NAPTAN Seeks Dialogue With Education Ministry Over PTA Teachers, Recognition
Association Responds to Federal Education Ministry’s Position, Calls for Stakeholders’ Meeting By Joy Omagha Idam The National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has called for dialogue with the Federal Ministry of Education over issues surrounding the recognition of its leadership and the status of Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) teachers serving in Federal Unity Colleges. The…
Omga007NAPTAN Leadership Transition : Uche Onyia Emerges NEW PRESIDENT AMID FRESH CALL FOR UNITY
New leadership submits list of elected officers, outlines reconciliation process and promises renewed focus on parents, schools and education development By Joy Omagha Idam The National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has entered a new phase of leadership following a Quadrennial Delegates Congress held in Abuja on September 9, 2026, where Chief Uche Onyia…
Chairman Gwagwalada Area Council Awards Scholarship to Children of Late Dr. Adeniran Adeyemi
By Remi Johnson The Chairman of Gwagwalada Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Kassim Mohammed, has awarded scholarships to the four children of the late Director of Primary Health Department of the Council, Dr. Adeniran Adeyemi. Alhaji Kassim Mohammed announced the scholarship when he paid a condolence visit to the family of the…
Gov. Okpebholo Celebrates Remi Tinubu at Birthday, Hails Contributions to Women’s Development
Gov. Okpebholo Celebrates Remi Tinubu at Birthday, Hails Contributions to Women’s Development Governor Monday Okpebholo has congratulated Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on her birthday, describing her as a strong advocate for women’s development and inclusive governance. Okpebholo commended her years of public service, particularly her contributions to women’s economic empowerment and increased participation…
Odii Vows to End Child Hawking, Househelp Culture in Ebonyi
By Nkechinyere Ewa The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Ebonyi State, Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii, has pledged to tackle child hawking, child labour and the practice of sending children away from their communities to work as domestic helpers if elected governor in 2027. Odii made the promise during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise…
Minister Challenges Women to Move From the Corner to the Decision-Making Table
…Says women must transform individual strength into organised influence By Joy Omagha Idam The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hon. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has called on Nigerian women to move beyond occupying spaces to deliberately influencing the decisions that shape their families, businesses, communities and the nation. Sulaiman-Ibrahim made the call in Abuja on…
NIS Raises Alarm over the Ownership of the 200 Bed Space @ package B, MKO National stadium Abuja
The National Institute for Sports, NIS, has raised alarmed over the real owner of the 200 bed space directly located opposite the Athletes Development Centre, package B, MKO National stadium Abuja. NIS also advised the National Sports Commission, NSC, to stay clear of its facilities located inside the stadium, Abuja. The advice was issued by…
Onwe denies N25m media consultancy deal with Nwifuru
Nkechinyere Ewa Former Ebonyi State Senator, Emmanuel Uzor Onwe, has denied receiving or being offered N25 million by Governor Francis Nwifuru for media consultancy ahead of the 2027 general elections. Onwe, a former Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, described as false an allegation by social critic, Chika Nwoba, that he and six others were…