President of mothers2mothers (m2m), Frank Beadle de Palomo, has stressed the urgent need to address Nigeria's high child mortality and maternal health challenges, noting the significant health issues Nigeria faces. He noted the organisation’s Mentor Mother programme, a peer-led, community-centred approach that has already achieved notable success across Africa. Palomo disclosed this in Abuja during…

Education experts and civil society organisations (CSOs) have recommended increased resource availability and teacher supervision to curb examination malpractices in Nigeria by 70 percent. At a stakeholders' forum co-hosted by the Policy Innovation Centre and FCT Secondary Education Board, experts stressed that examination malpractice in secondary schools requires a collective solution, involving government, parents, schools,…

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has said that quality service delivery is core to the achievement of its mandate of implementing the public enterprise reform programmes of the government. The Director General of the Bureau, Mr. Ayodeji Gbeleyi, stated this at the BPE Servicom Day symposium in Abuja. He said the title of the…

The former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole has warned that the current economic hardship in Nigeria could lead to social unrest. Oshiomhole gave this warning while speaking at a recent Distinguished Personality Lecture hosted by the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) in Abuja. Speaking on the topic, “National Minimum…

Nollywood actor Charles Olúmọ, popularly known as Agbako, has passed away at the age of 101. The news was confirmed by Bolaji Amusan, the president of the Theatre Arts and Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), on Instagram. “#tampanglobal announces the passing of Pa Charles Olumo Sanyaolu, fondly known as AGBAKO," Amusan wrote. He added…