By Maureen Okon Stakeholders from Nigeria and Saudi Arabia have stressed the need to harness Diaspora expertise and capital to create stronger economic partnerships and deepen bilateral relations between both countries. The stakeholders spoke at a press conference organised by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) on Friday while announcingContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has honoured Canada-based Nigerian trade and investment expert, Kenneth Oguzie, with the National Diaspora Merit Award. The award recognises Oguzie’s contributions to leadership development and national development. NiDCOM Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, presented the award at the 4th NationalContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Federal Government has deployed 18 skilled professionals under the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) to The Gambia as the programme marks 38 years of providing technical assistance to African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. The Director-General of NTAC, Hon. Yusuf Yakub, said at a send-off ceremonyContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) received over 1.5 million human rights violations in six months. This is contained in the NHRC dashboard and observatory reports from the 36 States of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from January to June. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has called for sustainable financing and stronger domestic resource mobilisation to safeguard Nigeria’s HIV response amid declining global development assistance. The Director-General of NACA, Dr Temitope Ilori, made the call during the Nigeria Event at the 26th InternationalContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Agricultural institutions have called for greater investment, collaboration and policy support to scale up research-driven innovations capable of transforming Nigeria’s food systems, creating jobs and improving rural livelihoods. The call was made at the Nigeria day of the 9th Africa Agriculture Science Week (AASW9) in Abuja. Prof.Continue Reading
By Chinasa Nwankwo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Oru Leonard first visited Bangladesh in 2019 with a government group, unaware he would return to the country multiple times. The first trip was funded by a government, the second by a business, and the last one last year by aContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has selected seven Civil Society Organisations for Artificial Intelligence advocacy grants under the Nigeria AI Collective initiative. CJID Executive Director, Mr Akintunde Babatunde, announced the beneficiaries in a statement on Wednesday, describing the programme as a step towardsContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi A former Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, has tasked state governors and the National Commission for Almajiri and Out-of-School Children Education (NCAOOSEC) to tackle the growing challenge of out-of-school and Almajiri children in the country. Abubakar gave the charge on Wednesday in Abuja, at the graduationContinue Reading
Ikuru Lizzy Dr John Babington, Founder, Go Green Nigeria Foundation, an NGO, has called for more stringent government efforts toward prohibition of illegal sand mining in Rivers, following erosion threats. He made the call on Monday in Umuechem, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers, to commemorate the International Day forContinue Reading
