Author: Herald Newspaper

Thomas Adewumi University (TAU), Oko-Irese in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State has scored the bull’s eye again as it has been adjudged the University with the best Artificial Intelligence (AI) education programme in Nigeria. The prestigious award was presented to the university during the 2025 AI Awareness Day in Higher Education held on Monday, 17th February 2025. The university’s management informed through a press statement that TAU’s BSc Computer Science programme stood out among 274 universities in Nigeria to clinch the top spot. It noted that the “AI Awareness Day in Higher Education” is a national event aimed…

In furtherance of its mandate to make contributions to the nation’s economic growth and development, the National Board for Technology Incubation (NBTI) has promised to engage in the empowerment of Nigerian youth through digital and technological innovations. The promise was made by the Director General of the NBTI, Dr. Kazeem Kolawole Raji when he officially took over the leadership of the board from the immediate past Director General, Dr. Uchenna Patricia Chukwu, in Abuja. He noted that the Board under his leadership will remain an economic propeller for the rapid growth of Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). According to him,…

By Ruth Adebayo, Oluwatobi Aroyehun, Semirat Suleiman and Sunday Kolo Healthy Food Policy Youth Vanguard (HFPYV), a group of youthful advocates for food justice and public health in favour of young Nigerians, has appealed to the Federal Government to urgently approve and implement a drastic hike in the taxes being levied on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs). It appealed to the Federal Government to raise the taxes on SSBs from the current N10 per litre to N130 per litre, saying this would serve the overall interest of the nation’s public health. In a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Afeez Adebayo,…

Former Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Dr. Modibbo Is’haq Kawu was on Thursday in Abuja discharged and acquitted by the Federal High Court in a case of alleged mismanagement of N2.5billion brought by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). Lucky Omoluwa, Chairman of Pinnacle Communications Limited, and Dipo Onifade, Chief Operating Officer who were charged along with Kawu were also cleared by the Federal High Court. theheraldnews.ng reports that Dr. Kawu was suspended from office by the Federal Government in 2020. During the pendency of the case, ICPC called witnesses including Osanato Olugbemi,…

The Kwara State Government has awarded contracts to the tune of 5 Billion Naira for facility upgrades of 70 Primary Health Care centres across the three Senatorial Districts of the State. The Executive Secretary, Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency (KWHCDA), Professor Nusirat Elelu, said the upgrades will promote the affected PHCs to Level 2 PHCs. She spoke during the contract signing event held at the office of the Agency and added that the intervention will include infrastructural upgrade, solar installation, provision of staff quarters, potable water supply and supply of ultra-modern hospital equipment across all benefitting Primary Health…

By Ruth Adebayo The Kwara State Government has made public the prototype of the new Court House complex currently being constructed on Ahmadu Bello Way, Ilorin. The six-storey Court House Complex project will feature eight well-equipped courtrooms, offices, a conference hall and a library, among other modern facilities. It is conceived to ease the operations of the judiciary in the north-central state. Reputed as the first of its kind in Africa, the Court House complex was conceived by Governor AbdulRazaq, in line with his vision of enhancing judicial services while revamping and repositioning every sector in the State. The Kwara…

By: Oluwatobi Aroyehun Hon. Raheem Tunji Olawuyi (Ajuloopin), the federal lawmaker representing Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency of Kwara State, has been appointed as the Chairman of the House Committee on the North Central Development Commission (NCDC). The appointment was confirmed in a congratulatory message from his colleague, Hon. Muktar Tolani Shagaya, who praised Olawuyi’s commitment to service and his deep understanding of the North Central region’s developmental challenges. “I am delighted to congratulate my colleague and fellow federal lawmaker from Kwara State, Hon. Raheem Tunji Olawuyi (Ajuloopin), on his appointment as the Chairman, House Committee on the North Central Development Commission…

Should the telecom companies operating in Nigeria fail to revert to their old tariff, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliates have threatened to embark on a nationwide strike effective from March 1, 2025. This is just as the National Association of Telecoms Subscribers of Nigeria (NATCOMs) called for sanctions against the operators for a “sudden tariff hike”. Following the conclusion of its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Lokoja, Kogi State on Wednesday the NLC vowed not to accept the increase in tariff while negotiations between it and the government lasts. “The CWC received with grave concern the news…

By: Oluwatobi Aroyehun Lagos-based cybersecurity expert, Oyetunde Yunus, popularly known as Coy Emerald, has once again earned global recognition as Apple lists him in its prestigious 2025 Hall of Fame for Security Researchers. Coy Emerald, hails from Offa, Kwara State, remains the first Nigerian acknowledged by the world’s largest tech company. For the fifth consecutive year, Oyetunde has been recognized by Apple for his contributions to cybersecurity, further cementing his status as one of the leading ethical hackers globally. Announcing the recognition on his official Facebook page, he wrote: “Apple just published the 2025 list of the #ethicalhackers who have…

By Ruth Adebayo The Oloro of Oro Kingdom in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State, Oba Joel Olaniyi Oyatoye Titiloye (Olufayo II), has urged eminent sons and daughters of Oro Kingdom to focus their energies and resources on things that could enhance the development of the town, saying that is the best way to impact the community. Oba Oyatoye made the call at the weekend during the commissioning of Ijomu-Oro township road, solely sponsored by renowned philanthropist and community developer, Chief Dotun Olohuntele. The monarch, while emphasising the need to contribute to the progress and development of Oro Communities,…