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Why we reduced university and tertiary institution fees in Delta – Governor Oborevwori

Delta State Governor Sherriff Oborevwori on Thursday said he has reduced fees at state universities and other tertiary institutions in recognition of the important role of education. “Here in Delta State, we recognise the important role education plays in shaping...

UK and Abia Government partner to boost economic development

The United Kingdom and the Abia State Government have held talks for a partnership agreement to boost investment and economic development in Abia State. British High Commissioner Richard Montgomery revealed this when visited Umuahia, Abia State between August 20 and 21. Details...

ASUU declares Victim Teachers Day

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has declared September 10 as Victim Teachers Day to stand in solidarity with its members who are being persecuted in Nigerian public universities. ASUU National President, Emmanuel Osodeke, made the statement on Wednesday...

Nigerian government fines Fidelity Bank N555.8 million for data breaches, official says

The Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) says the federal government has fined Fidelity Bank Plc. N555.8 million for data breaches. NDPC National Commissioner, Vincent Olatunji, stated this at the validation workshop of the General Implementation and Enforcement Directive (GAID) of...

How Nigeria can embrace technological innovations to ensure food security, says an expert

Stakeholders across the agriculture and food value chain have been invited to explore the unique roles of technological innovation in securing the country’s food supply and supporting rural development. Cultivate Africa founder Dominic Joshua made the call in his speech...

NAFDAC bans fake Milo drinks

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Bauchi State office, has launched a three-day exercise in markets in Bauchi State to weed out fake Milo chocolate drinks in circulation. Paul Kamai made this known in an...

Jigawa flood: Governor highlights causes, raises death toll to 28

Jigawa State Governor Umar Namadi said the death toll from flooding caused by rains has risen to 28 in the state. PREMIUM TIMES reported how 16 people were killed and over 3,000 displaced by flood disasters in 10 local government...

Tinubu appoints new CEO for Digital Bridge Institute and executive directors for NIGCOMSAT

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Daser David as the new President and CEO of the Digital Bridge Institute (DBI). Mr. David is an academic and industry expert with a deep understanding of digital technologies and educational leadership. The...

Urgent action needed to save millions of Nigerian children from malnutrition, UN says

Urgent action is needed to save millions of children from malnutrition in northeast Nigeria, said Mohamed Fall, Resident Coordinator for Nigeria at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN-OCHA). Mr Fall made this known on Monday...

More Lagos doctors protest as kidnappers hold colleague captive for eight months

The Association of Resident Doctors of the National Orthopaedic Hospital Igbobi, Lagos, (ARD-NOHIL) on Monday organised a solidarity walk over the abduction of Ganiyat Popoola, a resident doctor at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna, who was abducted eight months...

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Sanwo-Olu congratulates Rasaq Okoya on his 85th birthday

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated billionaire industrialist and Chairman of Eleganza Group, Chief Rasaq Akanni Okoya, on...