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NAN Abuja.
By Ibironke Ariyo The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Malam Shehu Mohammed has expressed optimism that Nigeria can achieve a 50 per cent reduction in road traffic deaths by 2030, in line with the United Nations’ Decade of Action for Road Safety. Mohammed made this known at aContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje No fewer than 3,120 film submissions have been received by the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), in response to the upcoming 14th edition of the Zuma International Film Festivals (ZUFF) slated for Dec. 1 to Dec. 5. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the corporation, DrContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Dr Mariya Mahmoud, Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has described the annual Zuma International Film Festival as a vibrant platform for collaboration, inspiration and cultural exchange. Mahmoud stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, while addressing a news conference to unveil the 2024 editionContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Mrs Abiodun Essiet, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement, North Central, says President Bola Tinubu administration is strengthening participatory governance through community engagement for sustainable development. Essiet communicated this during town hall meetings organised by her office in Abaji and Kwali Area Councils, Abuja,Continue Reading
By Sani Idris The Kaduna Metropolitan Choir, on Sunday, held a music concert to spread the message of love and hope, that Nigerians would come out of the current hardship being experienced across the country. Mr Samuel Yatai, leader of the choir, said during the event in Kaduna, that theContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, once warned that: “If nothing is done, the effects of terrorism and organised crime in the Sahel region will be felt far beyond the region and the entire African continent.” For almost two decadesContinue Reading
By Chijioke Okoronkwo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On Oct. 3, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) debuted an annual international lecture in Abuja with national and Sahel security in focus. The Inaugural lecture was novel, a departure from the agency’s timely delivery of factual and objective news, to ignitingContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo A faith-based group, Amani Muslim Women Empowerment Initiative, has awarded grants to some women entrepreneurs to boost small-scale businesses. The Coordinator of the initiative, Hajiya Hadrat Omipidan, in her remarks at the Grant Award Ceremony on Saturday in Abuja, said that the support was part of theContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje Deejays Association of Nigeria (DJAN) in collaboration with Leadership Scorecard Magazine, is organising an awards to celebrate creative influence of Disc Jockeys (DJs) in Nigeria’s music and entertainment industry. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the upcoming 2024 Nigerian Deejays Awards, aimed at recognising unsungContinue Reading
By Ezra Musa The Uba Sani Support Group has lauded Sadiq Mamman Lagos, Kaduna State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, for his commitment to good governance in Kaduna State. The group, in a statement signed by Dr Victor Bobai, in Kaduna on Friday, described the commissioner, popularly called,Continue Reading
