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NAN Abuja.
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris has appealed to Google for a safe cyberspace to enhance peace and unity in the country. The Minister who made the call when a delegation from Google West Africa led by its Director, Mr Olumide Balogun paidContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has called on all stakeholders to work together to fight inequality in disaster risk reduction for a resilient future. The acting Director General, FEMA, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo, made the call in Abuja on Friday, at an event to commemorateContinue Reading
By Sani Idris A company, Green Panacea Limited, has begun training of 345 people, drawn from the 23 LGAs in Kaduna State on biogas production technology. Biogas is a renewable fuel that is produced when organic matter, such as food or animal waste, is broken down by microorganisms in theContinue Reading
By Sani Idris The Global Alliances for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), says 1,760 households will benefit from its home gardening inputs to improve nutrition indices in four LGAs in Kaduna State. The LGAs are Chikun, Giwa, Lere and Kauru, where 440 beneficiary households in each LGA will be given vegetable seedsContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang A Non-Governmental Organisation, Girls Beyond Reach Foundation popularly known as Daddy’s Girls has offered scholarships to girls resident in Angwan-Shao, Karimo, a slum in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Director Finance of the Foundation, Mrs Olamide Afolabi said that the gesture was part of activities to markContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Connected Development (CODE), an NGO with a mission to empower marginalised communities in Africa, has urged government at all levels to prioritise education, protection and social justice for the girl-child. The Chief Executive Officer of the group, Mr Hamzat Lawal, made the call in a statementContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalu Some stakeholders have emphasised on the need for Africa to tackle debt issues to enable the continent to fix its increasing climate issues. They spoke in an opinion piece “If You Want Our Countries to Address Climate Change, First Pause Our Debts” featured in The New YorkContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Nigeria has deposited its instrument of ratification for the African Union (AU) Convention on cross-border cooperation. Mr Adamu Adaji, Director-General, National Boundary Commission made this known in a statement signed by the commission’s Head of Information Unit, Mrs Efe Ovuakporie in Abuja on Thursday. Adaji said thatContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris says, the Federal Government will support the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to attain digital advancement and stay ahead of the curve to propagate government information with credibility. Idris stated this during his working visit to theContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris has called on Nigerians to imbibe value reorientation and patriotism to enhance unity and progress of the country. Idris made the call when he visited Voice of Nigeria’s (VON) Headquarter on a working visit on Wednesday inContinue Reading
