The Federal Government on Wednesday banned recipients of honorary degrees from prefixing “Dr” to their names in official, academic, or professional usage. It declared that the use of the title by such recipients constitutes a misrepresentation of academic credentials, which will henceforth be treated as academic fraud, with attendantContinue Reading
(BACSAAN National President, Haj Fasasi Muhammad Jamiu with the Hon. Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development at the 2024 Meeting of the National Council on Housing in Gombe) (BACSAAN Leader, Haj Fasasi with the organisation’s National Director of Operations By Danladi Ahmed Abuja (Flowerbudnews): The Builders, ConstructionContinue Reading
By Frank Meke In the past year, the tourism industry has witnessed the emergence of what can best be described as “shadow boxing” experts—individuals more invested in self-validation than in the genuine growth and development of the sector. They strive to appear impactful, yet often lack the depth of thoughtContinue Reading
Obokun State Assembly hopeful, Ambassador Olatunji Awodiran, has been officially inaugurated into the Imole Youth Mobilization Campaign Committee for the Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency. The Accord Party’s Obokun State Constituency hopeful, Ambassador Dr. Olatunji Awodiran (Leovest Omoolore), has declared his unwavering determination and readiness to work round the clockContinue Reading
UNFPA urges Sokoto students to pursue midwifery careers The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has begun sensitising secondary school students to consider studying nursing and midwifery as career choices for their future across Sokoto State in northern Nigeria. Mrs Jamila Gatawa, UNFPA Desk Officer in the Sokoto State Ministry ofContinue Reading
Afrobeats star, Davido Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has inaugurated a 43-man youth committee to drive the re-election campaign of his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke, ahead of the August 15 Osun State governorship election. At a brief event held in Ede on Tuesday, Davido also announced he would beContinue Reading
The Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) has advised its member associations not to participate in the ongoing Competency-Based Interview (CBI) and registration exercise organised by the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), citing non-compliance with government directives. The advisory, issued on May 5, 2026, and signed byContinue Reading
…As former HoS weeps The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday discharged and acquitted Mrs Winifred Oyo-Ita, former Head of Service (HoS) of the Federation, of alleged money laundering offences, six years after the trial began. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on the separate no-case submissions filedContinue Reading
– My ambition is a “deliberate and considered offer” built on years of experience, vision, and proven stewardship – Repete A chieftain of the All Progressives C ongress (APC) in Oyo State, Afeez Bolaji Repete, haso obtained the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms to contest theContinue Reading
