Kaduna: Mrs. Oghogho Musa, President of the Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), emphasized the significance of the International Widows’ Day celebration as a testament to the strength and resilience of widows, who courageously navigate numerous challenges. She shared these sentiments during an event in Kaduna that brought together 255 widows to mark the […]

Lagos: The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has announced that the state is on the verge of making history by becoming the first West African geopolitical zone to eliminate malaria. This initiative is not reliant on vaccines or genetically modified mosquitoes, but rather on ‘simple common sense’ medical practices and a robust […]

Abuja: The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has approved June 28 for the conduct of the 2025 UTME mop-up examination. This announcement was made in a statement released in Abuja by the board’s Public Communications Advisor, Dr. Fabian Benjamin. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the examination will accommodate 5,096 spill-over candidates and those […]

Abuja: Stakeholders in the justice sector will host a convergence of legal practitioners and mediators in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to promote peaceful dispute resolution through mediation. The programme, tagged “Abuja Settlement Week 2025,” is organized by the Institute of Chartered Mediators and Conciliators (ICMC) in collaboration with the Abuja Multi-Door Courthouse (AMDC) under […]

Lagos: The Nigeria Fencing Federation has announced a 12-member team for the 23rd African Fencing Championships, which will take place at Charterhouse Lagos from June 25 to June 29. This event marks only the third time the championship will be hosted in Sub-Saharan Africa, following previous editions in Senegal in 2002 and Mali in 2009 […]