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First Lady Oluremi Tinubu yesterday took her pet project, the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI), to Ondo State, where she made a number of donations to petty female traders and farmers as well as nurses and midwives. She announced during the distribution of professional kits to 10,000 nurses and midwives in the...

The Coalition for Public Sector Reforms and Accountability (COPSRA), has commended Festus Keyamo (SAN), Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, for his sweeping reforms that have repositioned the Nigerian aviation sector. In a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, Dr. Abubakar Garba, president of the coalition, described Keyamo’s approach to...

A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) in Rivers State has submitted a formal petition to the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee overseeing the political crisis in the state. The petition, signed by 17 CSOs, accused Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd.), the state’s Sole Administrator, of gross financial misconduct and...

Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun, yesterday sought an end to violence and abuse against women and girls, especially wife battering, saying beating one’s wife is an act of cowardice. Gbadebo said women are special members of humanity requiring caution in relating with them in a family unit. He urged men to...

He said that while mobile phones are important communication tools, their misuse among secondary school students has led to negative behavioural patterns. A lawmaker representing Akinyele 1 State Constituency in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Olalekan Abiola, has moved a motion to prohibit the use of mobile phones by...

Inflationary pressure has reappeared as Nigerians grapple with increases in average costs of basic food items and energy. For the first time after the rebasing of the Consumer Price Index (CPI), headline inflation spiked in March to 24.23 per cent –  105 basis points above the 23.18 per cent recorded...

A civil society organisation based in Jos, Coalition for Peace and Security Monitoring in Nigeria (CPSMN), has condemned the latest report by Amnesty International on the recent attack in Zikke village, Bassa LGA of Plateau State, describing it as “grossly exaggerated, misleading, and detached from reality.” In a statement released...

The Acting Commandant, Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information (NASPRI), Lt Col Adamu Ngulde has disclosed to the participants of Strategic Communication Course to prepare to further enhance their knowledge on Artificial Intelligence in Information Management and Fact Checking as part of the courses lined up for their...

*hails key reforms in less than two years The Centre for Public Advocacy on Governance (CPAG) has commended the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joseph Terlumun Utsev, for his exceptional leadership and commitment to ensuring water and food security in Nigeria. Under his guidance, the Centre said the...