Society & Lifestyle

      The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government, through the relevant agencies, to provide relief materials to cushion the effects of the recent boat mishap that took the lives of five persons in the Nafada River, Gombe State, North-Eastern Nigeria.   The resolution of the ...

      The Energy Commission of Nigeria has reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to tackling electricity challenges in public hospitals and universities through increased investment in renewable energy.   The Director-General of the ECN, Dr. Mustapha Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday to mark his two ...

    Senator Ned Nwoko has broken his silence following a viral video showing his wife, actress Regina Daniels, in distress, describing her recent actions as “drug-influenced” and “unprovoked carnage.”   In a lengthy post and a short video shared on his Instagram handle #princenednwoko on Sunday, Nwoko claimed the ...

    As 2025 enters its final quarter, President Bola Tinubu’s administration faces mounting public expectations to deliver on major economic and social pledges that define its reform agenda.   From tackling inflation and boosting growth to driving infrastructure and food security, several commitments made over the past year have ...

    Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has extended warm felicitations to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on the occasion of his 51st birthday.   This is as he described the revered monarch as “a beacon of peace, cultural rebirth, and national inspiration.”   In a Friday ...

    The Lutheran Church of Norway on Thursday apologised to the country’s LGBTQ community, at a gay pub in Oslo, for the discrimination and harassment it subjected them to in the past.   “The Church of Norway inflicted shame, serious harm and pain on gay people,” said Olav Fykse ...

    Former President Goodluck Jonathan has mourned the passing of former Kenyan Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, describing him as a true African patriot and a symbol of democratic struggle on the continent.   Jonathan, in a statement titled “Adieu H.E. Raila Odinga” shared on his official X account on ...

      A Non-Governmental Organisation, Hope Behind Bars Africa, has inaugurated the Farming Justice Project at the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja to promote inmate rehabilitation and tackle food insecurity within correctional facilities.   The initiative, implemented in partnership with the Nigerian Correctional Service, is funded by the European ...

      No fewer than 117 beneficiaries from northern Nigeria have departed for Algeria to pursue various academic programmes under a fully funded study scholarship facilitated by the Sheikh Dahiru Usman Bauchi Foundation.   Speaking during a send-forth and orientation ceremony organised for the beneficiaries in Bauchi, the Chairman ...

      The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted sunshine and cloudiness from Monday to Wednesday across the nation.   NiMet`s weather outlook released in Abuja envisaged sunny skies on Monday with patches of clouds over the northern region.   It anticipated prospects of isolated thunderstorms with light rains over ...