Bill recommends imprisonment for discrimination against old people

THE Older Persons (Rights and Privileges) Bill 2020, sponsored by the Senate Committee on Women Affairs, has prescribed a six-month jail term for anyone who discriminates against anybody that is…

Oil falls after hitting $70, OPEC+ output plunges

The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, dropped on Monday after climbing above the $70 per barrel mark for the first time in over 14 months. Brent, against which Nigeria’s oil…

Protest as UN, Buhari, others celebrate women on Women’s Day

Women in the Federal Capital Territory,  Abuja on Monday,  staged a protest  against hunger, hardship and insecurity in the country to mark on this year’s International Women’s Day. They also…

Another governor flirts with a corrupted idiom

Last week, we discussed the mishandling of a popular English idiom by one of our governors. He had, as many people do, deployed the corrupted form of the saying to…

Ogun, Katsina, Anambra, seven govs stick to illegal LG caretaker panels

Anambra yet to hold LG poll since 2013 • Katsina last LG poll held 2014 • Directors of personnel running Kwara LGs • Sokoto held last LG poll 2016 •…

ROAD CLOSES AT MIDNIGHT OF MARCH 8TH AS ENUGU GOVT COMMENCES FIRST FLYOVER BRIDGE PROJECT

The administration of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, has formally announced commencement of the first ever flyover bridge project by the state government, located at the intractable Abakpa Nike/Nike…

NITDA kicks-off specialised digital literacy, skills programme for States

National Information Technology Development Agency ,NITDA, has commenced Digital Literacy and Skills Programme to actualise the Digital Nigeria strategy. Director General, NITDA, Kashifu Inuwa, who made this known today said…

WE WILL ENSURE SPEEDY PASSAGE OF VAP BILL – OSUN ASSEMBLY

The Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Timothy Owoeye has congratulated the women of Osun for their commitment to making the state a better place and standing against…

WAYS TO GET AHEAD IN YOUR CAREER; learn and NETWORK!

In this life, in order to succeed; you have to take the bull by the horn. Network, tell people what you do for a living. When you meet someone in…

HOW TO MAKE YOUR WEDDING DAY MEMORABLE

A lot of people I know got engaged this month and are now planning their wedding. Easter is about to be lit!!! With more engagement and wedding coming up, it…