By Taiye Olayemi The Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group), in partnership with the Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) and Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ), has called for improved gender equity and increased women’s participation in the economy. They made the call at the 2026 Ring the BellContinue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Gombe State Government, has supported internally displaced women and children sheltering in camps across the state. Beneficiaries are among 7,000 people displaced from communities in Alkaleri Local Government Area, Bauchi State, following attacks by bandits on theirContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu 38 newly trained rangers have graduated from a six-week intensive training programme designed to strengthen the protection of Okomu National Park in Edo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Okomu National Park is one of Nigeria’s last remaining lowland rainforest ecosystems. The rangers passed outContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Pension experts have called on the Federal Government to establish a gratuity stabilisation fund to ensure the sustainability of the newly approved gratuity for federal civil servants under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). They made the call in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) has attributed the recurring building collapse cases across the country to weak construction laws and failure to hold offenders accountable. President of the institute, Daniel Kolade, made this known in Abuja at the 2026 Builders Day celebration, themed, “Advocacy and PolicyContinue Reading
By Dorcas Elusogbon Prof. John Okeniyi, Chief Medical Director, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), has warned motorists against driving when drowsy. Okeniyi gave the warning at a symposium organised to mark “World Sleep Day”, on Friday in Ile-Ife, describing it as a serious risk capable of causing fatalContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Executive Director of GTI Asset Management and Trust Ltd, Mr Nelson Ine, says Nigeria’s topflight football league could attract more than N200billion in investments within five years. Ine said this during a webinar convened at the company’s headquarters in Lagos, where he spoke on investment opportunitiesContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has emphasised the importance of creating a supportive ecosystem in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The Chairman of APWEN, Lagos Chapter, Mrs Bosede Oyekunle, said this in her remarks at a Fireside Chat webinar organised to commemorateContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged West African countries to harness innovation, data and frontier technologies to drive economic transformation and sustainable development. The Director of the ECA Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, Ngone Diop, said this during a virtual pre-conference dialogue organisedContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The Katsina State Government has taken a decisive step towards strengthening safety in schools across the state with the inauguration of a Steering Committee on Safe Schools. The programme, held in Katsina, was supported by the Education Cannot Wait (ECW) project, aimed at domesticating and implementing theContinue Reading
