Five-year-old playing with matches sets building on fire in Kwara
A five-year-old boy on Monday reportedly set a duplex building on fire while playing with match sticks in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The incident happened at Abiodun Adebiyi close, off Yidi Road, Irewole area Ilorin in the Ilorin West Local Government Area of the state. One of the rooms in the duplex was completely burnt […]
Peter Obi celebrates Tems’ Grammy win, hails Nigerian youth talent
Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has congratulated Nigerian singer Temilade Openiyi popularly known as Tems on her victory in the Best African Music Performance category at the 67th Grammy Awards on Sunday. He celebrated her achievement while commending the remarkable success of Nigerian youth in the entertainment industry. Taking to social media […]
Babcock varsity worker, one other die in Lagos-Ibadan expressway crash
The Ogun State Police Command on Sunday reported an accident along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway at about 7:15am just before Danco Filling Station, claiming two lives while five others were severely injured. The crash involved a Toyota Sienna space bus with registration number EPE 430 HT driven by one Adewale Yusuf and a stationary luxury bus […]
Gamji Group Hails Governor For Naming Unity Flyover After Emir Of Ilorin
The Gamji Members Association (GAMA) has praised the Kwara State governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for naming the gigantic Unity road Flyover Bridge after the Emir of Ilorin, Alh Ibrahim Sulu- Gambari. GAMA, an association devoted to the promotion of the ideals of the late Sardauna of Sokoto, Sir Ahmadu Bello, described the governor’s gesture as […]
Senate approves federal varsities for Ilaro, Kachia
Senate on Tuesday approved the establishment of Federal University of Technology, Ilaro in Ogun State and Federal University of Applied Sciences in Kachia, Kaduna State, respectively. The bills seeking the establishment of both universities passed for third reading following the consideration of report presented for that purpose by the Senate Committee on Tertiary Education and […]
Senate tasks FG on flooding crises in Adamawa, Ondo communities
Senate has urged the federal government agencies to make necessary intervention and prevent humanitarian crisis in communities affected by flooding in Adamawa and Ondo States. Senators Amos Yohanna (PDP Adamawa North) and Adeniyi Adegbonmire (APC Ondo Central), in separate motions notified and sought parliamentary interventions to humanitarian crisis in communities affected by flooding in their […]
Akpabio urges deepening cooperation between Nigeria and Korea
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has called for deepening of bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and Republic of Korea. Akpabio made the call on Tuesday while receiving in audience in his office at the National Assembly in Abuja the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Nigeria, Kim Pankyu and some officials of the Korean embassy. […]
Brain drain: Senate seeks increased budgetary allocations to varsities
Senate on Tuesday lamented the increasing rate of brain drain in the Nigerian universities and some other critical sectors, and therefore called for increase in yearly budgetary allocations for them to tackle infrastructural decay and enhance monthly enumerations of lecturers to curb the menace. The Red Chamber also mandated its relevant committees to relate with […]
Government urged to provide security for students
As Nigeria continue to grapple with several security challenges that directly impact on its economy and lives of citizens, Government at all levels have been called to provide profound security for students especially the females. Edutainment Communicator and Veteran Broadcaster, Ms Debrah Ogazuma made the call Thursday in Lokoja at the 8th Annual Conference of […]
Buratai seeks support for Tinubu’s reform @GOCOP 2024 conference
Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai, has sought support for the administration of President Bola Tinubu to deliver the reforms in the power sector as well as his other reform programmes for the benefit of Nigerians. In a message delivered at the 8th Annual Conference of Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) […]
