Plans are underway by the Enugu State Government to establish 260 SMART schools across the state. Dr. Peter Ndubuis Mbah, Governor of Enugu State gave this indication during the celebration of the 63rd Independence Day Anniversary of Nigeria, held at the Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, said the SMART schools would be categorized into crèche, nursery, primary, and junior secondary schools. The State Governor represented by his Deputy Governor, Ifeanyi Ossai, stated that the school will have...
The heavy downpour recorded within the week has rendered about 563 persons in the Unguwan Tana community of Yola North local government area in Adamawa State. The flood was attributed to the overflow of River Benue due to heavy downpours and the release of water from the Lagdo dam in the Cameroon Republic. The attendant effect of the disaster has disrupted academic activities at Government Day Secondary School Limawa-Jimeta in the state capital as the...
Nigeria’s Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye on Tuesday said between Sept. to Oct. 3, 2023, the country has recorded 24,720 Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the 36 states and the FCT. The Minister gave the figure while briefing newsmen on the reported GBV, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and other harmful traditional practices in the country. “We recorded about 24, 720 cases of various violence cases that were reported across the 36 States and...
Osun State Government is set to introduce six months maternity leave for nursing mothers in the state civil service. Dr Akindele Adekunle, the Special Adviser to the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke on Public Health disclosed this at a one-day symposium on celebrating enabling breastfeeding environment for working mothers in Osogbo on Tuesday. Dr Akindele said the step taken by the government was in line with the World Health Organisation, WHO, recommendations. “This is in...
The ministerial nominee from Kaduna State Abbas Balarabe Lawal on Wednesday collapsed on the floor of the Senate during screening after presenting his resume. It was gathered that the incident occurred a few minutes before 2 p.m. Lawal collapsed after introducing himself and one of the Senators from Kaduna was making his address. Immediately, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio who requested for water and sugar to be administered to the nominee, directed the shutting down...
The Lagos State Police Command is offering N1 million to anyone who provides information on singer Primeboy’s whereabouts as they have declared him wanted. Benjamin Hundeyin, the public relations officer of the Lagos State Police Command, said the singer is wanted in connection with the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba, also known as Mohbad. Hundeyin said Primeboy, real name Owodunni Ibrahim, has failed to honour repeated invitations sent to him to report to the station to...
Balarabe Abbas Lawal, one of the three latest nominees for a ministerial appointment by President Bola Tinubu, passed out during an interrogation session by Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber, the Senate Wednesday afternoon. Abbas, 65, had just finished his introductory remarks and was about to take questions from the lawmakers when he suddenly fell to the floor. There was a momentary turmoil in the House as several lawmakers rushed to his aid. Amid the frantic scene,...
Five female students of Federal University, Dutsinma in Katsina State were abducted from their off-campus hostels by gunmen on Wednesday morning. The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in Katsina, ASP Abubakar Aliyu, said the hostel attacked is behind Mariamoh Ajiri Memorial School, Dutsinma. Aliyu said the attack occurred at 2:00 a.m. He confirmed the arrest of an alleged informant to the terrorists, and said efforts are ongoing to rescue the victims unhurt. It is the...
Nigeria’s minister for foreign affairs, Yusuf Tuggar has said the Nigerian government is not interested in the controversy about President Bola Tinubu’s academic records from the Chicago State University (CSU). The Minister said the Tinubu administration does not have time to waste on such “frivolous issues.” While speaking on Channels TV Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday, Tuggar said that Nigerians should show more concern about the prevailing economic travails rather than waste time “about some...
Anambra first lady, Mrs Nonye Soludo has called for urgent action to to modify the over-production and over-consumption of foods and beverages that do not have healthy production and nutritional history. Mrs Soludo who stated this in Awka, while running a review of her healthy living projects over the last month, noted that she was very concerned about excessive consumption of foods with high content of sodium, sugar and unhealthy fats as against low intake...
