By Oluwafunke Ishola ELOY Awards Foundation and Africa Women CEOs Network are recognising and celebrating 50 individuals who are promoting women’s empowerment and inclusion in Africa. Dr Tewa Onasanya, Founder, ELOY Awards Foundation, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Onasanya said the individuals, both women andContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC), says its provision of technical support to the revenue hearings conducted by the National Assembly, increased independent revenues by about N1.84 trillion. The Executive Chairman of the Commission, Mr Victor Muruako, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at a one-day policy dialogue.Continue Reading
By Martha Agas The National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) is advocating for value chain training for young geo-scientists in the mining sector to enhance their skills. The Director-General of NIPSS, Prof. Ayo Omotayo, made the call during the pre-conference panel discussion at the 59th Annual International ConferenceContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Dr Dennis Otuaro, the newly appointed Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), has assured that he would render quality service to the Niger Delta people to ensure sustainability of the programme. Otuaro said this while receiving the handover notes from retired Maj. – Gen. Barry Ndiomu, theContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The National President of the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr Dele Ayanleke, has called for safe mining practices and improved technology to reposition the sector. Ayanleke made the call in a paper he presented at the pre-conference and panel discussion of the 59th Annual International ConferenceContinue Reading
The U.S. armed forces said that they carried out self-defence strikes against drones, missiles and weapons storage containers in areas of Yemen controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi militia late on Monday. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had successfully engaged and destroyed seven anti-ship missiles, three unmanned aerial vehiclesContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojo Nigeria’s Under-20 female football team, the Falconets, on Monday reached the finals of the women’s football event at the 13th African Games in Ghana. They defeated their Ugandan counterparts 2-0 in the semi-finals of their match at the Cape Coast Stadium. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo The United Global Resolve for Peace (UGRFP), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has underscored the urgent need for peaceful conflict resolution mechanisms following the killing of soldiers in Delta State. The Chairman of the group, Mr Shalom Olaseni, said in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Olaseni saidContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Federal Government has appealed to the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) to call off their seven-day warning strike. Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of State, Labour and Employment, made the appeal on Monday in AbujaContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) says it will begin a three-day warning strike on March 20, over non-payment of four months withheld salaries. Mr Ibeji Nwokoma, President of NAAT, disclosed this in a letter addressed to the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, NkeirukaContinue Reading
