THE Senate has stated that the National Assembly will consider all necessary and important factors before recommending and approving any requests for state creation across the country. The Red Chamber emphasized that although some Nigerians are clamouring for the creation of more states, the matter will be handled with utmost integrity and free from bias […]
By FOLASADE ADENIRAN A cultural historian, Dr Oludamola Adebowale, has called on the Federal Government to prioritise the preservation of Nigeria’s cultural heritage through structured archival documentation, museum support, and public access to historical materials. Adebowale said this at the special exhibition of The Life and Times of Oba Okunadé Adèlé Síjúwadé Olúbuse […]
MILLIONS of beauty seekers and their value chain practitioners risk life-altering ailments and fatality from repeated use of unregulated synthetic hair products. With researches confirming the presence of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are endocrine disruptors, and those that negatively impact women’s reproductive health in synthetic braids and hair attachments, Eno-Abasi Sunday observes a nexus […]
THE West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the temporary withdrawal of the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results for school candidates due to the discovery of technical issues in the result release process. The Council made this known in a statement issued by the Acting Head of Public Affairs, Moyosola Adesina, […]
PROTESTERS in their numbers have stormed the Federal Ministry of Works, Mabushi, Abuja, to demand adequate compensation for their demolished properties along the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. With the protesters carrying placards with inscriptions such as ‘Ministry of Works is complicit in abrupt road diversion’, ‘International investors deserve protection not demolition’, ‘Free Obanla now’, group leaders […]
STRONG reactions against the mass failure of candidates in this year’s Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations, SSCE, continued yesterday, with parents and some groups calling for the cancellation of some of the papers, especially English Language. This is even as the National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools, NAPPS, in criticising the conduct of the […]
THE Federal Government has forecasted heavy rainfall over a five-day period that may trigger flooding across 19 states and 76 locations. The warning, issued on Tuesday by the National Flood Early Warning Systems Centre of the Federal Ministry of Environment, called on stakeholders and residents to take urgent precautionary measures. This comes as devastating floods […]
KANO State Commissioner for Transportation, Alhaji Ibrahim Namadi, has resigned from his position just hours after Governor Abba Yusuf received the report of the investigative committee probing his involvement in the controversial bail of a suspected drug baron, Sulaiman Danwawu. Namadi announced his resignation in a statement signed by the Director General, Media and Publicity, […]
By MONDAY AJOGUN FLOOD has wreaked havoc in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra, destroying houses, property and farmlands. On Wednesday, reports indicated that Ogbaru is a flood-prone community in Anambra, which has continually suffered devastation in the past years. Report stated that the flooding followed persistent rainfall that caused the rise of the water […]
By IJEOMA OLORUNFEMI THE Readland Global has called for more girls’ participation in hands on technology skills to drive innovation and boost their careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Dr. Temiloluwa Adeshina, Co-Founder of Readland Global, made the call on Tuesday in an interview. Readland Global is a leadership and learning resource centre. […]