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
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu/Usman Aliyu The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the National Population Commission (NPC) have intensified advocacy for birth registration of children under one year, particularly at the grassroots level. Mr Denis Onoise, UNICEF Child Protection Specialist, made the call at a 2-Day Birth Registration Media Dialogue organisedContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has urged stakeholders to ensure a free, fair, transparent, credible and peaceful election in Osun on Saturday, Aug. 15. IPAC National Chairman, Dr Yusuf Dantalle made the call at a news conference on Monday in Abuja, following the Council’s generalContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) and Enugu State Government have agreed to establish a Digital Fabrication Centre to boost innovation, skills development and local manufacturing. In a statement on Sunday by ITF, the agreement was reached during a courtesy visit by an ITF delegation toContinue Reading
By Leonard Okachie Gov. Alex Otti has directed the relevant officials to remove of all administrative bottlenecks delaying the payment of the recently approved allowance for corps members deployed in the state. The governor also directed the local government chairmen to immediately constitute National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)Continue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Centre for Public Accountability, Rule of Law and Transparency Initiative has backed the EFCC restriction on Osun government accounts. The group, led by Dr Raymond Ndukwe, in a statement on Saturday in Abuja, expressed concern over the reported directive requesting EFCC to lift the restrictionContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Federal Government on Friday inaugurated the newly-constituted governing board of Rural Electrification Agency (REA), with a charge on members to adopt people-centred leadership. Minister of Power, Mr Joseph Tegbe, while inaugurating the board in Abuja, stressed the need for members to ensure thatContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye Prof. Christopher Imumolen, the factional Accord Party’s presidential candidate and National Chairman, says President Bola Tinubu is well positioned to win the 2027 presidential election because of his reforms, leadership and growing nationwide support. Imumolen stated this at a news conference in Lagos on Friday,Continue Reading
