By Angela Atabo A non-profit organisation, African Food Changemakers (AFC) has called for support for women in agriculture to close the gender gap and the barriers they face in agriculture. Communications Officer, African Food Changemakers (AFC), Cassandra Taiwo, made the call in Abuja. Taiwo said the call became imperative becauseContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha Ms May Ikokwu, Chief Executive Officer, Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), has advocated intensified planting of trees to not only reduce soil erosion but conserve ecosystem. Ikokwu made the call in on Thursday in Abuja an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in commemoration ofContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo and Esther Mamudu Yiaga Africa, a non-governmental organisation promoting participatory democracy, human rights and civic participation has called for the abolition of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) as the sole means of voter identification during elections. Dr Hussaini Abdu, Board Chairman, Yiaga Africa, made the call in AbujaContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says it will collaborate with Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) and Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) to accelerate up Nigeria’s economic growth. The Acting Controller-General of NCS, Mr Wale Adeniyi made the pledge when NEPZA’s Managing Director, Prof. Adesoji AdesugbaContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) said it would train twenty-nine teachers in South Korea on Smart education project. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Teachers were drown from six states, namely Cross River, Bauchi, Anambra, Nasarawa, KanoContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam Vladimir Putin, Russian President, says the Russian Government has written off $23 billion debt burden of African countries. Putin spoke at the plenary session of the ongoing second Russia–Africa Summit 2023 holding from July 27 to July 28. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) is one ofContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will begin a supplementary polio immunisation campaign from July 29 to Aug. 11, to sustain the poliovirus-free status in the FCT and Nigeria. Mr Malan Haruna, acting Secretary of the Health and Human Services Secretariat, FCTA made this knownContinue Reading
By Ikenna Uwadileke Prof. Maurice Okoli, the President, Nigerian Community in Russia, has emphasised the need for Africa to leverage on Russia’s huge reservoir of goodwill to develop the continent. Okoli said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the 2nd Russia-AfricaContinue Reading
By Ikenna Uwadileke The African Union (AU) has called for a lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine. The Chairperson of the AU and President of the Union of the Comoros Azali Assoumani made the call at the ongoing 2nd Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum. According to him, we must fightContinue Reading
By Ikenna Uwadileke Russian President, Vladimir Putin says Russia is reorienting its transport and logistics flows to the Global South, including Africa. Putin said this at the ongoing 2nd Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Summit in St Petersburg, Russia. “The North-South transport corridor that we are building is designed to provideContinue Reading
