The Kaduna state government says it has trained over 5000 women in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Uba Sani, the state governor disclosed this on Thursday in Kaduna at a stakeholders’ engagement on the draft bill on National Digital Economy and e-Governance Bill, organised by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. The…
Faces at the recent meeting of present and former staff of the The Nigeria Standard newspapers, under the umbrella of PPC-United. The meeting was held on March 5, 2022, at the company’s premises in Jos, Plateau state and was attended by many former staff. Photos are courtesy of the WhatsApp platform of the PPC- United….
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that the economic and structural reforms initiated since his inauguration are now yielding tangible benefits for citizens. The president stated this in a broadcast on Wednesday, marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary. He said his administration inherited “a near‑collapsed economy” marred by “decades of fiscal policy distortions and misalignment that…
The Senate on Tuesday started the process of amending the Bank Employees Act to provide for the inclusion of staff of all financial institutions in the compulsory declaration of assets. Tagged, “A bill for an Act to amend the Bank employees etc. (declaration of assets) Act cap b1 laws of the federation 2010 and for…
Russian football clubs and national teams have been suspended from all competitions by FIFA and UEFA after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. The two football governing bodies announced this in a joint statement on Monday. The world and European football governing bodies said they would be banned “until further notice”. According to the BBC, FIFA…
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau state during the 2023 election, Nentawe Yilwatda, has lashed at the people of the state, saying they are “not wise enough to understand” that religion is being used to deny them of good leadership. In a video trending on the social media, Yilwatda who lost…
