By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says a total of 542, 576 Nigerians had completed their online pre-registration in the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) as at 7am of Monday July 12, exactly two weeks since the exercise began. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Tuesday at a meeting he…
COVID -19 as fresh threat to girl-child education in Northern NigeriaBy Martha Agas, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Girl-child education is faced with numerous challenges especially in Northern Nigeria, where economic barriers, social cultural norms and practices, among other factors, discourage parents/guardians from enrolling the girl-child in formal education. A recent report by UNICEF indicates…
By Aminu GarkoThe Police Command in Niger, on Tuesday, said it had arrested 16 students of Ibrahim Babangida University, Lapai, during cult initiation. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Wasiu Abiodun, disclosed this in a statement in Minna. ”On July 7 at about 2100 hours, acting on a credible intelligence, Police operatives attached to…
Addressing Climate Change through Tree PlantingBy Martha Agas, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Deforestation is a primary contributor to climate change which is widely practiced across Nigeria, exposing the country to global warming and its adverse effects. According to a UNDP report, In Nigeria every year, 13 million hectares of forest are lost while 3.6…
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded 154 new COVID-19 cases. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Wednesday morning. The News Agency Of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new infections indicate a decline from the 161 cases recorded a day earlier. The NCDC said Lagos State, the…
By Virginia Pietromarchi rocked by violence and looting for five consecutive days, with more than 70 people killed as grievances over the jailing of former President Jacob Zuma spiralled into the worst unrest in decades. Following the jailing of the former leader, protests and mass looting have widened into an outpouring of anger over the inequality that remains 27…
By Olaitan Ganiu Ex-Nigerian Idol finalist, Jemiriye, has advised the finalists in this year’s competition to spend their prize wisely. Francis and Kingdom will battle for the crown of the Nigerian Idol season 6, this Sunday. The winner will go home with N50m worth of prizes and a recording contract. In an interview with The…
By Olaitan Ganiu The Nigerian king of world beats, Chief Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye has urged theatre-artistes under the umbrella of ANTP to uphold the honour and legacy of the founder of the Association, Chief Hubert Ogunde. He remarked when the Board of Trustees and Central Working Committee of the Association of Nigeria Theatre-arts Practitioners (ANTP)…
Every role is challenging because as much to bring in something new not what you have seen before. Tell us your role in the latest film, Lockdown Heat I like stories that when people watch they can relate to it, so when I got the script I was like this sort of thing happens to…
