By Justina Auta The National Assembly (NASS), in collaboration with the Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development (LISDEL), has intensified efforts to address hypertension through a broad awareness and screening campaign targeting lawmakers and legislative staff. The initiative followed an advocacy visit on Wednesday in Abuja to the Chairman, House CommitteeContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Managing Director, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Oluwaseun Faleye, has called for stronger and more responsive social protection systems, given Nigeria’s growing population and dynamic labour market. Faleye made the call on Wednesday in Abuja during the 2026 International Social Security Association (ISSA) West AfricaContinue Reading
By Tolu Aiyegbusi The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) on Tuesday unveiled the Nigerian Information Statistical System for Raw Materials and Products (NISSRAMP). It said during the unveiling in Abuja that the platform would afford investors and stakeholders accesses to data-based information on Nigeria’s raw materials. Director-General ofContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni Abuja, April 21, 2026 (NAN) The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says Agricultural Mechanisation for Export-Quality Products in Africa (AGROMEQA EXPO 2026) will promote agriculture and strengthen export-quality production across the agribusiness value chain. The ACCI President, Chief Emeka Obegolu, disclosed this at a newsContinue Reading
By Justina Auta, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) For many Nigerians living with unexplained bleeding, life has remained a cycle of pain, confusion and unanswered questions. Across communities, children bruise easily, youths endure repeated hospital visits, while adults live with preventable complications, often without knowing the cause. Ten-year-old Emmanuel’s frequentContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government, in partnership with the European Union (EU), inaugurated a £2.7 million Earth Observation (EO)-based Agricultural Innovation Project aimed at transforming Nigeria’s agriculture sector through space technology and data-driven solutions. The project, jointly implemented by the National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) and theContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi World Food Programme (WFP) of the United Nations says it spent Five million dollars approximately N7.4 billion, on Shock-Response and Social Protection (SRSP) in Nigeria in 2025. The Acting Country Director, WFP, Serigne Loum, said this at the inauguration of Shock-Responsive Social Protection (SRSP)-Technical Working Group (TWG)Continue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the Ministry of Interior are collaborating to strengthen revenue mobilisation, and boost foreign investment for national development. The Chairman of RMAFC, Dr Mohammed Shehu, made this known when he led a delegation on a courtesy visit to theContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta, Chief Emmanuel Eboh, has described as self- serving and unnecessary any opposition to Sen. Ned Nwoko’s return to the senate in 2027. Eboh, a former civil commissioner in Delta, while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, saidContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has expressed concern over the unauthorised circulation of a publication presenting state-by-state HIV figures for January to March 2026. The agency said the publication was shared across social media platforms nationwide without official approval or verification. Dr TemitopeContinue Reading
