By Rita Iliya The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appealed to corps employers in Niger to provide accommodation and stipends for corps members serving in the state to complement the federal efforts. The Acting Director of NYSC North Central Area Office, Mrs Tosin Ikupolati, made the appeal duringContinue Reading
The Dangote Cement has launched a Farmers Empowerment Programme (FEP) in Benue to support the government’s food security efforts. The initiative is aimed at enabling 50 farmers to produce subsistence and cash crops in commercial quantity from Benue, which is considered to be the food basket of the nation. TheContinue Reading
Dangote Cement Plc has instituted its Plastic-to-Fabric initiative in response to growing concerns over plastic pollution and in alignment with Nigeria’s push for a circular economy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a circular economy is a model of resource management that aims to minimize waste andContinue Reading
By Zubairu Idris A democracy activist, Mr Bishir Dauda, has urged Nigerians to project positive image of the country in order to enable them access more world opportunities. Dauda is the founder of the Citizens Participation Against Corruption Initiative, a Katsina-based NGO, a democracy activist, human right defender andContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha A group of constituents from Itsekiri community in Delta, known as Warri Reclamation Trust, has called on INEC to jettison its report on the proposed delineation of Warri Federal Constituency which was presented to stakeholders on April 4. The group’s Convener, Mrs Tsaye Mene, while presentingContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Mohammed Ndarani, has called for more empowerment of Nigerians with skills in education and agriculture for sustainable development and food security. Ndarani made the call on Saturday in Abuja at the ‘Colloquium on Agriculture’ and an Endowment Fund launch for the EtsuContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) is expected to hold its 45th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday. This is contained in a statement by retired Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, AANI National Publicity Secretary, on Friday in Abuja. Usman said that the meeting wouldContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Lagos Branch Chairperson, Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), Dr Atinuke Owolabi, has been confirmed as a member, Board of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC). She is an engineer, philanthropist, educationist and politician and was on Thursday confirmed by the Senate asContinue Reading
Sarafina Christopher Mrs Khuraira Musa, the President, Livestock Value Chain for Youth and Women Multipurpose Cooperative Society Limited, has pledged that the group would be a model for participatory rural development and wealth creation. She said to achieve this, the society aimed to record over ₦4 billion in livestock exportContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The Management of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Kano paid a condolence visit to the Managing Director, Malam Ali M. Ali, over the death of his elder brother, Yusuf Lawal. The delegation was led by the Director of Administration and Human Resource,Continue Reading
