By Lucy Ogalue/Fortune Abang The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have called for increased investment in innovative and production-oriented food systems in Nigeria. The UN Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Mohamed Fall, said this during a joint session of both organisations on theContinue Reading
By Isaiah Eka The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has urged entrepreneurs in Akwa Ibom to ensure proper documentation of their products in line with international best practices before exporting them. The Executive Director, NEPC, Mrs Nonye Ayeni, said this in a keynote address presented on Wednesday at a sensitisationContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu The Environment and Safety Management Institute (ESMI) has advocated synergy among the three tiers of government to enhance environmental safety for economic development. The National President, ESMI, Martin Iorsamber, made the call at a seminar and induction/investiture of fellows, full and associates members of the institute inContinue Reading
By Reporters Some political stakeholders in Osun, Ondo and Ekiti States have advocated for increased representation of women in leadership and political roles to enable them contribute their quota to the development and growth of the country. They said gender bias, segregation and political imbalances should be removed to allowContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, the Flamingos, will depart Abuja in the early hours of Wednesday, en route Morocco, as they begin the final preparations for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The team is scheduled to arrive in Morocco’s industrial and economic capital, Casablanca where they willContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgment in a case filed by the Osun Government against the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), for withholding statutory allocations due to its 30 local government councils. The apex court reserved the judgment after taking arguments from Mr MusbauContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has described public support as a strategic necessity for the success of Nigerian Army operations across the country. Oluyede stated this at the opening of the Directorate of Army Public Relations’ combined Third and Fourth Quarters Media TrainingContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Association of Housing Corporations of Nigeria (AHCN) has called for appropriate policies that will position the nation’s housing sector to remain the “engine room” for economic development. Eno Obongha, President and Chairman of Council, AHCN, made the call at the State of the Nation’s Housing AddressContinue Reading
By Afusat Agunbiade-Oladipo Kwara Government, in partnership with Digital Equity Africa, has trained 200 school children from across the state on how to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create and solve real-world problems. The participants were drawn from public and private primary and junior secondary schools, following a seamless selectionContinue Reading
By Chukwuemeka Opara The Ebonyi government has commenced the payment of gratuity backlog amounting to N10billion to over 4,000 retired Local Government Area (LGA) employees. The Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, Mr Uchenna Igwe, while inaugurating the payment in Abakaliki, said the move would ameliorate the suffering ofContinue Reading
