By Joshua Olomu Rev. Canon Ugochukwu Ndukuba of Basilica of Grace, Abuja Diocese of the Anglican Communion and leaders from different backgrounds have called on youth to participate more in the politics and governance process in Nigeria. They made the call at a symposium on youth involvement in politics organisedContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Agricultural Agenda Nigeria Initiative (AANI), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has called on the Government and stakeholders to prioritise investments in agriculture, rural infrastructure, research, and extension services. Ephraim Audu, National President of AANI, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday as the country markedContinue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh As President Bola Tinubu marks his second year in office, his administration has embarked on transformative reforms aimed at revitalising the Nigeria’s sports sector. Tinubu, long hailed as a master strategist in the political arena, unveiled a sporting vision that seeks to turn passion into profit andContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne Malam Shehu Dikko, Chairman, National Sports Commission (NSC), says efforts are being made to rebrand the Nigerian sports sector to make it attractive for investors. Dikko spoke on Wednesday in Abuja during the executive board meeting of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) consisting of all the headsContinue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo Calls for lowering voter age and rejecting e-voting on Wednesday in Abuja dominated the maiden edition of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS)-Democracy Radio secondary school debate. Students from Africa Community School, Asokoro and Intelligence Quotient Academy, who emerged winners, made the call atContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA), says it’s partnering with the Marine Platform Ltd. to domicile an Oil Capping Stack equipment in Nigeria. Mr Chukwuemeka Woke, NOSDRA Director-General, said this on Wednesday in Abuja during the inauguration of a Technical Committee to oversee theContinue Reading
By Abdullahi Mohammed Since return to democracy, Nigeria has been confronted with multi-pronged security challenges. In the North-East, the terrorist group, Boko Haram, has carried out a bloody campaign against western education. Similarly, in the North-Central, farmers-herders clashes are rampant; in the North-West, bandits are on the rampage; in theContinue Reading
By Thompson Yamput Carved out of Benue and Kwara States in 1991, Kogi is one of the youngest states of the federation. As the case with the creation of other states, which dates back to the pre-civil war era, the creation of Kogi was meant to accelerate the development ofContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman TAJBank, Nigeria’s leading non-interest lender, has signed the completion agreement for the N20 billion second tranche of its N100 billion Mudarabah Sukuk bond programme. The Founder/Managing Director, of TAJBank, Mr Hamid Joda, made this known in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja Joda said that the latestContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Kalthum Foundation for Peace (KFP) and partners, have evolved strategies to foster enhanced youth involvement in counter-insurgency and counter violent extremism efforts in the North East. The foundation is leading conversations in collaboration with Network of Civil Society Organisations Borno (NECSOB) and Borno Youth Parliament (BYP).Continue Reading
