Federal Ministry of Education has announced the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), in curriculum delivery as part of ongoing reforms in the education sector, stressing that the Ministry is committed to delivering inclusive, future-ready education. In the same vein, the Ministry announced Nigeria’s target of integrating 10 million out-of-school children by 2027 as offshoot of … [Read more…]
Justice Binta Nyako of the Abuja division of the Federal High Court has fixed June 27 to deliver judgment on the suit filed by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against the Senate seeking to quash her six-month suspension. The judgment will equally resolve the issues raised in the contempt claims, as well as the preliminary objections raised … [Read more…]
The Enugu State government has inaugurated a steering committee to eliminate Gender-Based Violence, GBV, in the state, declaring zero tolerance for the social malaise. The inauguration took place at the Government House Enugu. The panel, which is chaired by the Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Ngozi Enih, draws its membership from … [Read more…]
The PDP has denied Anyanwu’s claim of signing the nomination forms for Anambra’s 2025 governorship election, says Damagum, Kosheodo signed the forms The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, denied claims that Senator Samuel Anyanwu signed the list submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), bearing the names of its candidates in the Anambra … [Read more…]
By Abdul Mahmud Terrorism is changing in the northern region of our country. The faces are new. Some are old. The methods are familiar. The threat is growing. Two new groups have emerged. One is Mahmuda. The other is Lakurawa. Add the familiar curmudgeons: ISWAP, Boko Haram and Ansaru and you will have a clearer … [Read more…]
Property worth several millions of naira has been destroyed as fire gutted a furniture workshop and a church in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The incident occurred at Sogoye, Bode, in Ibadan, on Saturday. The state Chairman of Fire Services Agency and Special Adviser on Fire Services Reform to Governor Seyi Makinde, Moroof Akinwande confirmed … [Read more…]
…Govt set to develop tourist sites …Work starts on Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Awgu Games Village in earnest The Enugu Air, CNG Mass Transit Programme, and the ultramodern transport terminals all built from scratch by the Governor Peter Administration are to be launched for operation before the second anniversary of the government. The government has also … [Read more…]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have thwarted what it described as a desperate attempt by a woman, Ihensekhien Miracle Obehi, to export large consignments of cocaine concealed in her private part, stomach and false bottom of her handbag to Iran at the Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State. This … [Read more…]
Pope Leo XIV has appealed for “no more war” in his first Sunday message to crowds in St Peter’s Square since his election as pontiff. The new pope called for an “authentic and lasting peace” in Ukraine and a ceasefire in Gaza and release of all Israeli hostages. Recalling the end of the Second World … [Read more…]
The Executive Secretary/CEO of the National Institute For Cultural Orientation and member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Otunba Biodun Ajiboye, has dismissed fears that Nigeria is drifting into a one-party state, blaming the country’s weakened opposition for failing to provide a credible alternative to the ruling party. In an interview with ARISE News on … [Read more…]
By Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia On Friday, May 9, 2025, people from all walks of life gathered at the country home of Chief Jim Nwobodo in Amaechi Awkunanaw, to celebrate a talented visionary, an extraordinary Titan, a sagacious achiever, a charismatic leader, a man with the heart of gold, the former governor of the old … [Read more…]
The Abia State Government has announced plans to convert the newly constructed Government House, built by the immediate past Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, into a five-star hotel. The decision was made public by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, following a tour of the three-storey complex. Kanu described the structure as “uninhabitable and a security … [Read more…]