By Abigael Joshua Environment stakeholders have called for the urgent need to address threat to ocean and aquatic lives, in order to sustain biodiversity in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region. The stakeholders made the call on Monday in Abuja at the ECOWAS Marine Biodiversity of AreasContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Football Stakeholders have called for the immediate sack of Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro following the team’s second consecutive draw in the FIFA 2026 World Cup qualifier. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Eagles on Sunday, recorded a second consecutive draw after strugglingContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE), a civil society organisation, has called on Amotekun operatives to respect human rights in the discharge of their duties. Mr Rafiu Lawal, the Executive Director of the conflict-prevention and peace building organisation, said this in a statement in Abuja. Lawal saidContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Mr Bamidele Salam, Founder and President of Children of Africa Leadership and Values Development Initiative(CALDEV) has called for a strong national education system to address problems of out-of-school children. Salam made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelineContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC) says Nigeria possesses the population of skilled youths capable of providing technical assistance to African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries. The Director-General of DTAC, Dr Yusuf Yakub disclosed this on Saturday in a statement issued by Mr Nkem Anyata-Lafia,Continue Reading
By Joshua Olomu The Chief Executive Officer, Gosima Group, Dr Gideon Osi, has called on government at all levels to make entrepreneurial studies compulsory in academic curriculum of tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Osi made the call on Saturday at the investiture ceremony into the Governing Council of the board ofContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Executive Committee of the FCT Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), has called on corporate organisations to partner the association in hosting its 2023 Annual Week slated for Nov. 25. The Secretary of the Organising Committee, Ayodeji Makinde said this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Owan-Enoh has expressed concern following the Super Eagles’ draw against the Crocodiles of Lesotho on Thursday in Uyo. The minister made the remark in a statement released on Friday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Mr Koffy Kouacou, Head of Emergency and Resilience Team Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Sub-regional Office, West Africa and the Sahel, has lauded Nigeria’ efforts at mainstreaming agrifood into its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs). Kouacou gave the commendation at a Workshop for the Kunming-MontrealContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has urged development partners and stakeholders in the fight against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) to go beyond advocacies to empowerment of survivors. She made the call in a statement signed by Mrs Grace Njoku, the ministry’s Head of Press andContinue Reading
