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Since last Tuesday, women from different groups have blocked the entrance to the National Assembly, demanding the lawmakers rescind the rejection of the 5 bills on women. The National Assembly had voted against the bill to create extra seats for women, alongside four other bills that are gender-related in the …

The world over, academic excellence is typically an offshoot of endogenous and enduring culture that has immunity against compromise, but mutation to classic global best practices. This has always been the benchmark that many universities are struggling to catch up with, while many others have considered this rare feat as …

In this article, we shall spotlight 24-Year-old Nigerian changemaker, Chukwuemeka Orukwowu who has demonstrated passion for Africa’s development by championing high-value projects in the past 6 years and counting! Chukwuemeka Orukwowu’s unique journey has attracted meaningful international exposure and global citizenship. He is a leading light in Nigeria’s Social Impact …

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has said it would proceed with the governorship primary slated for Tuesday to pick its flagbearer for the July 16 election. The Sunday Bisi-led faction of the party, while reacting to the restraining order of an Osun State High Court sitting …

Ukraine First Lady Olena Zelenska begs media to tell ‘terrible truth’ that Russians are killing kids The wife of Ukraine’s president begged international media in an emotional plea Sunday to share the “terrible truth” of how Russian forces are brutally murdering children. “I appeal to all the unbiased media in …

Court workers under the aegis of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria have threatened to embark on indefinite industrial action following the failure of some states to pass the law granting financial autonomy to the judiciary. They said only eight out of the 36 states have passed the law. “If …

•Plot over NEC committee •No gov has power to convene meeting —Nabena •Chairmanship aspirants adamant, intensify campaigns despite Adamu’s endorsement •Buhari didn’t endorse me —Ex-Nasarawa gov •Musa reels out programmes TWENTY days to its convention, aspirants for the position of national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) appear resolute …

Japan in talks with US, Europe over banning Russian oil imports Japan, which counts Russia as its fifth-biggest supplier of crude oil, is in discussion with the United States and European countries about possibly banning Russian oil imports, Kyodo News reported. The report comes after US Secretary of State Antony …

The state government had last year revoked the contract with Qumecs and awarded the same to an indigenous construction firm, Hensek Integrated company limited, leaving an outstanding balance of about N572m due to be paid to the first construction firm. The alleged inability of the state government to remit the …

There are clouds of uncertainty hanging over the national convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) a few weeks to the much-postponed exercise following the failure of the party’s national leadership to write a fresh notification to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) within the 21-day legal window. Already, …