Tinubu reshuffles yet-to-be-constituted cabinet, renames ministry

With less than 24 hours to the swearing-in ceremony, President Bola Tinubu has reassigned portfolios to six ministers-designate. President Tinubu also approved the renaming of the Federal Ministry of Environment and Ecological Management as the Federal Ministry of Environment. Ajuri Ngelale, special adviser to the President on media and publicity, announced the new developments via a communiqué on Sunday night. According to the statement, Abubakar Momoh, who was previously designated as the minister of youth,...

Government and Road Construction in Anambra: a New Dawn?

One of the major challenges of excellent results is the inability to put adequate finishing touches. In Nigeria, many people deal with being admonished to ‘manage’ substandard quality by service providers. People are asked to ‘manage’ anything at all, they have been offered or presented with, so much so that excellence remains largely utopian. Unsurprisingly, governments at all levels in Nigeria do just the same. This time, not only that people are expected to ‘manage’,...

All Roads to Houston for Annual Nigeria Cultural Parade & Festival

A Vibrant Celebration of Rich Heritage and Diversity Nigeria’s independence is celebrated annually on October 1st It marks Nigeria’s proclamation of independence from British rule on October 1, 1960. Culturally Naija and WeLead, Inc. will mark its Annual Nigeria Cultural Parade & Festival celebration by hosting a culture-packed three-day event starting on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, thru Saturday, October 7, 2023. The Official Nigerian parade will take place on Saturday, October 7th, 2023, at Root...

Over 180,000 Children In Borno State Yet To Receive Any Form Of Immunization

The Country Representative of United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), Ms Christian Munduate says over 180,000 children have not received any form of vaccination from eight local government areas of Borno state. The local government areas are Damboa, Gubio, Mafa, Jere, Konduga, Maiduguri Metropolitan, Monguno and Ngala. Ms Munduate stated this at a media briefing as part of activities marking the 2023 World Humanitarian Day in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital. She attributed it to negative...

NDLEA partners with Naira Marley in the campaign against drug abuse

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has enlisted Azeez Fashola, a.k.a Naira Marley, for its War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, advocacy campaign. NDLEA’s director of media and advocacy, Femi Babafemi made this known on Thursday via a post on X, formerly Twitter, sharing photos of Naira Marley and members of his team with the chairman of the NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) during the singer’s visit to the agency’s national headquarters. See...

Osibanjo, Davido, others named peace icons in Africa

A former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan; immediate past vice-president Yemi Osibanjo and the Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammadu Sa’ad Abubakar have been named peace icons in Africa by the Peace Ambassador Agency. The trio was among the “100 most notable peace icons in Africa” unveiled by the international organisation at a press conference in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Friday. Other Nigerians who made the list include David Adeleke, aka Davido; Divine Ikubor, aka Rema; Ayodeji Makun,...

NBA to probe sexual assault allegation against suspended UNICAL dean, Ndifon

The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, says it will investigate the allegations of sexual assault against Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended dean of the faculty of law at the University of Calabar, UNICAL. The resolution of the NBA was disclosed in a statement by the association’s national publicity secretary, Akorede Lawal on Saturday. Lawal said the decision to investigate the professional misconduct was reached at the recent monthly meeting of the NBA’s national executive committee. The...

Fidelity Bank launches first-of-its-kind International Trade and Creative Fair in Houston

The world is coming to Houston, and it’s not for the Offshore Technology Conference! Houston’s Mayor, Sylvester Turner (left), MD and CEO of the Fidelity Bank, Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe.  Photo by Texas International Guardian The Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) is usually one of the major conferences that shake up the city with a convention of international business gurus. The OTC comprises a series of conferences and exhibitions hyping technologies relevant to developing offshore energy resources,...

Terrorists Kidnap 1,680 School Children In Nigeria

The Save the Children has said no fewer than 1,680 schoolchildren have been kidnapped in Nigeria since 2014 when 276 schoolgirls from Chibok in Borno State were abducted by the terrorists. A new data analysis by the organization on Thursday said the attacks on schools have been reoccurring. Beside the abductions, the organization said between April 2014 and December 2022 there were 70 attacks on schools and over 180 school children were killed and nearly...

Over 700 Retirees In Jigawa State Receive Terminal Entitlements

Over 746 retirees in Jigawa state are receiving their terminal benefits worth over two point twenty-four billion Naira. Alhaji Kamilu Aliyu Musa, Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State and Local Government Contributory Pension Scheme disclosed this to newsmen in Dutse, the state capital. He lauded the beneficiaries for the maturity shown during the payment exercise, explained that over N1.7billion was paid as gratuity to six hundred and thirty eight state, local and local education authority...

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