kenga Ugochinyere
14 Aug
A coalition of civil society organisations, under the umbrella of the Northern Stakeholders Consultative Forum (NSCF), has urged the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass, to investigate allegations of corruption against a member of the House, Ikenga Ugochinyere. The convener of the group, Alhaji Yerima Shettima, spokesman Ali Mohammed Sani, and secretary-general Danjuma…
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The World Bank has disclosed that over 35% of Nigerian girls marry before their 15th birthday, a phenomenon contributing to high rates of school dropouts and early childbirth in the country. Speaking at the National Conference on Girls’ Education and Empowerment in Abuja on Tuesday, World Bank Country Director Ndiame Diop, represented by Deputy Country…
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The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Tuesday, issued a directive granting importers and exporters a 30-day grace period from the date of vessel discharge to clear their cargo from ports, after which the cargo may be forfeited. It also noted that the move aligns with the Federal Government's Ease of Doing Business initiatives, as the…
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The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Tuesday commissioned an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre at the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin, to empower women and youths. Tinubu, at the inauguration in Ilorin, said the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) under the Social Investment Programme, collaborated with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA),…
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In a bid to tackle the challenge of data breaches and Nigeria's weak legal framework, Accountability Lab, Nigeria (AL) has commenced a two-day Digital Rights Innovation Lab training for judicial actors on the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA). The training, organized by AL in partnership with NEDemocracy, Spaces4Change, Digicivic, and Paradigm Initiative, was designed to…
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Chief Commercial Officer of Raspberry Pi Ltd, Mike Buffham, has stressed the need for Nigeria to tap into the $22 billion global Raspberry Pi market to improve education, agriculture, and health, particularly remote access to health. He noted that the market value of Raspberry Pi stands at $5 million for the enthusiast and education marketplace…
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The Zone 7 Police Headquarters in Abuja said it has arrested a suspect linked with the Aug. 2024 kidnap of 21 medical students in Benue. The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of zone 7, Mr. Benneth Igweh said this during a media briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. Igweh said the suspect and two…
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The Presiding Bishop of Victory International Church, Oluyole, Ibadan, Bishop Taiwo Adelakun, on Tuesday, disclosed the rationale behind his support for Donald Trump’s presidency of the United States of America. It would be recalled that Donald Trump was sworn in last week as the 49th President of the USA, having defeated Joe Biden of…
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Wife of the President, Oluremi Tinubu, through her pet project, the Renewed Hope Initiative, has given a N50 million grant to 1,000 women petty traders in Kwara State for recapitalization. Speaking at the commissioning of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA)/RHI Community ICT Centre in Ilorin on Tuesday, the First Lady said that the…
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Experts and stakeholders in Nigeria have expressed optimism that the year 2025 will be better for the country in terms of economic growth and outlook. The stakeholders, who gathered at a breakfast meeting organized by the Franco-Nigeria Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) in collaboration with United Bank for Africa, said the indices show a…
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National Assembly lawmaker and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education (Basic and Secondary), Senator Lawal Usman, has urged traditional and religious leaders in the country to champion the education and empowerment of the girl-child in their communities. Usman also appealed to the World Bank to expand its Adolescents Girls Initiative for Learning and…