Mr Olufemi Odubiyi, former Commissioner for Science and Technology, Lagos State, has given Chief Olabode George a seven-day ultimatum to retract the alleged defamatory comments made against him.Odubiyi also said that George, a former Deputy National Ch…

The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF)’s Gender and Election Watch (GEW), Room, on Tuesday, called for the arrest and prosecution of electoral offenders in the just-concluded governorship and state assembly elections.The GEW observer group, in a post-ele…

Nigerians in the UK have raised about N23 million in their bid to start tackling the out-of-school problem in Nigeria which has forced 20.2 million kids out of school.The amount was raised at the Fourth Annual Black-Tie Charity Ball, staged by the inte…

The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has introduced e-ticketing platform ahead of its 20th anniversary slated for March 25.The Vice-Chancellor of NOUN, Prof. Olufemi Peters, said in Abuja that the platform was introduced to resolve challenges…

Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs have set ablaze a state High Court in Owutu-Edda, Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi.Mrs Oluchi Uduma, the Registrar of the court confirmed the incident to newsmen in Owutu-Edda on Tuesday.She said tha…

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), says Africa needs adequate financing to tackle poverty on the continent and cushion the vulnerable groups while meeting its long-term development objectives.Acting Secretary-General of ECA, Antonio Pedro, said …