Day: October 10, 2025

The Trials and Triumphs of a Resilient Nigeria’s 10th Senate By Eseme Eyiboh

Emporium Reporters

In the unfolding story of Nigeria’s democracy, the Senate remains one of its most enduring symbols of institutional resilience and national balance. Beyond the spectacle of debates and the colour of political persuasion, it is the grand arena where the destiny of the nation is shaped, refined, and defended through rules, order, and reason. It is the one chamber where passion must bow to procedure and where leadership must blend authority with decorum. Under the current stewardship of Senator Godswill Akpabio,GCON the Nigerian Senate has again shown that discipline is…

NITDA to launch Digital Trustmark seal to boost online safety, consumer confidence

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) is set to introduce the Nigerian Digital Trustmark Seal an initiative aimed at strengthening online safety, transparency, and trust across the nation’s digital ecosystem. Announcing the development at a press conference marking Cybersecurity Awareness Month, NITDA Director-General Kashifu Inuwa, CCIE, said the initiative aligned with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda on national security and digital governance. “The digital economy has been Nigeria’s fastest-growing sector for almost five years, surpassing oil and gas in GDP contribution,” Inuwa said. “However, as we digitise,…

Customs rallies stakeholders for successful implementation of National Single Window project

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has called for collective commitment from stakeholders across the trade and logistics sectors to ensure the successful implementation of the National Single Window (NSW) project a flagship initiative designed to simplify import and export procedures through a single digital platform. Zonal Coordinator, Zone ‘A’, Assistant Comptroller-General (ACG) Mohammed Babandede, made the call during the National Single Window Stakeholders’ Engagement Forum held in Lagos. The event, jointly organised by the NCS and the National Single Window Project Secretariat, brought together representatives of government agencies, freight forwarders,…

NUJ President seeks strategic collaboration with Health Ministry Journalists to support Health sector reforms

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The National President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Alhassan Abdullahi Yahya, on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, led a delegation from the National Secretariat on a courtesy visit to the Honourable Minister of Health, Dr. Mohammed Ali Pate, at his office in the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. The visit, which included key officials such as the National Chairperson of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Hajia Aisha Ibrahim, focused on exploring avenues for collaboration, strengthening communication on health initiatives, and advancing issues of national importance. In his remarks,…

FG unveils Nursing and Midwifery reform plan, raises training capacity to 115,000

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Federal Government has unveiled a comprehensive reform agenda for Nigeria’s nursing and midwifery sector, announcing a major increase in enrolment capacity from 28,000 to 115,000 students as part of efforts to strengthen the nation’s health workforce. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, made this known in Abuja at the National Nursing Summit and official launch of the Nigeria Strategic Directions for Nursing and Midwifery (NSDNM) 2025–2030 a national framework designed to transform education, leadership, and service delivery in the profession. Describing the initiative…

Friday Sermon: Those Who Were Blessed With Knowledge But Failed To Act Upon It Are Like Donkeys Carrying Volumes Of Books! By Imam Murtadha Gusau

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In the Name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, may the blessings and peace be upon our beloved master Prophet Muhammad, the last of Prophets, on his family, and all his companions. Dear brothers and sisters! Know that, in every society, an evil Islamic scholar misleads people, corrupts divine teachings, and promotes discord and divisions instead of peace and unity; causing great harm to the Ummah by distorting the truth and preventing others from reaching it. These Islamic scholars…