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Lawmaker moves motion to ban use of cell phones in Oyo secondary schools

NewsDeskNgApr 16, 2025April 16, 20250

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...

Rising cost of living pushes inflation to 24.23%

NewsDeskNgApr 16, 2025April 16, 20250

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...

Jos-Based CSO Faults Amnesty International Over ‘Inflated’ Death Toll, Defends FG’s Response to Plateau Attack

NewsDeskNgApr 15, 2025April 15, 20250

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...

Nigerian Army Takes a Step into the Future with AI Integration, Fact-Checking at NASPRI

NewsDeskNgApr 13, 2025April 13, 20250

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...

Centre Lauds Water Resources Minister Utsev Over Outstanding Performance

NewsDeskNgApr 11, 2025April 11, 20250

*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...

BAL: Rivers Hoopers secure second consecutive victory in Rabat

NewsDeskNgApr 7, 2025April 7, 20250

Rivers Hoopers continued their perfect start to the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) Kalahari Conference with a hard-fought 88–82 win over Moroccan champions FUS de Rabat, improving to 2–0 in the tournament. In a game marked by momentum swings and high-intensity action, the Nigerian champions leaned on rebounding dominance and perimeter...

Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, Moses Bliss make YouTube most-streamed for Q1 2025

NewsDeskNgApr 7, 2025April 7, 20250

Gospel artists Nathaniel Bassey, Mercy Chinwo, and Moses Bliss have ranked among the most-streamed Nigerian acts on YouTube Music for the first quarter of 2025. Nathaniel Bassey secured 52.8 million streams, Mercy Chinwo followed closely with 46.4 million, and Moses Bliss 41.5 million. Their success is attributed to popular tracks like...

Africa Vision 2050: Tinubu Got It Right with Bagudu Coordinating — CALSER

NewsDeskNgApr 6, 2025April 6, 20250

The Centre for Africa Liberation and Socio-Economic Rights (CALSER) has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for entrusting Atiku Bagudu with the responsibility of coordinating Nigeria’s economic planning as Minister of Budget and Economic Planning. In a statement issued on Sunday by Dr Tola Gold Anthony, its Executive Director of the...

Join our party from your wards, SDP chairmen tell El-Rufai, others

NewsDeskNgApr 4, 2025April 4, 20250

From the Forum of State Chairmen of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) came yesterday a directive to Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and other opposition leaders planning to join the party: follow due process. The chairmen said that new members can only be admitted from their wards. Arising from an inaugural meeting of the 36 states...

Renewed Hope Ambassadors lauds Tinubu’s reforms In oil and gas sector

NewsDeskNgApr 3, 2025April 3, 20250

The Renewed Hope Ambassadors, a group of Nigerian professionals and stakeholders, has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration for its bold reforms in the oil and gas sector. In a statement by Dr. Opialu F. Opialu, its Secretary-General, the group praised the president’s efforts to improve the investment climate and...