Osogbo: The Osun State Government has announced plans to maintain the significant progress achieved in family planning uptake with the assistance of The Challenge Initiative (TCI), a non-governmental organisation. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Mr. Jola Akintola, highlighted this commitment during a stakeholders’ meeting in Osogbo focused on transitioning Osun’s family planning efforts to self-reliance. […]

Asaba: Delta Government has announced plans to leverage its geographical assets and aquatic resources to develop a sustainable blue economy. The state’s Commissioner for Works (Rural and Public Information), Mr. Charles Aniagwu, shared this vision while presenting the state’s transformative blueprint during a ministerial joint briefing in Asaba. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the […]

Calabar: Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UniCal), has vowed to resolve the ongoing quota crisis in the institution’s Dentistry programme before leaving office. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the crisis emerged due to the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN)’s refusal to induct UniCal’s 2016 Dentistry students. The […]

Lagos: Ahead of Nigeria’s open banking implementation in August, a cybersecurity expert, Mr Anthony Fakiyesi, has emphasised the need to prioritise robust cybersecurity protocols to safeguard sensitive information and protect the financial ecosystem’s integrity. Fakiyesi, also a cloud-security consultant, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday. According to […]

Washington: A seemingly offhand remark by US President Donald Trump during a meeting with African leaders on July 9 at the White House has ignited a storm of reactions across Africa and its diaspora. While hosting five West and Central African leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal to discuss trade and development, Trump […]