By Angela Atabo Ms Flora Anne, the Founder, Africa Women in Housing and Construction Conference (AWHC), has called for intentional policies and stronger support for women to play a more influential role in the construction sector. Anne told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Sunday in her message onContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Ndudi Elumelu, former Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, says women’s nurturing and stabilising roles in the home remain fundamental to the growth, unity and progress of communities and nations. Elumelu, who represented the Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in the 9th Assembly, made this known in hisContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Dr Linda Nwodo has emerged as the first woman trained by Sightsavers, an NGO, to perform hydrocele surgery in Nigeria. This marks progress in specialised healthcare, and reinforces calls for greater gender equality in the health sector. Sightsavers Nigeria Country Director, Prof. Joy Shu’aibu, said this inContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government says Nigeria requires no fewer than 25 million tonnes of maize annually to meet national demand and strengthen food security. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja during a Quarterly Citizens and Stakeholders’Continue Reading
By Okon Okon An interest group, Working People United (WPU), has described all the policies and programmes of President Bola Tinubu’s administration as necessary for long-term growth and development of Nigeria. The Interim Leader of the group, Mr Williams Akporeha, stated this during the official unveiling of the group onContinue Reading
R By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Stakeholders in the space and engineering sectors have called for renewed commitment, more investment and improved coordination to achieve the country’s space development goals. They made the call at the inaugural Colloquium of Fellows and Fellowship Conferment of the Nigerian Institution of Space Engineers (NISEng) inContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje The Nigerian Navy has pledged full support for the Equipment Leasing Registration Authority (ELRA) in enforcing the Equipment Leasing Act, 2015. The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Idi Abbas, gave the assurance during a courtesy visit by officials of the authority to the Naval Headquarters inContinue Reading
By Stephen Adeleye The Nigerian Women in Information Technology (NIWIIT) has launched the Campus Tech Queens Initiative, a national programme to prepare female students for global digital excellence and leadership. The initiative was unveiled in Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja. It is a hackathon-driven, mentorship-based scheme to identify, train, mentor andContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe/ Funmilola Gboteku TeKnowledge and Microsoft have expanded their partnership to accelerate Nigeria’s national Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills development to position the country for stronger global competitiveness. Ms Aileen Allkins, the President of TeKnowledge, said at a news conference this on Thursday in Lagos. Allkins at the conferenceContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi A Development Communications Strategist, Feyikemi Adurogbangba, has urged the Federal Government and other stakeholders to build on the legacy of previous agricultural programmes and desist from implementing projects in silos. Adurogbangba made the call on Wednesday in Abuja while reacting to farmers’ lamentations over losses recorded inContinue Reading
