By Salisu Sani-Idris The Supreme Council for Shari’a in Nigeria has advised the Federal Government to create community feeding centres for the vulnerable during the forthcoming month of Ramadan. The President of the council, Sheikh Abdulrrasheed Hadiytullah, made the call in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Hadiytullah urged clericsContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The All Progressives Congress – National Youth Advocacy Front (APC-NYAF) on Monday lauded the result oriented reforms in the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Services on improved services. The National Coordinator of the group, Mr Jubril Ekwote, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that the resultContinue Reading
Taiye Olayemi The Immediate past Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, and Sen. Orji Kalu on Friday got awarded for their contributions to sports development in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the awardees were honoured at the fourth SportsvilleContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Arewa Traders Association of Nigeria (ATAN) has pledged to work with all its members in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to stabilize price of food items in the holy month of Ramadan. The newly appointed FCT Chairman of the association, Alhaji Habib Muhammad-Gajo, made the pledge inContinue Reading
By News Desk The Kwara State High Court, sitting as an appellate court in Ilorin, has discharged and acquitted two journalists convicted of publishing a defamatory article against a rice factory, faulting the police and trial magistrate’s ruling. In February 2023, a magistrate’s court convicted Alfred Olufemi, an investigative reporter,Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Indians in Nigeria have reiterated commitment toward the actualisation of their country’s ‘Viksit Bharat at 2047’, a vision to transform India into a developed nation by 2047, the 100th year of independence. This vision encompasses various facets of development, such as economic growth, environmental sustainability, social progressContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO) has secured approval from the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to teach Nigerian languages in NYSC camps. Chief Biodun Ajiboye, Executive Secretary of NICO, disclosed this in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by his MediaContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Popular female talking drummer, Aralola Olumuyiwa, on Friday, urged the Bank of Industry (BOI), corporate organisations and embassies to support the third edition of the All Female Drummers Festival. Olumuyiwa, popularly known as Ara, who made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Convener of Destination Lagos Awards, Apata Samson, has commended private tourism practitioners for their selfless and consistent efforts in grooming the industry. Samson gave the commendation during the inauguration of a nomination committee for the maiden edition of Destination Lagos Award, on Thursday in Lagos. HeContinue Reading
