Tag: #NewsUltra360
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NOA MOVES TO PARTNER FIDA ON FREE LEGAL SERVICES IN KOGI
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Kogi State has expressed readiness to partner with the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) to provide free legal services for members of the public. The State Director of NOA, Mrs Aileku Ayedime, made the pledge during a stakeholders’ consultation meeting with female judicial officers in Lokoja. She said…
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EDO GOVT CALLS FOR STRONGER MONITORING, AWARENESS OF PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES
The Edo State Government is pushing for stronger monitoring and public awareness of services offered at Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the state. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Benin City, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Health, Dr Andrew Iyamu, said many residents are unaware that some drugs and healthcare services at…
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OKABA CONGRATULATES GANAGANA, DEFENDS APC BOMADI/PATANI PRIMARY PROCESS
APC aspirant Preye Okaba has congratulated Basil Ganagana following the Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency primary election held on May 15 in Delta State. In a statement made available to NAN, Okaba described the primary as peaceful, transparent and credible, while rejecting reports suggesting that the process was compromised or did not hold. Okaba said he fully…
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APC MEMBERS ENDORSE OLA FOLORUNSHO AT AMUWO ODOFIN ASSEMBLY PRIMARY
Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Amuwo Odofin Constituency I, Lagos, on Wednesday endorsed Ola Folorunsho, popularly known as Western, during the party’s House of Assembly primary election in Festac Town. The primary, conducted using the APC’s Option A4 voting system, featured four aspirants. Party members, including persons living with disabilities, queued behind…
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BINGHAM VC URGES SCHOLARS TO COMBINE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE WITH MORAL VALUES
Bingham University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Haruna Ayuba, has called on scholars, staff and students to uphold strong moral values while contributing positively to society through education and research. Ayuba made the call during the university’s third public lecture in Karu, Nasarawa State, held in honour of Prof. Yusufu Turaki’s 80th birthday. He described Turaki as a…
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TINUBU APPOINTS SEGUN AINA AS NEW JAMB REGISTRAR
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, succeeding Professor Is-haq Oloyede whose second term ends on July 31, 2026. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on Wednesday May 20 by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. According…
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SKILLED PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES APPEAL FOR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
Members of the Nasara Physically Challenged Centre in Dei-Dei Community, Bwari Area Council, FCT, have appealed to government at all levels, corporate organisations and well-meaning Nigerians for support. The Chairman of the centre, Mr Zailani Garba, in an interview with on Thursday May 21 in Abuja, said many physically challenged persons were skilled in tailoring,…
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NYSC URGES PARENTS TO PROVIDE EXTRA TRAVEL FUNDS FOR CORP MEMBERS
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, has advised parents and guardians to provide adequate transport funds for prospective corps members travelling to orientation camps across the country. He gave the advice during a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum on Wednesday May 20 in Abuja, while also warning corps members…
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FIVE KWARA APC REPS PRIMARY ASPIRANTS REJECT EXERCISE
Fresh controversy has erupted within the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) following the rejection of the party’s House of Representatives primary for the Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun Federal Constituency by five aspirants. The aggrieved aspirants accused some party officials of allegedly orchestrating what they termed a flawed and unacceptable process during the primary conducted…
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WHO REPORTS OVER 500 SUSPECTED EBOLA CASES, 130 DEATHS IN DRC OUTBREAK
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says more than 500 suspected Ebola cases and about 130 suspected deaths have been recorded in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). WHO officials say only 30 cases have been confirmed so far, while investigations continue into the spread of the outbreak, which has also reached parts of North Kivu…
