By Naomi Sharang The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has said youth empowerment must translate into jobs, innovation and sustainable development. Orelope-Adefulire said this in a keynote address at the 2026 iHEAL Global Youth Impact Forum in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Vice-Presidential Candidate of Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, has called on the Federal Government to call an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Sani Yahaya-Jingir, to order over his recent anti-Christian statement. Kwankwaso made the call in an interview with the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Mercy Omoike The Lagos State Government has inaugurated the Agege Fresh Food Hub to address post-harvest losses and strengthen food security. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Mid-Level Agro-Produce Hub was commissioned on Wednesday at Pen Cinema, Agege, Lagos. The facility is the third inContinue Reading
By Grant Onyeke Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has urged the youth in Nigeria to break the persistent trend of political self-marginalisation and commit to voting for their fellow youths in the upcoming 2027 general elections. The party made the call in a statement issued by its National YouthContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barnabas Gemade, has lauded President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to youth development. Gemade, represented by Mr Frederick Ikyaan, Benue Commissioner for Land, Survey and Solid Minerals, said this at the inauguration of Directors, Youth Parliament forContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu President of the Niger Delta Youth Network (NDYN), Comrade Scott Ogunseri, has urged youths across the Niger Delta to remain focused, disciplined, and committed to development. Speaking at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja to commemorate the 2026 International Youth Day, Ogunseri said theContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Regalo Hope Foundation (RHF) has trained humanitarian workers and recipients of the Nigerian Volunteers Award on leadership, grant management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), financial management and emergency response. The Founder of RHF, Dr Chinenye Onuorah, said that the training, organised in collaboration with the NigerianContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government says the digitalisation of the cooperative sector is an economic and institutional reform aimed at strengthening the sector’s contribution to national development. Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security and Supervising Minister of Cooperative Affairs, said this onContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the African Youth Growth Foundation (AYGF) have urged Nigerian youths to take ownership of the democratic space and actively participate in governance. They made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the National Youth Mentorship Conference on SustainableContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has unveiled its governance principles and code of ethics, code named ”The Orange Book” for members and its public officers. The book was unveiled during a media briefing at the party’s National Secretariat on Tuesday in Abuja by theContinue Reading
