Nigeria
Kidnapping: Education Ministry Orders Heads of Tertiary Institutions to Dismiss Students Involved in Crime
• Discloses strategic meeting with defence ministry to strengthen safe schools nationwide Kuni Tyessi in Abuja The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has directed Vice Chancellors, Rectors and Provosts
UNICEF Launches Malnutrition Preventing Project Funded by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
• Partner Katsina in move to tackle non-compliance cases in immunisation Olusegun Samuel in Yenagoa and Francis Sardauna in Katsina The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the Bayelsà State Government,
NAICOM Issues New Licences to Recapitalised Insurers, Signals New Regulatory Era
James Emejo in Abuja The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM), yesterday said it has commenced the issuance of new licence certificates to insurance companies that successfully met the new minimum capital
REA, Ecotech Seal Landmark Deal to Drive Local Solar Manufacturing, Boost Energy Transition
• John Enoh: MoU success depends on collective commitment to patronise locally manufactured products, services •Abba Aliyu: 85 million Nigerians—about 40% of population lack reliable access to grid electricity •Ecotech
NIS Cracks Down on QNET/IGNITE Syndicate, Arrests Alleged Mastermind, 11 Others in Lagos
• Two victims rescued as Immigration Service uncovers transnational fraud, irregular migration network Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has dismantled a suspected transnational organised crime syndicate
US CDC: Nigeria Records 96% Viral Suppression for Persons on HIV Treatment
• Urges action to fill remaining gaps Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja United States Centre for Disease Control (US-CDC) said Nigeria had attained measurable progress in the fight against the spread
THE IMF’S AI DEBT WARNING
SONNY IROCHE argues that policymakers, especially in Africa, should take the alarm seriously The Rise of Artificial Intelligence as a Global Investment Phenomenon has been described by many experts and
THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS’ INTERVENTION
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) deserves commendation for demonstrating courage and moral responsibility by speaking truth to power at a critical moment in the nation’s history. At a
THE UMUAHIA CONVERGENCE
The maiden South East Regional Security Summit met in Umuahia to address issues of concern, writes JOSHUA OCHEJA I was in Umuahia in Abia State these past few days for the first
NCC Leases Digital Industrial Park, Learning Centre to Enugu
*NCC boss lauds Mbah’s smart schools, infrastructure, digital capacity initiatives In a major boost to President Bola Tinubu’s digital economy agenda, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and the Enugu State
