Mr Abdourahamane Diallo, Head of Office and Country Representative of UNESCO in Nigeria, says the organisation is willing to provide technical support towards the development of the Nigerian film industry. He stated this at the exclusive premiere of “When…
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has advised corps members to utilise the opportunities for self-employment offered through the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme. Fintiri gave the advice on Friday in Damare, Girei Local Government, when he declared the…
THE National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Ondo says it will work to ensure that Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa continues as the governor of the state in the governorship election scheduled to hold on Nov. 16. The State…
LEADERS of Civil Society Organisations in Nigeria have sent an Open Letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu urging immediate end to importation of refined petroleum products, establishment of non-partisan framework for civic engagement and policy dialogue, halting irresponsible borrowing practices,…
WE, the organizers of the International Tribunal on United States Crimes Against Puerto Rico held in New York City on October 2018, are appalled by the repressive detention of #EndBadGovernance protesters. According to the Vanguardngr.com “No fewer than 2,111 protesters…
THE newly sworn-in President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Mazi Afam Osigwe, SAN, has said that the association under him will not condone dereliction of duty and abuse of citizens’ rights by people in power. He said his leadership…
AS Nigerians expect government’s intervention to ameliorate the biting hardship, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, Thursday, expressed displeasure over the continued detention of #EndBadGovernance protesters and demanded conditional release of them. The demand was contained in an open letter addressed to…
THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Friday to Sunday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Thursday in Abuja forecasts thunderstorms on Friday over parts of Borno, Yobe, Kaduna, Taraba, Jigawa, Gombe and Bauchi…
IN a significant move to bolster Nigeria-Australia relations in the mining sector, the Australian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Leilani Bin-Juda, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Dele Alake. During the visit, the High Commissioner extended…
NCC THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced Sept. 14 as final deadline for National Identity Number and Subscriber Identity Module (NIN-SIM) linkage. The Director of Public Affairs, NCC, Dr Reuben Muoka, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja…
