By Muhyideen Jimoh As ministers mark 100 days in office, the Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh has pledged to step up his holistic drive to reposition Nigeria’s sports sector. The minister made the pledge on Wednesday in Abuja at a news conference to mark his 100 daysContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The various committees of the ECOWAS Parliament sitting to address the draft resolutions of the sub-region on Tuesday submitted their recommendations to plenary for debate or adoption. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the joint committees are sitting at the ongoing 2023 Second Ordinary SessionContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan Enoh, has called for renewed focus on quality training and exposure for indigenous coaches in order to take Nigerian sports to a higher pedestal. The minister made the call on Tuesday in Abuja when the leadership of the SportsContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Stakeholders have called for more funding and male participation in ending Gender Based Violence (GBV) and its harmful traditional practices affecting women and girls in the country. They made the call at a news briefing in Abuja to commence the 2023 16 days of activism organised byContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has advocated for more funding and commitment by government to tackle Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and other harmful traditional practices against women and girls. The National President of NCWS, Hajiya Lami Adamu-Lau, made the call while briefing the media in AbujaContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Mrs Adanna Enwezor, the Executive Director of Photizo Life Foundation, organisers of the Abuja annual Afro Hair Culture Festival, has urged Nigerians to shun harmful hair products. Enwezor made the call on Monday at a pre-event news conference for the 2023 edition of the festival scheduled toContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC) on Sunday received 23 Technical Aid Corps (TAC) Volunteers sent to Uganda in November 2021, who returned back to Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports they were received by the Director-General (D-G) of DTAC, Dr Yusuf Yakub, atContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Nwankwo Kanu, ex-Nigerian international and founder of Kanu Heart Foundation, Gov. Mohammed Bago of Niger State and founder of Bago Foundation have been honoured with the 2023 Humanitarian Awards. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that they were recognized alongside other charitable individuals and organisations atContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Stakeholders in Nigeria’s agriculture sector have urged the federal and state governments to prioritise capacity building for youth and women in agriculture on modern technology and innovations. The stakeholders, who spoke at the National Agriculture Show “Youth and Women in Agriculture Seminar’’ on Friday in Nasarawa, saidContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi A coalition under the aegis of Small Scale Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON) has urged federal, state and local governments to allocate resources for the implementation of the National Gender Policy on Agriculture. The National President of SWOFON, Fatima Bello, made the call at the 2023Continue Reading
