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By Angela Atabo Stakeholders in mental healthcare in Nigeria, have called for an end to stigmatisation of people with mental health challenges. The stakeholders said this at the second annual mental symposium organised by the Sunshine Series in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung-Open Minds Young Voices (FES-OMYV) in Abuja. MsContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Senate has urged the Federal Government to convene stakeholders’ meeting to X-ray the recurring situation of flooding across the country with a view to arriving at a lasting solution. The senate’s resolution was sequel to a point of order moved by Sen. Adetokunbo Abiru (APC-Lagos) duringContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and United Nations Children Funds (UNICEF) on Thursday inaugurated the harmonised case management tools for child protection in the country. The inauguration, which took place in Abuja, had in attendance all 36 states Commissioners for Women Affairs. Mrs Uju Ohanenye, theContinue Reading
By Lucy Nwachukwu/Justina Auta The Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Malam Ali Muhammed Ali, has urged the media to give more visibility to the nation’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to bolster development. Speaking on the sidelines of the West Africa SMEs Exhibition 2023 in Abuja on Thursday,Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, says President Bola Tinubu is not a president of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), but a president of Nigeria. Wike stated this when APC leaders from Rivers, led by the National Vice Chairman of APC, South South, Mr VictorContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) Office said on Thursday that it had inaugurated a new KOICA Alumni Association in Liberia (KAAL) aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and cultural exchange between the two countries. A statement signed by David Nkwa , IT Specialist at KOICA, indicated that theContinue Reading
By Olawunmi Ashafa As more Nigerians adopt digital payments after facing a cash shortage earlier this year, Aladdin, a Lagos-based fintech firm, has introduced a pan-African wallet to ease digital transactions. The app, which is akin to China’s Wechat or Alipay, is designed to serve the payment and commerce needsContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and USAID MOMENTUM Safe Surgery project have developed a dashboard on national District Health Information Systems (DHIS2) to monitor fistula and Caesarean Delivery data from health facilities across states. Dr Gbenga Ijapdola, Head, Monitoring and Evaluation, Department of Planning, Research and Statistics,Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo The African Diaspora Union (AFRIDU), an International pan-African diplomatic organisation, is set for inauguration in Nigeria with a view to paving the way for Africans living across the world to reunite with their ancestral homes. King Alfred Diete Spiff, Chairman of AFRIDU-Nigeria and Special Envoy of theContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu Earl Osaro Onaiwu, the Founder of Red Carpet Protocol Ltd., a reputation management and VIP protocol company has launched three new magazines into the media market. The magazines are Mandate 36; Talk of the Town; and Osaronno. Speaking on the launch of the magazines, Onaiwu, said theContinue Reading
