:Protest, concern trail Cross River’s super highway project Otu made the disclosure at the State Executive Council meeting in Calabar on Friday. The governor said the…
2 Jun
A University Don, Professor Olatunde Babawale, has advocated the need for governments at all levels in Nigeria, to allocate more funds to
25 May
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Saturday announced Rome would restore funding for the UN agency for Palestinian
24 May
Professor Olu Obafemi’s bright picture of what goes against the grain of funding public university education in Nigeria is as bright as ever.
3 May
We ride on with pleasurable pleasure of enjoying Professor Olu Obafemi’s patriotic concern with the central government’s attitude to what we call Nigeria’s public universities. What I enjoin you to enjoy is the pleasurable bleakness of our great thinker’s elucidation of what he elucidates.

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The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said it had rescued occupants from a fire that gutted the 11th floor of the Ultimate Apartment in Ikoyi. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who made this known in a statement, said LASEMA received a distress call at 22.16 on Friday. “Following distress calls received through…
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The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday distributed relief materials to victims of the flood disaster in Akwa Ibom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the intervention is under the Federal Government Special Intervention for 2024 flood in Uyo, Ibesikpo, Uruan, Nsit Atai, Eastern Obolo, Ikot Abasi and Mkpat Enin Local Government…
27 mins ago
Traders in Masaka, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State are counting their losses after a fire incident destroyed the market on Friday at about 10 p.m. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, several traders expressed their devastation and recounted significant losses. Mr Ahmed Ayuba, a trader, was overwhelmed…
35 mins ago
Some Lagos residents have appealed to the state government to ensure functional street lights for Ikorodu Road in Lagos Metropolis to enhance safety and security. The residents spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Lagos. They complained that the stretch of highway from Ikorodu Road to Maryland, had…
44 mins ago
Troops of 34 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Obinze, in Owerri, have neutralised terrorists and recovered seven weapons in Osina, Ideato North council area of Imo. This is contained in a statement issued by the Brigade’s Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, Capt. Joseph Akubo, and made available to newsmen in Owerri, on Saturday.…
44 mins ago
Minister of State for Education, Dr. Suwaiba Ahmad, has been promoted to Professor of Science Education. Ahmad is among the Readers (Associate Professors) elevated by the Management of Bayero University, Kano at the weekend. In a congratulatory message, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, Permanent Secretary, Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, congratulated the Minister, describing her…
53 mins ago
Kwara state government has announced the death of the Chief of Staff to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Prince AbdulKadir Mahe. Mahe died Saturday morning and was buried the same day at his Moro Street residence in Adewole Estate, Ilorin, after the Asr prayer. Mourning his aide, AbdulRazaq described the deceased as a perfect gentleman, community leader,…
55 mins ago
The former Vice Chancellor of Sokoto State University, Professor Nuhu Yaqub has called on the Kogi State government to introduce the study of languages of different ethnic groups in the curriculum of primary and secondary schools to avoid the extinction of the local dialects in the state. Professor Yaqub who is also a former Vice…
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In the historic kingdom of Foumban, a nearly 600-year-old ritual puts the reigning monarch on public trial for his governance, uniting crowds in a rare spectacle of tradition, accountability, and cultural pride. Chatter muffled as members of a secret society, masked and garbed in honey-coloured robes, entered the court of Foumban, the historic capital of…
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The researchers at the National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI) of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, have pledged that with the institute's breeding programme, the upgrade of ShikaBrown stock is expected to lay at least between 350 and 380 eggs for a 90-week cycle. According to the researchers, the need to upgrade ShikaBrown Grand Parent…