By Franca Ofili The Nigeria Medical Association, Federal Capital Territory (NMA-FCT) said its medical outreach at Primary Health Care, Karonmajigi in the FCT would address 200 elderly with eye problems and dental cases. Dr Michael Olarewaju, Secretary of the association told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu A don, Prof. Lucky Abdulsalami, has alerted that libraries may go into extinction unless librarians learn to adapt and seek out creative answers to societal change for effective library and information services marketing. Abdulsalami, who is the Librarian of the Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo, stated this onContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Mouktar Mohammed, the Chairman, FCT Football Association has been honoured with an award in Paris, France for excellence in football development. This is contained in a statement signed by Mohammed on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the award was for his immense contribution to growth and developmentContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Debt management featured prominently at the recently concluded annual meetings of the World Bank Group, which also involved the International Monetary Fund (IMF), hosted by the beautiful city of Marrakech in Morocco. One major takeaway from the various discussions at the meetings,Continue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Dotty Music Foundation, an organisation that mentors and empowers unprivileged but talented youths in realising their musical ambition, has put N1 million at stake during its talent hunt show in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Mr Derek Odaro, the President/ CEO of the Foundation, stated this atContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon ECOWAS and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), on Tuesday signed an agreement aimed at deepening collaboration for the protection of refugees, stateless, and internally displaced persons in the sub-region. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Dr Omar Touray signedContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Tuesday, opened its case at the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, against the British National, Mr James Nolan, who jumped bail in 2022. The EFCC’s counsel, Mr Bala Sanga, led the 1st prosecution witness (PW1), Mr Temitope Erinomo, anContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Environmental rights activists, under the aegis of Climate Riders Nigeria, have embarked on a cycling tour from Abuja to Lagos to raise awareness on climate change and its effects. Mr Ismaila Babatunde, the Campaign Team Leader, briefed newsmen on activities lined up to commemorate the official startContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC) on Tuesday deployed 12 Technical Aid Corps (TAC) volunteers to Liberia as part of the agency’s foreign duty. The Director-General, Dr Yusuf Yakub, said that it was an important occasion for DTAC since it was the third deployment since heContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Journalists have been advised to hold government and other stakeholders accountable to issues of gender inclusivity, especially for Persons With Disability (PWDs), women and girls. Ms Adaora Jack, the Executive Director, Gender Strategy Advancement International (GSAI), an NGO, gave the task at a one-day Inclusive Investigation TrainingContinue Reading
