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
By Jessica Dogo The Federal Government on Tuesday soft-launched the Government Service Portal (GSP), a unified digital platform providing Nigerians with seamless access to public services through a single online gateway. Developed by Galaxy Backbone, the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy and KOICA, the portal targets improvedContinue Reading
By Jessica Dogo Youth leaders in Plateau State, under the aegis of City Boy Movement (CBM), have pledged to mobilise one million votes for the re-election of President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 General Elections. The Plateau State Director of the City Boy Movement, Mr David Daser, in a statementContinue Reading
By Joy Obanya/Maureen Okon The Italian private news agency, Adnkronos, has sought collaboration with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to facilitate reciprocal news exchange and promote positive narratives about both countries. The proposal was made on Monday in Abuja when the Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Roberto Mengoni, visitedContinue Reading
