By Vivian Emoni The Nigeria Geological Survey Agency (NGSA), says the agency is willing to collaborate with global agencies and other relevant stakeholders to improve laboratories. This according to the agency is to enable them conduct mineral sample tests. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Abdulrazaq Garba said this inContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Stakeholders have advocated the adoption of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by organisations and individuals to impact lives, environment and reduce poverty level. They spoke on Thursday in Lagos, at the AS+A Communications 2023 CSR Forum/Exhibition and Awards with the theme: “CSR: Boosting Sustainability, Societal Impact and ReturnContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has called for more concerted effort, creative and innovative ideas from the World Council of Civil Engineers (WCCE) in reversing the infrastructure deficit in Africa. Sule, made the call during the First Regional Summit of the WCCE in Abuja. The summitContinue Reading
Abdulrahman Kadiri By Kadiri Abdulrahman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) At the inauguration of Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, chaired by Mr Taiwo Oyedele, President Bola Tinubu said his administration is committed to breaking the cycle of over reliance on borrowing to fund public expenditure. The implicationContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced about 50 grant recipients who are developing global health and development solutions for their communities using artificial intelligence (AI) enabled large language models (LLMs). The foundation made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday, following an overwhelming response to itsContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Okapi Children Cancer Foundation (OkapiCCF) on Tuesday advocated increased awareness and allocation of more resources for pediatric oncology to treat and manage children with cancer. The Chief Volunteer of the foundation, Ms Kemi Adekanye, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Justina Auta, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The girl hawking sachet water ran in pursuit of the bus, laying curses at the bus conductor, who had stretched out his hands and touched her breast before stealing one sachet from the plastic on her head. Blessing, roughly 13 years oldContinue Reading
By Edeki Igafe The Police Command in Delta has apprehended five suspected electric pole and cable thieves in Kwale, headquarters of the Ndokwa West Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The spokesman for the command, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on Wednesday in Warri. Edafe said that the fiveContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Henkel, global manufacturers of industrial and consumer goods, has empowered children and communities in Ibadan, Oyo State, with its “Make an Impact on Tomorrow (MIT) initiative, ‘Project Waste-to-Wealth’. The Managing Director of Henkel, Nigeria, Mr Rajat Kaput, on Wednesday in Lagos, said that the programme, meant toContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Ohanaeze Ndigbo UK and Northern Ireland said it has concluded plans to plant one million palm trees in the country as part of effort to assist businesses in the South-East. Ohanaeze said this in a statement issued by its Media Consultant, Asa Blessing-Chijekwu, on Wednesday afterContinue Reading
