FAGBEMI URGES JUDGES AND LAWMAKERS TO RESIST EFFORTS AIMED AT UNDERMINING THE GOVERNMENT

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has called on the judiciary and legislature to resist any attempts to obstruct the government. This call was made during his presentation titled “Strengthening the Synergy Between the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary Under the Rule of Law – Executive Perspective” on […]

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DUBAWA CONDUCTS TRAINING FOR 40 JOURNALISTS AS PART OF KWAME KARIKARI FACT-CHECKING FELLOWSHIP

The Kwame Karikari Fellowship, part of DUBAWA, a cross-border fact-checking and verification platform initiated by the Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID), has commenced the training of 40 journalists and researchers from Ghana, Nigeria, Liberia, Gambia, and Sierra Leone. The aim is to address the rapid spread of misinformation and disinformation in the anglophone […]

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NURSES AND MIDWIVES CALL ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH DISTINCT SALARY FRAMEWORK

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has urged the federal government to authorize the establishment of a distinct and dedicated salary structure named the Enhanced Nurses Salary Structure (ENSS). The association believes that such a measure would serve as an incentive for nurses and midwives, ultimately reducing the trend of professionals migrating […]

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INAUGURATION OF MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM BY FCTA

he FCT Administration (FCTA) officially launched a private sector transportation initiative on Tuesday to establish a secure and efficient mass transit system in Abuja. The introduction of 14 high-capacity, air-conditioned buses marks the initiation of a transportation scheme aimed at curbing the menace of robbery associated with the “one-chance” syndicate in the city. During the […]

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AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY (ABU) TARGETS ACHIEVING A 70:30 RATIO IN POSTGRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS BY 2036.

Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Zaria has outlined its strategy to increase postgraduate enrollment, aiming for a 70:30 ratio in postgraduate and undergraduate admissions by the year 2036. Professor Kabiru Bala, the vice chancellor of the university, revealed this plan during the inaugural international conference organized by the Department of Mass Communication at ABU. The […]

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SHOW PATIENCE WITH TINUBU DURING DIFFICULT TIMES – NILDS

The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) Director-General, Prof Abubakar Sulaiman, has encouraged Nigerians to exercise patience with the administration of President Bola Tinubu. He assured that the government is taking several measures to tackle the nation’s economic challenges. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja during the closing ceremony of the third batch of […]

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NATURENEWS AIMS TO PLANT 5 BILLION TREES BY 2030

NatureNews, the leading environmental newspaper in Africa, is poised to transform the reforestation campaign in Nigeria. The newspaper recently introduced a groundbreaking plan to plant 5 billion trees by the year 2030. During the third-anniversary lecture held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre in Abuja on Tuesday, Aliu Akoshile, the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of NatureNews, unveiled this […]

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MIXED RESPONSES ENSUE TINUBU’S ENDORSEMENT OF ORONSAYE REPORT EXECUTION.

The approval of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s directive on the Oronsaye report implementation, involving modifications such as the scraping, merging, and subsuming of certain government agencies to reduce governance costs, has sparked varied responses. A coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) has called on the president to collaborate with the National Assembly in executing the […]

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