President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday described Vice President Kashim Shettima as a loyal deputy, dependable partner and an embodiment of service-driven leadership. In a personal tribute to celebrate the vice president on his 56th birthday, President Tinubu lauded Shettima’s courage, tenacity and commitment to Nigeria’s progress. He noted that his choice...

The Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP) has launched YouthCred to make credit available for Nigerian youths. The launch, held at the Ipaja orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), in Lagos, was unveiled by the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, and the Managing Director of CREDICORP, Uzoma Nwagba, with...

The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has submitted a petition demanding a people-centred African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) with a stand-alone protocol on labour and social Clauses. The petition, addressed to the Secretary-General of AfCFTA, Wamkele Mene, the ITUC-Africa, the Ghana Trades Union Congress,...

The management of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO), has launched an investigation into the cause of a fire that gutted the institution’s female hostel over the weekend. The inferno, which affected a female block on campus, destroyed properties worth millions. Some students had linked the incident to a suspected power surge...

…. Apologizes to her, media community The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Dr. Kayode Opeifa, has publicly apologized to the Nigerian media for verbally assaulting Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) journalist Comrade Ladi Bala while she was covering the aftermath of a train derailment along the Abuja-Kaduna rail...

The Osun State Chairman of Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Hon Adewale Adebayo, has faulted the concentration of the infrastructure drive to Ede, the hometown of Governor Ademola Adeleke. The Nation recalled that Adeleke just approved the construction of dual carriage roads from Abere to Ede, Ofatedo to Ede, and Ara junction...

A new study has revealed that African journalists tend to give more favourable coverage to the United States than China, despite growing perceptions of China’s expanding influence on the continent. The research, titled ‘Hierarchy of Influences and Mediated Public Diplomacy: The Case of China’s and the United States’ Footprints on...

As of the time of filing this report, neither his family nor the Nigeria Police Force has issued an official statement confirming the development. Arase, who served as Nigeria’s 18th Inspector-General of Police, was later appointed Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). Before becoming IGP, he headed the Criminal...