By Jessica Dogo The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, has pledged the Nigerian military’s support to the South-South Development Commission (SSDC) in securing oil and gas facilities in the region. Musa made the pledge when a delegation of the SSDC paid a courtesy visit to him atContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has urged Nigerians to embrace traditional medicine, describing it as the oldest, most effective health care system that has endured. Soyinka spoke in Abeokuta at a programme organised by the Ogun State Government and traditionalists to mark the 2025 Isese Festival, celebratedContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Data from the 2018 National Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) indicates that Nigerian women have an average birth rate of 5.3. This rate is more than double the global replacement level of 2.1 births per woman needed to sustain a stable population.Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) says that upkeep loan disbursement is now strictly tied to the academic session of each institution. NELFUND disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja on Thursday by its Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. “In lineContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Nigeria Women Economic Development (NigWED), an NGO, has urged stakeholders to co-create practical pathways to empower people, strengthen communities and deepen international cooperation. Dr Lugard Okonobo, Director-General NigWED, made the call at a stakeholders’ Interactive Meeting on Leveraging the Nigeria-Germany Transformation Hub (NGTH) Social Enterprise ProjectsContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), the umbrella body for professional screen actors in the Nigerian film industry known as Nollywood, has set up the AGN Asset Recovery Panel. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dr Emeka Rollas, AGN National President, presented the 3-man panelContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Organisation for Technology Advancement of Cold Chain in West Africa (OTACCWA) says Nigeria needs at least 25,000 refrigerated trucks to bridge its cold chain sector gaps. The President of OTACCWA, Mr Alexander Isong, disclosed this in his keynote address at the Cold Chain Roundtable on Climate-ResilientContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC) has commenced a two-day training for enumerators on automated data collection tools aimed at tackling challenges of out-of-school children. Speaking at the training in Abuja, the Acting Executive Secretary of NMEC, Dr John Onimisi, said thatContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government, Leonard and Nkiruka Okonkwo Foundation (LANOF), Heinrich Boll Foundation (HBF) and other stakeholders have unveiled the 2025 to 2030 revised National Youth Manifesto in Agriculture for Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that also unveiled is the 2025 Nigerian Youth in AgribusinessContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje The Mazariyya Books Ltd., a publishing outfit based in Abuja and Cyprian Ekwensi Foundation have signed a contract agreement for the posthumous publication titled “In My Time” an autobiography of the late Nigerian iconic writer, Chief Cyprian Ekwensi. The Mazariyya Books Ltd., chaired by Mr Ahmed MaiwadaContinue Reading
