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Nigeria Needs Credible Population Data for Devt, Says NPC
Victor Ogunje in Ado-Ekiti
Ahead of the 2022 National Population Census (NPC), the commission has promised to give Nigerians a credible , reliable and dependable...
Abia APC Steps Up Voter Mobilisation, Enters 184 Wards
Emmanuel Ugwu-Nwogo in Umuahia
The Abia State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress(APC) weekend stepped up its mobilisation drive across the state as it sent...
Onyema: Central Counterparty Aims Transit Capital Market to Era of Possibilities
Kayode Tokede
The Nigerian financial services sector is agog as all is now set for the formal launch of NG Clearing Limited, the first central...
Unity Bank to Empower Over 5m Women MSMEs in South West
Nume Ekeghe
Unity Bank Plc is set to engage no fewer than 5 million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) being operated by women in...
POLITICS
LIFE & STYLE
FOC West Harps on Selflessness as Core of Military Service
Chiemelie Ezeobi
The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command (WNC), Rear Admiral Jason Gbassa, recently harped on selflessness as core
of military service.
The FOC made...
Quest for Justice as Death Snuffs Flying Dream of Dowen Teen, Sylvester Oromoni
Chiemelie Ezeobi and Sunday Ehigiator report that as the death of Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, continues to ripple...
A NATIONAL SUMMIT ON COVID-19
A national summit is being convened to discuss strategies of containing the pandemic within the country, write Tajudeen Kareem and Success Nwogu
Eminent medical authorities...
Army Officers Empowered with Leadership, Managerial Skills for Optimal Performance
Rebecca Ejifoma
Fifty lieutenant colonel and colonel of the Nigerian Army were recently empowered with leadership and managerial skills to help them achieve their mandates...
HEALTH & WELLBEING
Improving National Workplace Policies for Exclusive Breastfeeding
Despite emphasis on importance of exclusive breastfeeding for infants during their first six months of birth, Sunday Ehigiator reports that Nigerian working mothers are...
Kano Relishes Switch over to Digital Terrestrial Platform
Kano, the country’s most populous state has embraced the digital world with the promise of improved television service after making the transition from analogue...
CSO Targets Lifting 20 million Nigerian Under-5 Children from Malnutrition by 2030
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja
The Civil Society- Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) has flagged-off a partnership project aimed at improving Nigeria's nutrition systems.
The organisation...
8-year-old Anuoluwapo Moses Urgently Needs N15m for Open Heart Surgery
Rebecca Ejifoma
Eight-years-old Anuoluwapo Moses urgently needs N15m for an open heart surgery to correct her heart defects and forestall irreversible and life-threatening complications.
According to...
Health Experts Advocate Mandatory Blood Sugar Screening for Patients
Mary Nnah
Health professionals have agreed that one of the ways to ensure access to diabetes care is that government and private sector stakeholders must...
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EDUCATION
Sokoto Varsity Matriculates 2,000 Students, Denounces Indecency
Onuminya Innocent
The Sokoto State University (SSU) has matriculated about 2,000 students into various departments of the institution.
The institution's Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Sani Muhammad Dangoggo, disclosed...
Buhari Tells Universities to Look for Alternative Funding
Adibe Emenyonu
President Muhammadu Buhari has called on universities to look for other funding sources as the federal government subventions cannot meet their needs.
“The federal...
LASDRI Honours Greensprings’ Bus Driver for Safe Driving
In celebration of the 2021 Drivers’ Appreciation Day, the Lagos State Driver’s Institute (LASDRI) gave a special recognition award to Mr. Williams Udeme, a...
Global Education Week: BIC Honours Exceptional Educators
Uchechukwu Nnaike
BIC, one of the world leaders in stationery, lighters and shavers, marked this year’s Global Education Week (GEW) by honouring 10 exceptional educators...
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VIEW FROM THE GALLERY BY MAHMUD JEGA
As last week ended, the House of Representatives was reported to have invited INEC Chairman Prof Mahmoud...
EDITORIAL
FUNDING TERTIARY EDUCATION
It’s time to find alternative sources of funding university education
While inadequate funding has been a major problem of the education sector, policymakers have not...
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Aregbesola Has No Business Remaining in Office
Ring True BY Yemi Adebowale
Phone 08054699539 Email: yemi.adebowale@thisdaylive.com
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola should be embarrassed as the man supervising the Nigeria Correctional Service...
