By Muhyideen Jimoh The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh has hailed the Super Falcons on their successful qualification for the 2024 African Women’s Cup of Nations (WAFCON) slated for Morocco. The minister said the team displayed an impressive level of determination and teamwork, securing vital victories duringContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Chief Festus Ochonogor, Managing Director, Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC) says the state will provide a healthy environment for oil producing communities. Ochonogor stated this on Tuesday during an interview with journalists bordering on the ongoing United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)Continue Reading
By Usman Aliyu A coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Africa has called for a swift 100 per cent just energy transition in the continent. The coalition made the appeal on Tuesday in Dubai during a side event at the ongoing climate change conference known as COP28. The NewsContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon A Ghanaian Parliamentarian, Ms Laadi Ayamba, said Ghana has been taking measures to avert the infiltration of terrorists and violent extremists into the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ayamba made this known on Tuesday while presenting her country’s annual report at the ongoingContinue Reading
By Auta Justina Minister of Youth Development, Jamila Ibrahim, on Monday urged beneficiaries of the 2024 Grant Cycle of the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) to maximise the 1.6 million dollars for national development. Jamila gave the task at the unveiling of the NYFF grant, a collaborative effort spearheaded byContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru, on Monday said the Federal Government was very passionate about the welfare of military veterans across the country. Badaru said this when he received a report from the Military Veterans’ Ministerial Welfare Committee at the Ship House, Abuja. Continue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) has called for more support and provision of adequate facilities for people with disabilities in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Mr James Lalu made the call on Saturday at a para soccer novelty match played at the Moshood AbiolaContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Saturday condemned the violence that erupted in Guinea Bissau in the early hours of Friday. The condemnation is contained in a statement issued by the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja. It stated that the community learnt with deep preoccupation,Continue Reading
By Maureen Okon Nigeria is pushing for the enhancing of regional security to guarantee peace and economic growth in West Africa. Nigeria’s position is contained in its Country Report presented to the 2023 second Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Parliament in Abuja. It harps on the need for memberContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh Hajia Aisha Babangida, Chairperson, Better Life Programme for African Rural Women and other stakeholders have called on parents to do more in monitoring their children and in curbing social vices in the country. Babangida, a humanitarian leader made the call on Saturday in Abuja at the 11thContinue Reading
