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A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Olisa Agbakoba has come down hard on the current Supreme Court of Nigeria, describing it as the “worst” in his 45 years of legal practice. Agbakoba said this on Friday in Abuja at a colloquium to mark the 61st birthday of the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The colloquium was attended by …

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has concluded its series of train-the-trainers’ workshops for staff members of 206 universities in the country The training programme was to ensure effective delivery of the new curriculum – the Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS) developed by the Commission for Nigerian universities. The coordinator of a segment of the exercise, Prof Emeritus Peter …

Ethiopian runners have claimed the top honours in the half marathon men’s and women’s categories of the 2023 ECOWAS Abuja International Marathon on Saturday. Though it was the East Africans that carried the day, Nigerian athletes represented the sub-region meritoriously; shining brightly across the podium. In the men’s half marathon, Gebresilase Abadi Haftamu of Ethiopia stormed to victory, securing a …

President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (PCNGI). The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, who confirmed the development in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the establishment of the PCNGI was a demonstration of the president’s readiness to ease the pain caused by the removal of …

The Abuja Division of the Appeal Court has dismissed a suit filed by Senator Smart Adeyemi seeking to nullify the governorship primary election victory of Ahmed Usman Ododo as the flagbearer of the the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State for the November 11 poll. While dismissing the suit, the appellate court which deliberated on the matter on Friday, …

Al-Azhar Academy in Zaria has been shut by the Kaduna State Schools Quality Assurance Authority (KSSQAA) due to allegations that a student was fatally beaten there. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a JSS 3 student Marwan Sambo, 19, was reported to have died from severe beating and corporal punishment by some teachers over absenteeism. Dr. Usman Abubakar, …

This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today   Nigeria’s Traction set to expand after 70k milestone   Nigerian startup Traction, an innovative platform tailored for African Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), has announced intent to expand its footprint across its service threshold. The expansion comes after securing $6 million in …

These top 10 stories across the nation’s newspapers might interest you. 1. Appeal Court sacks Senate Minority Leader, orders fresh election The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Sunday, nullified the victory of the Senate Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwon, in the February 25 election in Plateau North- Senatorial District.Read more 2. Falana urges Interior Minister, Tunji-Ojo, to review payment of N500m …

The governorship Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election in Rivers State, Beatrice Itubo, has lamented the unending political crisis currently rocking the state which she said was affecting the businesses and the livelihood of the people. Itubo, in a statement in Port Harcourt on Friday, also called on the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom …

Stakeholders in the health sector have been challenged to consider harm reduction as a key guide in driving public health strategies in Africa. Harm reduction refers to interventions aimed at reducing the negative effects of health behaviours without necessarily extinguishing the problematic health behaviours entirely or permanently. Speaking during the third annual harm reduction exchange themed: ‘Amplifying the Voice of …