A bill to establish a National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund has scaled through second reading at the House of Representatives. This was as the lawmakers also passed into law the electoral bill. Titled “A bill for an Act to establish the National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund Bill 2021, it was sponsor...
THE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has called for the setting up of an Education Bank that will provide interest-free loans to students in tertiary institutions so as to make funding education at that level convenient for all. He also advocated the setting up a Students...
We’ve known for about a month now that a third shot of the vaccine is critical for protecting against infection with the omicron variant — and for keeping people out of the hospital. Now researchers in the U.K. have the first estimates for how long a third shot of the Pfizer vaccine will last. And...
Last March, at an event center in Nigeria, Burna Boy stood on stage with a mic in hand, in front of a captivated audience. But the world-famous Afro-fusion recording artist wasn’t there to perform. Rather, he was addressing the crowd after receiving an official proclamation from the governor of hi...
Popular music reality show, Nigerian Idol, is set to return for its seventh season. Billed to start on February 6, 2022, popstar, Dapo Oyebanjo, aka D’banj, and Similoluwa Kosoko, aka Simi, will be the new judges on the show. They will be joining Obi Asika, who returns as a judge from the previous seaso...
The 2022 Grammy Awards has announced a new date and location. Organisers, The Recording Academy, confirmed the annual awards show will be held on April 3 in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The announcement comes after The Recording Academy postponed the awards ceremony on January 5th, 2022. The...
