In order to achieve gender equality and inclusiveness ahead of the 2015 general elections and subsequent polls, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said it would integrate gender issues in all electoral programmes. The commission also assured that its newly developed gender policy would complement the nation’s National Gender Policy. Ishmael Igbani, INEC National…
Half of A Yellow Sun Hits Cinemas in Africa
The film adaptation of the Half of a Yellow Sun, a Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Orange Prize-winning best-seller, will hit cinemas in Nigeria and across the African continent on Friday, April 25, 2014. As part of activities preparatory to the official release of the film, a film screening and press conference with the stars was…
HAWKERS ATTACK KAI OFFICIALS, DAMAGE OFFICIAL VAN
Unidentified highway hawkers on Wednesday attacked some officials of the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI under the Lagos State Ministry of Environment, M.O.E, and damaged their official van at Berger bus stop, Lagos. The incident happened right in front of the Berger bus stop of the Lagos Bus Rapid Terminal, BRT, along the Lagos – Ibadan…
Education Key To National Development – Wike
The supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, has said that a robust education system was a key to achieving a holistic national development. Wike made the disclosure during the opening ceremony of a four-day capacity building workshop for primary school teachers in the South East held in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Monday. The workshop was put together…
EDUCATION KEY TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT – WIKE
The supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, has said that a robust education system was a key to achieving a holistic national development. Wike made the disclosure during the opening ceremony of a four-day capacity building workshop for primary school teachers in the South East held in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Monday. The workshop was…
Imposition of new Number Plates by FRSC unlawful – Court
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday declared as unconstitutional, the imposition of the new number plates on motorists by the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC. Justice James Tsoho, delivered the judgment following a suit filed by Emmanuel Ofoegbu, a lawyer, challenging the powers of the FRSC to issue the new number plates and…
Brazil 2014: NFF Unfolds Bonus Structure for Super Eagles
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, on Monday unfolded a breakdown of bonus packages for the Super Eagles, technical crew and other officials who will be representing the country at the forthcoming men’s soccer World Cup in Brazil. The summary was contained in the financial estimates presented by the Secretary General of the NFF, Musa Amadu…
NFF Appoints Emmanuel Amunike As Eaglets Coach
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has appointed former Super Eagles winger, Emmanuel Amunike, as the new head coach of the Nigerian U-17 national male team, the Golden Eaglets. Emmanuel Ikpeme, Head of NFF’s technical committee, who made the disclosure yesterday, said the appointment was arrived at for the sake of continuity, especially since Amunike…
SAMSUNG LAUNCHES GEAR 2
Samsung Group, the world’s leading electronic giant, on Sunday, launched its new Smart Watch, Gear 2. With a 1.63 inches screen, a 2.0 megapixel camera, a heart rate sensor and pedometer, an audio that can work with a Bluetooth headphone and an alert system for incoming text messages and emails, the wrist strap is…
Jonathan sacks Oduah, three others
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday finally sacked the embattled Stella Oduah, Minister of Aviation, Others ministers that equally received the president’s boot are Caleb Olubolade, minister of Police Affairs; Godsday Orubebe, minister of Niger Delta and Yerima Ngama, minister of State for Finance. Whereas it is not yet clear why president Jonathan sent the…
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