By Usman Aliyu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Hours after dawn on Nov. 30, workers on a routine patrol at Okomu Oil Palm Company in Edo noticed a figure wandering alone among the trees in Extension 1 of the plantation. At first, they thought it was a stray calf fromContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Sustainable Women Economic Empowerment and Peace Initiative (BSWEEP), an NGO, has intensified efforts to promote women’s empowerment, peacebuilding and girl-child education across communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Hajiya Ruqayya Ibrahim-Kewa, Coordinator of BSWEEP, made this known during a media engagement in Abuja. She emphasisedContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje North-West Women Development Forum (NWDF) has called on the notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, to surrender arms and give peace a chance. This call was made by the Public Relations Officer of NWDF, Salamatu Bello, who spoke on behalf of the group at the end of theirContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The MIDAS Touch Political Grassroot Mobilisation Movement has commended Kaduna State’s improved security and growing stability, saying that the efforts demonstrated Gov. Uba Sani’s dedication to security reforms. Alhaji Abdulwaheed Yunus, National Coordinator of the movement, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has issued permits to 28 companies under the Nigerian Flare Gas Commercialisation Programme (NGFCP), marking a significant step to end routine gas flaring and advance climate commitments. The successful awardees were: Ace Energy Limited, Afagaf Company Limited, AGH Lero, AlminaContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Marc Fonbaustier says tradition is not static but a powerful medium used to question norms, challenge violence, and imagine new forms of balance in society. Fonbaustier made the assertion in Abuja at an event organised by the French Embassy and itsContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Mr Michal Cygan, the Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, says the mass media is important in the fight against disinformation in every society. Cygan said this at a Journalists’ Meeting on Disinformation organised by the Polish Embassy in Abuja, in partnership with the Female Journalists NetworkContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening sustainable inclusive family planning services for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) to advance access to equitable reproductive health initiatives nationwide. The government made the commitment at the close-out ceremony of the five-year Inclusive Family Planning (IFPLAN) project, in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Martha Agas Smallholder farmers in Gwagwalada have pushed for the inclusion of their communities` climate priorities, the security of their farmlands and improved farm mechanisation in the council’s budget. Speaking at the official unveiling of the Climate Participatory Budget Proposal at the council`s secretariat, the smallholder farmers said theyContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo Nigeria recorded her third victory against Sierra Leone on Matchday 7, beating fellow West African rivals by 68 runs at the second West Africa Trophy tournament. The third round of matches commenced at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium on Thursday with a spirited Zambian team enduring aContinue Reading
