By Rita Iliya The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Niger state Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education have unveiled a report highlighting the devastating impact of insecurity on education in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the report was unveiled on WednesdayContinue Reading
By Okon Okon The Federal Government, De-Sadel Nigeria Ltd. and China Liancai Petroleum Investment Holdings Limited are set to commence construction of a 4000km high speed rail across six states of the federation. This was disclosed during the presentation of the $60 billion proof-of-funds to Secretary to the GovernmentContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Global Peace Foundation Nigeria (GPFN) has advocated for interfaith dialogue as a means to build peaceful communities across the country. The Country Director of the foundation, Rev. Joseph Hayab, said this on Tuesday in Minna during the International Youth Day Interfaith Dialogue. ItContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Niger Government has trained 3,000 young entrepreneurs on financial literacy and business management skills, as part of its capacity building initiative in the state. Hajiya Hauwa Bako, Special Adviser to the governor on Social Investment Programme (SIP), stated this at a 3-day training of the secondContinue Reading
By Cecilia Odey, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Cross River is unarguably one of the lushest states in the country with its rain forest, rivers and grassland vegetation. Bekwarra Local Government Area (LGA) of the state is rich in agricultural resources; its agri-based population is resilient. However, one thing isContinue Reading
By Douglas Okoro A lawyer and gender rights activist, Mrs Eunice Onuabuchi, has asserted that Nigerian law provided equal rights of inheritance of parents’ properties to both male and female children. The lawyer spoke in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abakaliki. She calledContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Imo, Mr Aboki Danjuma, on Monday, decorated the Commander, Anti-kidnapping Unit of the command, otherwise called Tiger Base, Oladimeji Adeyeyiwa, as an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the decoration followed Adeyeyiwa’s recentContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) says it will continue to partner relevant stakeholders toward addressing oil spills in the country. NOSDRA Director-General, Chukwuemeka Woke, disclosed on Monday in Abuja when he met with a delegation of the Green Clean Innovation Hub, ledContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), has described late Audu Ogbeh as a visionary leader devoted to agriculture, commerce and national growth. Mr Jani Ibrahim, NACCIMA’s President , in a statement issued on Sunday, said Ogbeh’s contributions as a farmer,Continue Reading
TEXEM, UK has announced a landmark executive development programme designed to empower Nigerian leaders to navigate turbulence with confidence, clarity, and strategic foresight as geopolitical tensions mount and economic uncertainty becomes a permanent global issue. The four-day residential programme, themed “Leading Effectively in an Increasingly Geopolitically Strained World,” is scheduledContinue Reading
