World Radio Day: Experts advocate better welfare, AI training for journalists
Media experts have emphasized the need for improved welfare and additional training in the effective use of artificial intelligence. The call comes as Nigeria joins the global community to celebrate World Radio Day, observed annually on Feb. 13. The theme for the 2026 observance focuses on Radio and Artificial Intelligence. In an interview, Stella Okunna, […]
A nation that excludes girls engineers it’s decline
By Stephanie Shakaa Every year on February 11, the world celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, established by the UN in 2015 to recognize the critical role of women in STEM and confront persistent gender gaps in research, leadership, and innovation worldwide. STEM,science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is more than subjects […]
ASUU President’s Speech at Signing of Agreement with FG
ʀᴇᴍᴀʀᴋꜱ ᴀᴛ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɴᴇɢᴏᴛɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɢʀᴇᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍɪᴄ ꜱᴛᴀꜰꜰ ᴜɴɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀꜱɪᴛɪᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴇᴅᴇʀᴀʟ ɢᴏᴠᴇʀɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ɴɪɢᴇʀɪᴀ The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) reached an agreement with the Federal Government of Nigeria, 16 years after the last agreement was signed. The 2009 agreement was due for renegotiation in 2012, which was […]
Benue guber aspirant appoints head of campaign legal team
An aspirant for the Benue State governorship election in 2027, Sebastian Hon, has approved the appointment of Jerry Aondo as acting director of the legal team of his “Benue Rescue and Rebuild Mission” gubernatorial campaign. The appointment was disclosed in a statement issued by Ngutor Anyam, Chairman of the campaign organisation. According to the statement, […]
NCC, CBN Set to Roll Out Refund Framework for Failed Airtime and Data Transactions
In line with the consumer-focused objectives of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the two regulators have drawn up a framework to address consumer complaints arising from unsuccessful airtime and data transactions during network downtimes, system glitches, or human input errors. The framework is the outcome of several months […]
Atiku slams Tinubu over controversial Paris lunch with Rwanda’s president
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised President Bola Tinubu following the circulation of a photograph showing Tinubu having lunch in Paris with Rwandan President Paul Kagame. The image, shared on social media by the Presidency, drew controversy after users on X, formerly known as Twitter, flagged it as artificially generated. Tinubu’s media aide, Temitope […]
TETFund, UNDP Sign MoU to Fast-Track Nigeria’s Transition to Innovation-Driven Economy
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at accelerating Nigeria’s transition into an innovation-driven, knowledge-based economy. Signed under the National Innovation and Digital Transformation Partnership Programme (NIDTPP), the agreement was expected to strengthen universities and polytechnics as centres of research […]
NUC receives €3m to kick-start ICT projects in varsities
The National Universities Commission (NUC) says it has 3 million euros as the first tranche of the $40 million loan secured from the French Development Agency to support Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) projects in 10 selected universities across the country. Executive Secretary of the Commission, Prof. Abdullahi Yusufu Ribadu, announced this during the inaugural […]
New defence minsiter vows swift security turnaround as Kukah demands ‘normalcy by any means’
Nigeria’s newly sworn-in Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd), on Thursday assured citizens that tangible improvements in national security will be evident “within the shortest possible time,” pledging to rebuild synergy across the armed forces, enhance cooperation with security agencies and mobilise Nigerians in the collective fight against insecurity. This came as the Catholic […]
Insecurity: Nigeria’s defence minister resigns
Nigeria’s defence minister, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment, with immediate effect. In a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds. President Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation. “President Tinubu will likely inform the Senate of […]