The Nigeria Police Force has announced that women now constitute 12 percent of its total workforce — a marked improvement from previous decades when female officers were rarely recruited and often confined to clerical or domestic duties such as serving tea in offices. Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) Aishatu Abubakar Baju, the Force Gender […]
President Bola Tinubu has issued a firm directive prohibiting the sale or transfer of any properties owned by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), particularly those located within or around airport premises across the country. The decision, announced after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, is […]
Former Vice President of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has urged African governments to stop celebrating economic growth figures that do not translate into tangible improvements in the lives of citizens. He made the call while speaking at the 65th anniversary of the Ford Foundation in West Africa, held in Abuja. Osinbajo, who served as […]
Reports have surfaced claiming that a David Oyedepo Foundation (DOF) scholar identified as Madumere has emerged as the overall best graduating student of Landmark University, Omu-Aran, with a remarkable Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.98. According to circulating accounts on social media, Madumere’s outstanding academic record earned him top honours at the institution’s 11th […]
Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has raised concern over the high cost of trading among African nations, revealing that it is about 20 percent more expensive for countries on the continent to trade with one another than with countries outside Africa. Okonjo-Iweala made the disclosure during an interview with […]
Top intelligence chiefs of the Department of State Services (DSS) from across Nigeria’s North-West zone have converged on Kaduna to review ongoing security challenges and strengthen inter-agency collaboration against terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping in the region. The high-level conference, held at the DSS Zonal Command office along Major General Muhammadu Buhari Way, brought together […]
