The Alice Wanny Development Foundation (AWDF) has trained more than 500 girls in vocational and entrepreneurial skills to commemorate the 2025 International Day of the Girl Child. The training, which focused on tiling, flooring, construction safety, and entrepreneurship, formed part of the foundation’s second-phase empowerment programme for girls and young people across the country. Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AWDF, Ms. Owan Ada, also launched a scholarship scheme and a book titled “From Gloominess to Strength” during the event in Abuja. Owan said the book was inspired by her mother’s experience. “My mother was denied education, not because of…
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Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC–Sokoto Central) has donated an office complex to the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) in Sokoto State to promote education and youth empowerment. Wamakko, who chairs the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Loans, handed over the facility to NABTEB’s Registrar, Dr. Aminu Muhammad, on Saturday in Sokoto. Represented by the Minister of State for Works, Bello Goronyo, the senator said the gesture was part of his continuous support for educational development and youth empowerment. He said the donation was in line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which prioritizes human capital development and…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has lamented the increasing number of lives lost on Lagos roads due to delays caused by onlookers taking videos instead of helping first responders. Abayomi stated this in Lagos during a symposium for stakeholders to mark the 2025 World Trauma Day with the theme, “Reducing Needless Deaths on Our Roads: Everybody’s Responsibility.” Represented by the Director of Medical Services at the Lagos State Health Service Commission, Dr. Olawale Adegbite, Abayomi urged residents to respect ambulances and prioritize saving lives before recording accident scenes. “Every time we block an ambulance or ignore…
The Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund has expressed concern over the Federal Government’s failure to honor its agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), describing the situation as unacceptable. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Aliyu Dandutse, disclosed this after a closed-door meeting with the ASUU leadership at the National Assembly. The intervention follows the ongoing two-week warning strike declared by the union over unresolved issues dating back to 2011. Dandutse said the Senate would immediately initiate a negotiation process involving key stakeholders, including ASUU, the Federal Ministry of Education, and the National Universities Commission (NUC), to…
Mrs. Anastacia Ngarama, a Kenyan mixed agriculturist, says adopting safety measures such as Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is essential for sustainable pest control. Ngarama stated this in an interview with reporters on Saturday in Naivasha, Kenya. IPM, she explained, is a sustainable approach that combines various methods to manage pests while minimizing risks to human health and the environment. As part of activities marking the World Congress Week of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ), participants visited Ngarama’s 12-acre farm to observe firsthand the implementation of the Sustainable Pesticide Management Framework in Kenya. According to Ngarama, she ensures safe…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced that there will be a partial closure of the Lagos Airport access road on Saturday, October 18, 2025, to allow the Nigerian Air Force to conduct its annual 10-kilometre walk/jog exercise. According to a statement by FAAN, the temporary closure will affect the stretch of road between the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2) and the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) from 6:00 a.m. FAAN assured passengers and airport users that flight operations would not be disrupted during the exercise, as scheduled flights will proceed as planned. “To ensure smooth movement…
The Centre for School Health Education and Environmental Hygiene (CSHEEH) on Friday commemorated the 2025 Global Handwashing Day in Kuje, Abuja. The event, held at Peace International Ambassador School, featured community sensitization, health talks, and recognition of local hygiene heroes. CSHEEH Executive Director, Dr. Folasade Momoh, said the theme for this year, “Be a Handwashing Hero,” encourages individuals to promote clean hand habits and serve as role models in their communities. She noted that handwashing with soap remains one of the most effective ways to prevent diseases and save lives. “The theme urges everyone to champion hand hygiene in schools,…
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, is once again under public scrutiny following a formal petition submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) by Integrity Watch Nigeria, alleging that he violated the Code of Conduct for Public Officers by serving concurrently as a member of the House of Representatives and a corps member under the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in 2019. The petition, dated 12th October 2025 and addressed to the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau at the Federal Secretariat Complex in Abuja, officially received on 17th October 2025, calls for an immediate and thorough investigation…
The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has unveiled the Yoruba version of the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA), in partnership with Meta. The unveiling ceremony was held on Friday in Lagos and led by the NDPC National Commissioner, Dr. Vincent Olatunji. Olatunji said the translation into Yoruba — and soon into Igbo and Hausa — was aimed at reaching Nigerians who are not literate in English. He described the initiative as a practical step toward ensuring millions of citizens understand their data rights and responsibilities in their native languages. According to him, the translation will help people better appreciate their…
Prof. Vadlya Tame of Modibbo Adama University, Yola, has unveiled a new book titled “The 168 Laws of Loyalty,” aimed at reawakening the values of loyalty, integrity, and trust in leadership. Tame, an academic and leadership mentor, announced this during a press briefing ahead of the book’s public presentation on Friday in Yola. He described the publication as the result of years of observation, leadership experience, and personal reflection on what sustains trust, relationships, and national development. “This book is more than a publication; it is the outcome of years of experience and reflection on what truly holds families, institutions,…