Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday inaugurated 39 new members of its Board of Trustees (BoT). The BoT Chairman, Sen. Adolphus Wabara, while inaugurating the new members at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja, said that they were nominees of states and zones. Wabara said that the nomination of the new members was based on
The Ogoni Liberation Initiative (OLI), a grassroots advocacy group, is calling on President Bola Tinubu to launch an independent investigation into the alleged diversion of a $300 million compensation fund meant for Ogoni communities over the Oil Mining Lease (OML) The fund, reportedly paid by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) under the leadership
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has elected a consultant psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, Prof. Chris Piwuna, as its next president. Piwuna, who is also the Dean of Student Affairs at the University of Jos, takes over from Victor Osodeke, a Professor of Soil Science from the Michael Okpara University of
In a significant shake-up within the Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party (LP), the party’s Caretaker Committee has suspended former State Chairperson, Pastor (Mrs) Dayo Ekong, and Sam Okpala for six months. The suspension, announced on May 11, 2025, cites gross misconduct and breaches of the party’s constitution. The disciplinary actions were detailed in
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it withheld 96 results on account of examination infractions, a decrease from 123 in the previous year. The Registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede, made the disclosure during a news conference on the official release of the results in Bwari on Friday. Oloyede explained that while further results
ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) has called on the media to step up advocacy for increased investment in inclusive and sustainable food systems to ensure food and nutrition security for all Nigerians. The call was made in Abuja, during a media workshop on Inclusive and Sustainable Food Systems Reporting, organised under the Inclusive Food Systems Project, funded
Stakeholders in Bauchi State have called for the inclusion of persons with special needs in the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment AGILE) project. The call was made at the conclusion of a two-day town hall meeting on Friday in Bauchi, organised by Info-Media Consultants in collaboration with the Bauchi State AGILE Project. The
In a fervent address at his Miller Road residence in Kano on Friday evening, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, former Governor of Kano State and National Leader of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, condemned the recent defections of key New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) members to the All Progressives Congress (APC), labeling the actions as the “highest level
Sandra Amachree, a distinguished Nigerian marketing executive and global speaker, has been appointed to the prestigious Cannes 2025 jury. Amachree would be joining an elite panel of global experts tasked with evaluating the world’s most compelling creative work. With over 16 years of experience in marketing, sales, and human resources most notably within Heineken’s African
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has unveiled the Lagos State Access to Finance for SMEs through Cooperatives (LASMECO) to provide access to finance for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) and registered cooperative societies in the state. Sanwo-Olu unveiled the initiative at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, on Wednesday in partnership with Bank
