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Betta Edu, Better Education and Youthful Corruption

By Fred Chukwuelobe Doctor Betta Edu is 37. She is a Nigerian youth leader. A ministerial nominee from former Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade. She recently testified at Shiloh 2023 that after she approached the lead pastor…

Human Capital Development Critical in Repositioning NASENI –Halilu

The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu has stated that investing in human capital development and staff motivation remain the best ways of repositioning the Agency into…

WEF Launches New Global Cooperation Barometer Amidst Competition

The World Economic Forum (WEF) Monday launched the Global Cooperation Barometer to measure the state of global cooperation. The barometer indicates that global cooperation was resilient in multiple dimensions from 2012 until 2020 but overall cooperation declined by 2% from…

World Economic Forum Unveils 2024 Crystal Award Winners

Architect and educator Diébédo Francis Kéré, Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme and Oscar-winning actor Michelle Yeoh, and producer, guitarist, composer and humanitarian Nile Rodgers are the recipients of the 30th annual Crystal Award, the World Economic Forum…

NDLEA intercepts Colos consignment in boxing kits on New Year day

… Arrests female bandits’ supplier with cache of ammunition, 11 others over 3 tons of illicit drugs in raids across Kaduna, Lagos, Niger, Kogi, Kano, Borno, Osun Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, at the Murtala Muhammed…

Akwa Ibom folds 2017 Syringe Factory, Unveils N37bn worship Centre

In what many development economists would define as misplacement of priority, the Akwa Ibom State Government has unveiled N32b Akwa Ibom International Worship Centre where People will pray to get solutions for Nigeria’s problems. This is coming at a time…

How Stephen Alajemba aka Uwaezuoke rose to stardom

Stephen Alajemba a.k.a Ụwaezuoke or Nwaude Nwakpụda is a popular comic actor who focused mainly on Igbo films and pidgin. He was born on 18th July 1957. He is 65 years old now. Due to his stubbiness,he went for apprenticeship…

Reno Omokri’s Review of Tinubu’s New Year Address

What was missing from President Bola Tinubu’s New Year’s Day broadcast to the nation was sacrifice. Yes, he admitted that the economy was tottering when he took over on May 29, 2023, and he has had to make difficult decisions…

Tinubu signs 2024 Busget, Seeks MDAs Monthly Performance Report

President Bola Tinubu has signed the 2024 Appropriation Bill into law in keeping with his avowed commitment to maintaining a timeous, predictable, and efficient budget cycle. President Tinubu assented to the bill at the State House, on Monday, shortly after…

Defence, Humanitarian Ministers visit Plateau attack LGAs

The Honorable Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Muhammed Bello Matawalle MON and Hon. Minister of Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation Dr Betty Edu  led a powerful Federal Government delegation to visit and commiserate with the government and good people of…