By Abujah Racheal Pandemics are inevitable and nations must be ready to respond swiftly, says Dr Iziaq Salako, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare. Salako said this at the Public Health Symposium on “Lessons on Pandemic Preparedness and Response: Insights from China and Nigeria” on Monday inContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has unveiled a “CLHEEAN’’ app to bridge communication gap between the Federal Government and Nigerians in areas of government’s policies, projects and programmes. The Director-General of NOA, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu unveiled the mobile app on Monday in Abuja. Issa-Onilu expressed optimism thatContinue Reading
Okon Okon Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has charged newly promoted directors to embrace accountability, ethical leadership and result-driven service in the discharge of their duties. Walson-Jack gave the call at the induction training programme for the newly promoted directors on Monday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Aderogba George The Dr Patrick Ezie Campaign Organisation has donated a wheelchair to Mr Umar Musa, a person with disability from Gwagwa community in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), to ease his mobility. The organisation also pledged to cover the medical expenses of a child, Alhassan Umar, whoContinue Reading
By Okon Okon Stakeholders on Friday in Abuja called for stronger intergovernmental collaboration as a critical strategy for addressing Nigeria’s security challenges and improving governance outcomes. The call was made at the 2026 First Quarter Stakeholders and Citizen Engagement Forum, organised by the Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs.Continue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku The GSM Association says widespread deployment of 5G networks has yet to translate into significant revenue growth for mobile operators globally. The association disclosed this in its latest GSMA Intelligence report on Friday. It said revenue growth from 5G has remained below five per cent and beenContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Federal Government on Thursday took delivery of the Nigeria Government Enterprise Architecture (NGEA) Portal from Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). This marks a major step at strengthening digital governance and improving coordination across Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The portal was developed by KOICA in collaborationContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Cooperative Federation of Nigeria (CFN) on Thursday reaffirmed its commitment to support the Federal Government in repositioning the cooperative sector for global competitiveness. Mrs Hannatu Mershak, President of CFN, made the pledge at the 8th Regular Meeting of the National Council of Cooperative Affairs (NCCA) inContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni Nigeria and China have signed a framework agreement on economic partnership to strengthen cooperation in trade facilitation, digital economy, resilient supply chains and inclusive growth. This is contained in a statement by Augustina Obilor-Duru, Head, Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, on FridayContinue Reading
Feature by Ijeoma Olorunfemi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Omolola Danielle, a student of Coronation Preparatory Academy, Kuje, FCT, faces an arduous routine getting to her school daily. The daily walk to school requires an unusual precaution: a nose mask worn not for disease prevention, but to survive the overpoweringContinue Reading
