By Emmanuel Antswen   The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have trained 150 subject teachers in Benue on the national revised curriculum. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a 2-day workshop in Makurdi, Mrs Rhoda Dia-Johnson, Project Manager, ICMPD School Anti-Trafficking Education…

By Emmanuel Antswen   The Benue State Government on Tuesday said the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) has supported some schools in the state with equipment and infrastructure. The state Commissioner for Education and Knowledge Management, Dr Margaret Adamu, made the disclosure at the “Training of Subject Teachers on Mainstreamed Trafficking In Persons…

By Abah Benjamin Eneojoh Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has officially unveiled the Ajaokuta Economic City, also known as the Kogi–Hunan Free Trade Zone, describing it as a historic leap that signals the dawn of a new economic era for Kogi State and Nigeria at large. Speaking with confidence and optimism…

By Martha Agas The Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF) says only a strong financing framework can unlock Nigeria’s vast mineral wealth and drive its national development. SMDF`s Executive Director, Hajiya Fatima Shinkafi stated this at a workshop themed ‘Building a Sustainable Finance Framework for Nigeria’, on Tuesday in Abuja. The workshop was organised by the…

By Nicholas Dechi The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, has inaugurated several key civil-military cooperation projects in Otampe Oklenyi Community, Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue. Abbas inaugurated a newly built three-classroom block, staff room, and renovated five classrooms and latrine convenience on Tuesday at Otampe Oklenyi Primary School, Okpaga, Okpokwu…

By Admin The Egalitarian Africa, an NGO says the Minister of State for Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle is fit for the position. The group in a statement by its General Secretary, Akogun Olutoye Sunday, urged President Bola Tinubu to ignore allegations against the minister. The group’s reaction was in response to the resignation of the…

By Abah Benjamin-Eneojoh The Chief Servant of Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, on Monday paid a strategic working visit to President Bola Tinubu, GCFR, at the State House, Abuja, in a move aimed at strengthening security and accelerating development in the state. In a press statement issued by the Kogi State Commissioner…

By Admin At last names of a network of 20 Nigerian and three international individuals suspected of financing and facilitating terrorism, particularly linked to Boko Haram activities have been public. An investigation by security personnel in and outside Nigeria has revealed their personal data, financial transactions, and associations, highlighting links to convicted individuals and international…

By Admin Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and renowned academic, Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, has called on the Federal Government to entrench merit, competence, and integrity as the guiding principles in the appointment of leadership across Nigerian universities. He warned that the increasing politicisation of such appointments poses a serious threat…