Day: June 28, 2024

Former Commissioner for Finance in Benue State, Dr. David Olofu, has launched a N50m Education Support Fund, to carter for the hardship being faced by Idoma students in tertiary institutions across the 9 Local Government Areas of Benue South.   Olofu, who was the Chairman of the Forum of Commissioners for Finance in Nigeria, and current Senior Technical Advisor to the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, said the initiative was to support the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration’s resolve to provide succours to the students.   Olofu was initially nominated by…

Salpha Energy, Nigeria’s solar power platform, has won the Ashden Award for Energy Innovation (Global South), supported by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.   The annual Ashden Awards revealed their 2024 winners at London’s Climate Action Week, the largest city-wide climate festival in Europe, happening from 22-30 June.   Every year, the Ashden Awards highlight inclusive climate solutions – work that creates a fairer world, as well as lowering emissions, and preparing communities for climate threats.   Salpha Energy was revealed as one of seven winners at…

The National Youth Service Corps NYSC has denied a news report with photograph making its rounds in the media space claiming that Corps Member Michael Uwakwe, was assaulted at his place of Primary Assignment – Nasara Standard Academy, Gusau, Zamfara State, by a policeman for punishing a student. NYSC in a statement signed by Director, Information and Public Relations,Eddy Megwa described the news story as a malicious and misleading report. “To put the records straight, the fake story first hit the media space on March 8, 2017, in which the…