By Hajara Leman, Aderogba George, Rachael Abujah At 21, Sammy Samaila has never eaten solid food, yet he walks daily to class, studies sociology, and quietly navigates university life with determination. While other students grab rice, bread and other snacks between lectures, Samaila, a 400-level Sociology student at Gombe StateContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) has recorded remarkable gains in rice and cassava production in Niger. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Katcha on Saturday that this followed the rollout of the its Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture ProgrammeContinue Reading
As part of its commitment to enhancing security and reinforce effective community policing in its host communities, Dangote Cement Plc, through its Obajana Plant, has inaugurated two security outposts in Iwaa and Apata communities. Speaking at the ceremony, the Obajana Plant Director of Dangote Cement Plc, Azad Nawabuddin, said theContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie An APC Chieftain, Princess Nikky Onyeri, the National Convener, Forum of APC Female Aspirants 2027 (FAFAN), says democracy should remain about the people’s choice, not sentiment or coercion. Onyeri, who said this at a press briefing frowned at what she described as ethnic politics played by someContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has awarded the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) Certificates and Logos to 13 manufacturers of aluminum roofing sheets in Imo. The Director-General of SON, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, presented the certificates and logos to the beneficiaries on Thursday in Owerri. Okeke, representedContinue Reading
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, on Tuesday in Abuja inaugurated the Joint Project Management Committee (JPMC) for the maiden Nigeria International Oil Spill Summit and Expo (NIOSS). Akume described the move as a critical step towards strengthening Nigeria’s oil spill response architecture. Akume,Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya Former Military President Ibrahim Babangida, and former Head of State Abdulsalami Abubakar have canvassed sustained investment in youth empowerment as a strategic pathway to national development. The elder statesmen made the call during the inaugural graduation ceremony of the Balarabe Umaru Audi Youth Centre (BUAY-C), a Non-GovernrmnentalContinue Reading
**How and on what basis the continent’s governments can secure financing should not be based on external discretion By Bola Ahmed Tinubu Africa is paying too much to borrow. Calls to end the “Africa premium” — the gap between how Africa is assessed and the reality of itsContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Yashim The Nigerian Union South Africa (NUSA) has condemned the killing of another Nigerian in South Africa – 22-year-old Isaac David Satlat, barely a week after Emeka Uzor was brutally murdered in Johannesburg. In a statement issued on Sunday by its President, Smart Nwobi, NUSA described the incidentContinue Reading
By Obaje Daniel Retired Gen. Christopher Musa, Minister of Defence, has commended officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army for their loyalty, professionalism and sacrifices, praising their steadfast commitment to duty and service. Musa, represented by Maj.-Gen. Henry Wesley, made the remarks on Thursday during the West African Social ActivitiesContinue Reading
