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NAN Abuja.
By Chimezie Anaso A nonagenarian, Chief Gabriel Onwugbenu, has advised the youths to enroll in Igbo apprenticeship scheme (Igba Boi), a programme of the Anambra Government and shun the get-rich-quick syndrome. Onwugbenu, 91, gave the advice in Nnewi, the industrial hub of Anambra during the burial of Chief Michael Anosike,Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Global Rights, a Non-Governmental Organisation(NGO) has appealed to the Federal Government to ensure that individuals found guilty of electoral violence in the 2023 General Elections, are prosecuted and sanctioned. The Executive Director, Global Rights, Mr Abiodun Baiyewu said this on Monday in Abuja, at aContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, Minister of Women Affairs, says efforts are on to distribute 37,000 Point of Sale (POS) machines to facilitate financial transactions and boost women’s economic status. Kennedy-Ohanenye, who stated this while briefing newsmen on Monday in Abuja, also said that N200 monthly health insurance,Continue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher and Michael Ajayi An NGO, Gender Strategy Advancement International (GSAI), has called on the Federal Government to prioritise women empowerment across all sectors to promote gender inclusivity. The NGO made the call at a one-day training on Gender Accountability Reporting for reporters and editors, on MondayContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Dr John Nwafor, Managing-Director of Metro Digital Limited, operators of SLTV satellite television network, has offered subsidised packages to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Nwafor, in an interview with NAN on Monday, said the subsidy was the company’s way of ameliorating the economic challenges NigeriansContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said that the establishment of Federal University of Health Sciences and Technology in Tsafe, Zamfara will address ‘Japa syndrome’ in the health sector. Akpabio stated this at a one-day public hearing on “A Bill for an Act to Establish the FederalContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Department of Development Control, FCT Administration (FCTA) has served 24-hour demolition notices to operators of illegal markets and shanties along Karmo – Dei-Dei Road corridor. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that over 500 illegal structures and shanties, sitting on the road corridor haveContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah Mrs Ibukun Awosika, a Motivational Speaker and an Entrepreneur, has stressed the need to invest in younger people now to ensure a long-term benefit for the Church and nation was necessary and important. Awosika stated this in Abuja at the Woman to Woman (W2W) Conference organisedContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Out of Home Advertising Association of Nigeria (OAAN), has honoured Dr Babagana Adam, for sanitising outdoor advertising in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Adam was the Director, Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage (DOAS), from May 2019 to March 2024 when he was appointed PermanentContinue Reading
By Yahaya Isah The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has restated the Federal Government’s commitment to review the nation’s visa policy administration for easy accessibility. Tunji-Ojo made this known during a Stakeholders Consultative Meeting on Nigeria visa policy on Saturday in Abuja. The minister explained that though, strikingContinue Reading
