Business Education

Dangote to build sugar research centre at NSUK

By Daniel Adaji May 29, 2023 5 0

The President/CE, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has promised to build the Aliko Dangote Sugar Research centre in the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK). This was disclosed by the out-going Chief of Staff to President Muhammdu Buhari, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari during his speech at the 7th Convocation ceremony of the Nasarawa State University on Saturday,27th […]Continue Reading

Media Education

CJID, CIPE train journalists and CSOs on constructive and corrosive capital tracking

By Daniel Adaji May 12, 2023 39 0

By Daniel Adaji The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development with funding from the Center for International Private Enterprise CIPE, organised a three day experiencing sharing workshop for investigative journalists and civil society organisations on constructive and corrosive capital inflow in Nigeria. The workshop which held between 10 and 12 May 2023 in Abuja had Continue Reading

Education

Investment in teachers key to quality education, says Ezekwesili

By Daniel Adaji May 2, 2023 34 0

Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said that investment in teachers to be professional is key to quality education.   She spoke at her 60th birthday symposium in Abuja, which was graced by eminent personalities and statesmen, including the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi; John Cardinal Onaiyekan and Tonye Cole. Former […]Continue Reading

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Rise and fall of electoral chairmen in Nigeria (1964-2023)

By Daniel Adaji April 25, 2023 59 0

The 2023 elections fell short of the promises and expectations of Nigerians, in spite the deployment of world-class and highly expensive technology. The irregularities could put Professor Yakubu Mahmood in the bracket of past electoral chairmen who failed the integrity test. Theophilus Abbah, PhD The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Continue Reading

Education

Ozekhome appointed Abia Varsity Visiting Professor of Law

By Daniel Adaji April 20, 2023 45 0

By Clement Adeyi Erudite constitutional lawyer and frontline human rights activist, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has been appointed Visiting Professor of Law by Abia State University, Uturu, into its Faculty of Law. The appointment is with effect from the 2022/2023 academic session. In a statement made available to newsmen by the university management, its decision […]Continue Reading

Education Interviews

Benue examinations board decries fraudulent act of staff

By Daniel Adaji April 19, 2023 34 0

By Faith Igbudu Benue State Examinations Board (BSEB) has expressed dismay at some of its staff who elected to defraud the board, saying it will not take responsibility for the losses. The staff who were identified as mostly being casual staff had forged tax receipts, issuing same to unsuspecting principals who paid monies to them […]Continue Reading

Arts Education

Igala land: past, present and future

By Daniel Adaji April 16, 2023 61 0

Text of my speech at the meeting of the Igala Cultural and Development Association, Portharcourt, River State On Saturday 26th November, 2022. By Festus Oguche It was with utmost pleasure that I accepted the invitation from Pastor Ekele Morgan to make this speech before this August body. The topic above captured my curiosity when I […]Continue Reading

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FACTSHEET: What you should know about the diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria

By Daniel Adaji February 5, 2023 46 0

An outbreak of diphtheria, a serious disease that is especially harmful to children, has been confirmed in Nigeria. But what is diphtheria, and what leads to its spread? The agency that tackles public health emergencies in Nigeria has raised the alarm over an outbreak of diphtheria, a serious bacterial infection. In an advisory on 20 […]Continue Reading

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2023 elections: CJID trains journalists on safety measures

By Daniel Adaji January 30, 2023 35 0

By Daniel Adaji The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has trained about 50 journalists on how they could ensure personal safety while playing their crucial roles in the forthcoming elections. The two-day hybrid training took place in Lagos and other parts of the country.  It  was conducted on January 17 and 18, 2023. […]Continue Reading

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What the newly introduced national child online protection policy and strategy offers to Nigerians

By Daniel Adaji January 29, 2023 36 0

By Stephanie Adams-Douglas The coronavirus pandemic caused an unprecedented rise in screen time with worldwide restrictions and stay-at-home orders restricting people to their homes, including children – 80% of whom UNICEF says are impacted by online content. The coronavirus pandemic caused an unprecedented rise in screen time Although being online opens up an array Continue Reading

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New Naira notes scarcity: Businesses shutdown in Kogi communities

By Daniel Adaji January 26, 2023 26 2

By Daniel Adaji Anthony Esther, a resident in Okpo, Olamaboro Local Government Area of Kogi State, has lamented the non-availability of the new Naira notes in her community and how several businesses have shut down not wanting to continue to transact in the old currency for fear that they might not be able to change […]Continue Reading

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Hon Bago, APC governorship candidate in Niger, promises to complete Bello’s projects

By Daniel Adaji January 17, 2023 32 0

By Daniel Adaji The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Niger State, Hon Umar Mohammed Bago has promised to complete all the development projects across the state initiated by his predecessor, Abubakar Sani Bello. The Niger State-born politician, who is a member of the House of Representatives  for Chanchaga Federal Constituency, disclosed […]Continue Reading