The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to political parties to allow for healthy competition in the coming general elections.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
ASHENEWS reports that the Institute for Media and Society (IMS), has empowered no fewer than 30 female journalists of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists with digital storytelling skills ahead of the 2023 general elections.
By Fatima Zahra Muhammad ASHENEWS reports that the United Nations (UN), and the World Health Organization (WHO) have launched an appeal fund to tackle malnutrition in 30 million children in Nigeria, and 14 other countries. This is contained in a statement released by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday. This online platform further reports FAO and WHO as jointly acknowledging the role of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased conflict, climate shocks, and the rising costs of living as key factors worsening child malnutrition in the affected countries. According to the statement, the fund seeks to strengthen access to nutrition and…
“There will be mass defection from APC in 2 weeks”, Former Jigawa deputy gov reveals
ASHENEWS reports that troops of 177 Guards Battalion, in conjunction with troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, have raided and neutralised two bandits in their enclaves in Idu, Chikara, along the boundaries of Toto local government area of Nasarawa state, Abaji FCT and Koton Karfe in Kogi.
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) rescued a pregnant widow from forceful ejection from her home by her late husband’s brothers.
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan says the National Assembly will continue to collaborate with the Executive toward tackling Nigeria’s security challenge. He stated this at a ceremony marking his 64th birthday in Abuja. “We still have some new challenges. The new challenges are, when we came in 2015, that was the 8th Senate, the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had the security challenge to be predominantly in the northeast, the Boko Haram insurgency. “Haven dealt with that, and then some new security challenges started to prop up in the North-west and North-central. “The government accepted the fact that these…
“The provision of section 127 of the Police Act and Regulation 127 thereof, which applies to unmarried women police officers getting pregnant while in service but does not apply to unmarried male police officers impregnating females while they are in service is discriminatory” The National Industrial Court (NIC) has voided Regulation 127 of the Nigeria Police Force, which forbids unmarried female officers from getting pregnant. According to the regulation, any female officer who gets pregnant outside wedlock will be dismissed. Recall that in 2021, an unmarried police corporal attached to Iye-Ekiti station, Omolola Olajide was sacked for getting pregnant outside…
ASHENEWS reports that Dangote Cement Plc has empowered 40 women in fashion design in Kogi state. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the skill acquisition program onThursday at Obajana, the Plant Director, of Dangote Cement Plc, Obajana, Mr. JV Gungune said the skill acquisition scheme was meant to support the government in its job creation efforts. Mr. Gungune said even though the job creation scheme aptly fits into the company’s vision and mission, it cannot do it alone, nor can it employ everyone, adding that the skill acquisition program is another way of creating employment for the people of Kogi…
ASHENEWS reports that a professor of Metallurgical and Minerals Engineering at the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), John Ade Ajayi has lamented that Nigeria has been unable to utilize its abundant mineral resources to create sustainable wealth and drive real development that impacts the people. He made the submission while delivering the 146th Inaugural lecture of the institution with the title: “Rich Nation, Poor People! The king of Metals as Paradigm: Quo Vadis Nigeria?” on the 10th of January 2023. According to Ajayi, although Nigeria is blessed with a lot of non-ferrous minerals including copper ores capable of contributing immensely to…