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  The need for every child, as a citizen of Nigeria to get better education was the focus of a roundtable meeting which held in Abuja on Thursday.   The organizer, Beta Nigeria Campaign,   a growing movement with a drive towards improving education outcomes has called for better and increased funding of the education sector.   The roundtable which attracted stakeholders from the civil society, the media and others from government and private sector is targeted at amplifying the demand for education reform, which is seen as a critical investment in Nigeria’s future stability and prosperity.   The National Lead of Beta Nigeria, Abdulsalam Badamasi says the organisation will keep engaging government at various levels towards ensuring that the challenge of out of school children is completely addressed in the country.   According to Badamasi, issues around mental health and disability is one that they will continue to fight for to ensure there...

  The Defence Headquarters has declared eight persons wanted over their roles in the recent killing of 17 military personnel in Delta State. The military released the list on Thursday at a briefing in Abuja. Those declared wanted are Prof. Ekpekpo Arthur, Andaowei Dennis Bakriri, Akevwru Daniel Omotegbo (Aka Amagben), Akata Malawa David, Sinclear Oliki, Clement Ikolo Oghenerukeywe, Reuben Baru, and Igoli Ebi. During the briefing, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, called on Nigerians especially residents of Delta and adjoining states to assist the military with credible information that would lead to the arrest of eight persons allegedly responsible for the killing of seventeen soldiers in Okuama community in Delta State. General Buba says the military remains determined to fish out the perpetrators of the heinous act in Delta State, reaffirming its commitment to rescue all kidnapped and abducted victims in Nigeria. The release of the list ...

  Bëtá Nigeria Campaign (BN), a growing movement campaigning for improved education outcomes, just concluded a successful series of roundtables across Nigeria this month . These discussions united key stakeholders from civil society and media organisations in a collaborative effort to amplify the demand for education reform – a critical investment in Nigeria's future stability and prosperity. The roundtables culminated Bëtá Nigeria's first efforts, launched in January 2024. This phase proved there is public interest in the initiative and its potential to revitalise the Nigerian education system. " Our dynamic, youthful population is full of potential ," emphasised the group’s declaration developed during the roundtables, " but the crisis in our education system means millions face a bleak future. When all of Nigeria’s children are going to school, staying in school and learning more, we will build a more resilient, more secure, more prosperous country. ...

Kaduna State Governor with abducted students The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris says the Nigerian Armed Forces are upping their game and have developed a new strategy to ensure the security of every Nigerian. Idris, who briefed State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting, said the victims secured their freedom through the concerted efforts of security agencies in the country. The minister said, “President Bola Tinubu is determined to end this cycle of payment of ransom to kidnappers. The government believes that this continues to encourage these kidnappers, these criminal elements to perpetrate this act within the Nigerian nation and it is the official position of government as announced here last week that ransom will not be tolerated. Ransom will not be encouraged ransom will not be paid by the government.” He also reiterated the determination of the current administration to end abductions in the country. Idris said the Nigerian Armed Forces ...

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has affirmed that the Armed Forces of Nigeria play a pivotal role in maintaining peace, stability, and social cohesion in West Africa.  According to the Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy, t o the Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs,  Alkasim Abdulkadir  this was  stated during a courtesy call by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Gwabin Musa, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Abuja.    He further stated that the partnership between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has become imperative given President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda foreign policy doctrine anchored on the 4 Ds strategic pillars of Democracy, Development, Demography, and Diaspora.    In his response, the CDS commended the Foreign Affairs minister for providing practical foreign policy directives f...

President Bola Tinubu has enjoined friends and associates who may wish to place goodwill advertorials to donate the money to charity organisations. Ahead of President Bola Tinubu’s 72nd birthday anniversary on Friday, March 29, 2024, the Presidency has also urged well-wishers not to organise any form of celebratory event or place adverts in the media. In a statement on Sunday, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, attributed the President’s decision to the “challenging times” in the country. "As the leader of our country, President Tinubu in deference to this challenging times will not host any birthday event and does not want any of his associates and numerous well-wishers across the country to organise any celebratory event on his behalf or in his name,” Onanuga stated. By the announcement, the annual birthday colloquium for the ex-Lagos governor won’t hold. This year will be the fourth in recent times the birthday colloquium will no...

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has  conveyed Nigeria's deepest condolences to the people and Government of the Russian Federation on the tragic attack carried out at the Crocus Concert Hall in Moscow that resulted in the death of innocent people and injuries to more than a hundred others. Tuggar said the Government and people of Nigeria mourn with the family of the victims of the attack and pray for the repose of their souls. "We also pray for the quick recovery of those injured", he said The Minister revealed that at this challenging  time, Nigeria stands in brotherhood with the government and Russian Federation while sending its deepest sympathy and condolences to the Russian president, His Excellency Vladimir Putin.

  The Defence Headquarters has declared that no fewer than 97 persons are wanted. The wanted persons include terrorists and insurgents, among others, who are behind violent crimes in the country. They also include a factional leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Simon Ekpa. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.Gen. Edward Buba released the names and pictures of those declared wanted on Friday. Our correspondent had last week exclusively reported that the military high command was planning to declare some terrorists wanted. Unlike in November 2022, when the military declared no fewer than 19 bandit leaders wanted with a bounty of N5m on each of them to encourage Nigerians to volunteer information that could lead to their arrest, this time around, no bounty was placed on the 97 persons declared wanted. The names and pictures contained terrorists from the North East and North West as well as insurgents in the South-East and North Central. A total of ...

  The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, has described the killing of soldiers in Okuama Community in Delta State as a national tragedy.  He condemned the killing of the military personnel, during a visit by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, who led a delegation of top military brass to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Friday morning.    In a statement issued by the SA Media and Communications Strategy to the Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs,  Alkasim Abdulkadir, Amb. Tuggar also used the occasion to condole President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, the Defence Headquarters and the dependents of the deceased soldiers.   He prayed for the repose of their souls and asked the Almighty Lord to grant their families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. He ended the condolence message by imploring the relevant authorities to bring the perpetrators of t...

  The National Guild of Radio Managers (Private) has extended warm felicitations to the former governor of Enugu State, rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as he marks his  60 th Birthday celebrations.  The guide joined his family, friends, well-wishers, supporters and the good people of Enugu State to celebrate the momentous occasion as he ascends the Sixth floor.  In a congratulatory message signed the it's National President,   Amb. Patrick Uzoyi-Peters JP,  he body acknowledged the outstanding and stellar achievements ascribed to his administration and leadership at the various levels he has been opportuned to serve the people in both legislative and Executive branches of Government.       The Guild used the opportunity to celebrate him as its pioneer and current National Patron  noting that without his support to the body in its early stages, their story would have been utterly incomplete.     They  prayed that t...