Deputy President Paul Mashatile has described the late Maggie Mathabatha as someone who dedicated her life to the socio-economic development of her people.“We are also here, on behalf of government and the people of South Africa, to pay our last respec…

The Country Representative of UNFPA, Ms Ulla Muller, has stressed the importance of education in releasing the potential of women and children.She made this known at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) forum in Abuja on Sunday.She said, “education is cruc…

Mr Thomas Stelzer, Dean, International Anti-Corruption Academy, (IACA), Vienna, Austria, has faulted the measuring tool used by Transparency International (TI) in its Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).This is contained in a statement issued on Friday …

The AIDS HealthCare Foundation (AHF), an international NGO, has tasked the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) on access to age-approporiate Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) and health interventions through digital empowerment for youths.AHF…

Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane is today visiting Hoërskool Garsfontein in Pretoria following the discovery of a deceased learner on Tuesday.In a statement on Tuesday, Chiloane said this follows the discovery of a Grade 10 girl learner’s body thi…

The Vice Chancellor, Salem University Lokoja, Prof. Alewo Johnson-Akubo, has urged the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to urgently checkmate candidates’ manipulation of results.The vice chancellor, who made the call in an interview with …

The Nigerian Navy has described the report of an alleged absurdity in Admiralty University of Nigeria (ADUN), Ibusa, Delta, as misleading and the handiwork of mischief-makers.Naval spokesman, Commodore Ayo Vaughan, who debunked the report in a statemen…

No fewer than 800 children have been empowered by the Flickers of Hope Foundation (FOH), through its ‘Back2school’ project aimed at taking children off the streets.The Executive Director of the foundation, Mrs Omolara Adedeji, said this at the maiden e…