In the interest of Nigerians, the National Assembly has encouraged the remaining 25 State Houses of Assembly to pass the legislation amending the Constitution. This was said at a news conference held on Tuesday in Abuja by Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, Chairman of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review and Deputy Senate. Omo-Agege stated Read More…
A 5-day training led by the Defence Space Administration (DSA) started on Tuesday with the goal of improving the military’s and other security personnel’s ability to respond to cyberthreats against Nigeria in any form. Rear Adm. Nnamdi Muogilim, the head of the Defence Space Administration (DSA), inaugurated the workshop in Abuja. The Deputy Chief of Read More…
Ebong Ime, a 27-year-old male, was arraigned in a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday for allegedly making an attempt to rape a 54-year-old woman in her apartment. Ime, whose address was omitted, is slated to stand trial on three counts, including attempted rape, property damage, and sexual assault. Ime committed the crimes Read More…
The Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN) has given advice to Nollywood actors on how to improve their filmmaking and get rid of any internal issues that would prevent them from submitting high-calibre films for upcoming Oscar nominations. The recommendation was made in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos by Mr. Victor Okhai, the DGN National Read More…
Kola Balogun, an expert on power, says that putting skilled technocrats in charge of highly technical power companies can cut down on the number of times the national grid goes down. This was said by Balogun, the chairman and chief executive officer of Momas Electricity Meters Manufacturing Company Ltd. (MEMMCOL), in an interview on Tuesday Read More…
Prof. Oluwtoyin Ogundipe, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, says that the partnership between the school and the Nigerian Army to train skilled nurses will improve the quality of health care. On Tuesday in Lagos, Ogundipe made this statement when they signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Col. Idris Babatunde Solebo, Acting Read More…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, and Club Owners have urged for a more organised and successful Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). The NFF Director of Communications in Abuja, Mr. Ademola Olajire, made a statement including this information. The decision was made after a meeting in Abuja. ”There is an urgent need Read More…
Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president of Nigeria, has urged Africans to unite for the benefit of humanity by consciously reenacting cultural traditions and beliefs. Obasanjo made the statement on Monday while Ms. Oluwabunmi Amao, the director-general of the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC), paid him a visit at his home in Read More…
On Monday, two former employees of First Marina Trust Ltd. testified in a Federal High Court in Lagos about how they copied the emails of a number of customers and stole more than N1.3 billion from them. Adeyemi Oluwaseun and Suleiman Yusuf’s trial has been resumed, and Mr. Anthony Onyeoghane, a witness for the Economic Read More…
