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Nigerian University Lecturers have described their learning experiences at the recently concluded 5 day Pedagogy training workshop organised by National Universities Commission (NUC) in collaboration with University of Sussex, United Kingdom as an unforgettable, ‘once in a lifetime’ empowerment. Sharing their experiences on Friday with Dotunroy.com correspondents after 5 day of intensive training sessions on “Transformative Teaching Education and Pedagogy ...

TEN MESSAGES TO PREVENT INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS DURING FLOODING The Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency (NIHSA) and the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have recently issued a warning alert of flooding, which may affect 13 States in Nigeria. Most of the States are around the Rivers Niger and Benue. Flooding is an event of public health interest due to the resultant ...

Remember Leah Sharibu? One of the 100 abducted Dapchi girls, who has refused to compromise her faith in the Den of Boko Haram…. A United States, US-based Nigerian group has protested strongly against the threat to kill the lone Christian captive in the hands of Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, ’Leah Sharibu, asking the Federal Government to allow interested parties ...

Mr Jimi Agbaje, the 2015 Lagos State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday ended speculations about his re-run bid, saying he was back in the race. Agbaje made the confirmation via a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. “It is true that initially I did not want to re-contest, but I had so ...

The Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a former governor of Rivers State now Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi as the Director-General of his campaign organization for his re-election in 2019. The news filtered out months ago that Amaechi would spearhead the campaign when the transport minister appointed Barr. Festus Keyamo as its spokesman. According to a statement on ...

The Federal Government has suspended the proposed new National Carrier, Nigeria Air. The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made the announcement on Wednesday through his Twitter handle. “I regret to announce that the Federal Executive Council has taken the tough decision to suspend the National Carrier Project in the interim. “All commitments due will be honoured. “We thank ...

The African Development Bank, the European Commission, Mariner Investment Group, LLC (Mariner), Africa50, and Mizuho International plc today announce the pricing of Room2Run, a US $1 billion synthetic securitization corresponding to a portfolio of seasoned pan-African credit risk. Room2Run is the first-ever portfolio synthetic securitization between a Multi-Lateral Development Bank (MDB) and private sector investors, pioneering the use of securitization ...

It was pomp as frontline Presidential aspirant, Mr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim went notches higher towards the realization of his ambition yesterday as he procured the Alliance for New Nigeria’s (ANN) nomination form, promising to foster unity, fix the economy and to stop the killings in the land. Olawepo-Hashim who said he is full of respect for President Mohammadu Buhari for his ...

The wife of Kogi State Governor, Hajia Hafiza Yahaya Bello has just concluded her 8-Day empowerment programme which aimed at training the masses on different entrepreneurial skills to cut down the rate of unemployment in the state. The  empowerment programme which took place in Kogi Central from 10th of September to 18th of September 2018 spread across the state. The ...

The Minister of Transportation, Chief Rotimi Amaechi, says the Federal Government is partnering with the government of Niger Republic to construct standard gauge rail-line to attract and facilitate businesses to Nigerian ports. Amaechi said this at the opening of the maiden edition of the International Association of Port and Harbours (IAPH), Africa Regional Conference, organised by the Nigerian Ports Authority ...