The Governor of Sokoto State, Dr. Ahmad Aliyu, has praised the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) for quickly and effectively responding to emergencies in the state. The Governor gave this praise on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, during a ceremony where he started the distribution of 20 motorised boats and 2,000 life-jackets to river communities in Sokoto. He said that under the leadership of NEMA’s Director General, Mrs. Zubaida Umar, the agency has followed international standards and has been very active in helping local communities. Dr. Ahmad mentioned how NEMA quickly responded to recent boat accidents in Sokoto. He also said…
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The Federal Government has urged African countries to take full control of the fight against malaria, warning that reliance on foreign aid will only delay progress against the deadly disease. Speaking in Abuja at the Big Push Against Malaria meeting, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, said Africa must “own, fund, and act decisively” against a disease that kills nearly 600,000 people each year — with 90% of the burden on the continent. “Malaria is not someone else’s problem; it is our problem. We cannot continue outsourcing our solutions to Geneva or Washington,” Pate stressed,…
There was great excitement on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, when Dangote Cement Plc at Obajana and the Jakura community signed a historic agreement. This Community Development Agreement (CDA) will allow Dangote to carry out community projects over the next five years. The agreement with Jakura is one of several CDAs the company has signed with communities where it operates. These agreements help bring social and economic development projects to the people. At the signing event, the Plant Director of Dangote Cement in Obajana, Engr. Azad Nawabuddin (represented by Engr. John Gwong), said the agreement follows Nigeria’s Minerals and Mining laws…
The Chairman of Air Peace, Dr. Allen Onyema, has announced that the airline’s Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) center, which will cost N32 billion, will create more than 50,000 jobs. Onyema shared this news during the groundbreaking ceremony for the facility, held on Wednesday at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. He expressed happiness about this achievement and said the airline bought the 34,000-square-metre land eight years ago in preparation for this important project. He explained that the MRO center will not only repair Air Peace aircraft but will also be open to other Nigerian and international airlines. Onyema said…
The Sultan of Sokoto’s Foundation for Peace and Development has partnered with Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) to boost education, healthcare delivery, and youth empowerment across Nigeria. The agreement was announced during a courtesy visit by the Foundation’s delegation, led by its Director, Malam Muhammad, to YABATECH’s Council Chamber. Muhammad said the Foundation, established in 2014 by Sultan Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar III, supports communities affected by insecurity, poverty, and inequality. He highlighted partnerships with UNICEF, UN Women, the Malala Foundation, and the Bill Gates Foundation on projects covering immunisation, women’s rights, and access to quality education. He also revealed plans…
I’m compelled to make this observation and express my opinion in as far as the global anti-GMO campaign is twisted around. For a very long time now, scientists and other pro-GMO advocates have used wrong premises of “improved food security and reducing hunger” as being the essence of Genetic Engineering (GE) of crops or other organisms. Yet since genes are function-specific, generalizing that they’ll improve food security and reduce hunger (wide areas or issues) is a wrong approach and provides anti-science groups with fodder to attack the science and the technology. Being specific, for instance, the gene to protect cowpeas…
The Federal Government says it is set to overhaul justice service delivery in Nigeria through digital technology. Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), made this known on Wednesday at the 2025 Justice Sector Leadership Retreat in Maiduguri, themed “Strengthening Justice Sector Service Delivery through Technology, Innovation, and Coordinated Reform.” Fagbemi hailed Borno State’s e-Justice project launched in partnership with Law Pavilion, describing it as a model for efficiency and transparency with tools such as a Case Management System, e-Library, and electronic tracking of legal processes. He said Nigeria must update its legal frameworks and invest…
A Professor of Linguistics at the University of Ibadan, Francis Egbokhare, has warned against over-reliance on Artificial Intelligence (AI), stressing that the world’s biggest challenges are “humanistic, not technological.” Egbokhare gave the warning on Wednesday in Benin while delivering the keynote lecture at the 50th anniversary of the Faculty of Arts, University of Benin (UNIBEN). He argued that while technology has its place, it cannot replace human values, philosophy, and cultural wisdom in shaping society. “The modern human crises are not scientific problems. They are humanistic problems. They will not be solved by technological inventions but only through ideological restructuring,”…
The Federal Government has disbursed ₦330 billion in cash transfers to poor and vulnerable Nigerians through the National Social Safety-Net Coordinating Office (NASSCO). Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja during a meeting of the Special Presidential Panel on Social Investment Programme. He said the intervention is part of President Bola Tinubu’s efforts to cushion the impact of rising prices caused by ongoing economic reforms. “We are pleased to report that the social protection programme, put in place as a safety net to help people cope with the rising price…
Recently, I came across videos on social media showing some transport union leaders strategising ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, emphasising the collection of PVCs—just as they did in 2023 when ethnic profiling and intimidation shaped the electoral process. Once again, they have resorted to the same lies, propaganda, and intimidation in Lagos State because they see that Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) is gaining ground and remains a real political threat to them. The question is simple: if GRV were irrelevant, as they pretend, why would they deploy thugs to disrupt his events? First, they lied about his…