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By Opeyemi Gbemiro Nigeria’s future hinges on developing leaders with strong character, integrity, and vision,  Prof. Segun Joshua, an academic scholar has said. Joshua, of the  Department of Political Science at the  Federal University (FUL) in  Lokoja, Kogi said this in a lecture he delivered at the 36th inaugural lecture of the university on Thursday…

By Blessing Odega The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) branch, has distributed relief items to 200 patients and honoured 21 retired nurses for their service. Mrs Victoria Samson, Chairperson of NANNM, JUTH branch, said on Thursday in Jos that the gesture marked the 2025 International Nurses Week,…

By Emmanuel Antswen A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Women Environmental Programme (WEP), says it would empower 100 persons in Benue in aquaponic farming and smart mini ranches. Head of Programmes at WEP, Ms Damaris Uja, made the disclosure on Thursday in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area at the project inception meeting. Uja said that the project was…

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…