Lagos: The Lagos State Government has confirmed that no fewer than 370 pupils will participate in the 2025 South-West Basic Education Schools Sports (BESS) competition. Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Jamiu Alli-Balogun, revealed this during a news conference ahead of the three-day event. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the competition will take […]
Day: June 16, 2025
D-8 Targets $500 Billion in Intra-Trade by 2030 Through Preferential Trade Agreement
Abuja: Amb. Isiaka Imam, Secretary-General of the D-8 Organisation for Economic Cooperation, has announced that the organisation aims to achieve a target of $500 billion in intra-trade among its member countries by 2030. This ambitious target was discussed during the 8th Session of the Supervisory Committee of the D-8 Preferential Trade Agreement (8th SC PTA) […]
CDS Commits to Eradicating Banditry in Nigeria
Yelwata: The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has vowed to end banditry in Nigeria. Musa made this commitment during a visit to Yelwata town, Guma Local Government Area of Benue, following deadly coordinated attacks that took place on Friday night. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the CDS assured that the Nigerian […]
Food Security: FG to Review Country’s Agricultural Laws
Abuja: The Federal Government has taken steps to review Nigeria’s agricultural laws to promote agriculture development and enhance food and nutrition security in the country. Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, stated this at the opening of the stakeholders’ workshop and input on the Nigeria Agricultural Laws Reform in Abuja. […]
Kperogi Cautions Journalists on Dangers of AI
Abuja: Farooq Kperogi, a Nigerian-American Professor and newspaper columnist, has called on journalists not to allow Artificial Intelligence (AI) to erase their uniqueness, humanity, and individuality. The media scholar gave the advice during an interactive session with the Editorial Management Board of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, at the agency’s headquarters in […]