By Joan Nwagwu The Unemployed Youth Association of Nigeria (UYAN) has urged the Federal Government to allocate more funds to National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to enable it train more unemployed youths in the country. President of UYAN, Mr Casmir Irekamba made the appeal when he led a delegation toContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN) has pledged to support the initiatives and blueprint of Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) geared towards promoting sustainability reporting framework in Nigeria. The institute’s honorary Financial Treasurer, Mr Francis Olawale, gave the assurance in an interviewContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has urged the Federal Government to insulate strategic industrial policies from political interference to ensure the growth and competitiveness of the manufacturing sector. The President of NSE, Mr Tasiu Gidari-Wudil, said the society urged government to provide enabling policies and enforcementContinue Reading
By Bosede Olufunmi The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) says it received 106 complaints bordering on human rights abuses in November, in Kano State. Alhaji Shehu Abdullahi, the state NHRC Coordinator, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kano. He said thatContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has called on Nigerians to support Igbo people against the ugly experience of wrong profiling and threat to their lives and property. Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, made the call at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja against the backgroundContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, has urged the civil servants to have a change of attitude for effective performance to enhance delivery on their MDAs’ objectives. Yemi-Esan gave the charge at the 2023 Rewards and Recognition Award ceremony on Thursday, in AbujaContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank (AfDB) has signed an additional 20 million dollars Trade Finance Facility with FSDH to support Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Nigeria. Mr Lamin Barrow, Director-General, Nigeria Country Department, AfDB, said this during the signing ceremony, on Thursday in Lagos. According to Barrow,Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Stakeholders in the energy sector have reiterated the importance of ensuring an inclusive, energised Nigeria. They spoke at the 2023 World Energy Day Celebration, organised by the Nigerian Association of Energy Economics on Thursday in Abuja. The event sponsored by the Petroleum Training Development Fund (PTDF) hasContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has waded into the dispute between Chevron Nigeria Limited and communities within the company’s Warri exploration and production area, Delta State, over Host Communities Trust Fund. The NUPRC urged both parties in the dispute to maintain the peace, pending theContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola The Federal Government has partnered the private sector to bridge the 29 million dollars procurement funding gap for family planning commodities to reduce maternal mortality. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, said this during a High Level Private Sector Forum on FamilyContinue Reading
