Safety By Jumoke Olaitan An NGO, Lola Cater Foundation, has called for stronger collaboration with relevant stakeholders to support the National Safe Schools Project by promoting youth participation in school safety and civic engagement. The foundation, through its DreamRise Fest–Young Leaders Assembly, made the call on Saturday. Continue Reading
By Racheal Abujah The Vaccine Network for Disease Control (VNDC) has commended Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, for approving nearly 500 million dollars to strengthen Nigeria’s immunisation programme and primary healthcare system over the next five years. The Chief Executive Officer of VNDC, Mrs Chika Offor, gave the commendation in aContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has urged security stakeholders to reject misinformation and support efforts to strengthen grassroots policing through ongoing constitutional reforms on state police. The minister gave the advice on Thursday at the maiden South-East Regional Security Summit, themed “Collaborative ApproachesContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has engaged the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and states electricity regulators to encourage consumer protection and transparency in electricity industry operations. Mr Tunji Bello, the Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, said the engagement was to create opportunitiesContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The National Defence College (NDC) and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) reiterated the need for stronger gender-responsive leadership and institutional collaboration to enhance peace, security and governance in Nigeria. Both institutions made the reaffirmation at a two-day workshop for gender desk officers drawn from military, paramilitary institutions and Civil SocietyContinue Reading
By Adeola Akinbobola Mr Ewah Eleri, the Executive Director of International Centre for Energy, Environment and Development (ICEED), says the current electricity subsidy regime benefits wealthier households than low-income communities. Mr Eleri said this during in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Abuja. He saidContinue Reading
By Halima Muhammad The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) on Wednesday in Abuja, inaugurated a pre-retirement programme themed ”Sustainable Opportunities for Active Retirement (SOAR)” aimed at providing guidance to civil servants for life after retirement. Speaking at the event, the Executive Director, NEPC, Mrs Nonye Ayeni, said that the initiativeContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Abuja, July 26, 2026 (NAN) The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it is set to host a high-level fireside dialogue between its Governor, Mr Olayemi Cardoso, and the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. According to a statement from the Corporate CommunicationsContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and Lagos Business School (LBS) have begun talks on a strategic partnership to strengthen public procurement through capacity building, research and digital transformation. This is contained in a statement issued by Zira Nagga, BPP’s Head of Media and Public Relations, onContinue Reading
Vaccines By Racheal Abujah The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has announced the commencement of the world’s first human clinical trial of a vaccine against the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus, with the first volunteer successfully vaccinated at the University of Oxford. The announcement is contained in aContinue Reading
