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Moses Kolo Sen. Lawal Adamu’s intervention that brought solar-powered electricity across the seven local governments in his Kaduna Central Senatorial District has continued to excite his constituents, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. The local governments include Igabi, Kaduna South, Kaduna North, Chikun, Lere, Birnin-Gwari and Kajuru. The constituents,Continue Reading
By Justina Auta The AYuTe Africa Challenge in Nigeria, an enterprise programme, has awarded 40,000 dollars in grants to three young agric-tech innovators to use technology in improving farming methods and food production in Nigeria. Dr Lekan Tobe, Country Director, Heifer International, made this known at the grand finale ofContinue Reading
By Abiemwense Moru Prof. Abdulrasheed Na’Allah, outgoing Vice Chancellor, University of Abuja, has urged students of the Sultan Maccido Institute for Peace, Leadership and Development Studies, of the university to participate in peace-building. Na’Allah, who advised the students at a pre-graduation dinner and award ceremony in Abuja, also urged themContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, says the military will continue to operate without reservations in ensuring the safety and security of citizens. Lagbaja said this at a roundtable in Abuja organised by the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC), in collaboration with Development SpecsContinue Reading
By Reporters “Laws without enforced consequences are merely suggestions,” Ron Brackin, an Investigative journalist and author of international bestseller, “Son of Hamas’’, once said. The quote by Brackin translates to the fact, any law made with no effective mechanism to ensure its compliance is like a toothless bulldog that can’tContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) is mobilising stakeholders to invest in children’s education and support them to grow and thrive. Dr Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, the Mandate Secretary, Women Affairs Secretariat, FCTA, stated this in Abuja, during an Inter-School Quiz Competition organised to commemorate the 2024 International DayContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The International Labour Organisation has urged journalists to create awareness to combat the menace of child labour in the country. Dr Vanessa Phala, ILO Country Director for Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone, said this at a three-day Communication Training Workshop for Media Practitioners on Friday in Akwanga,Continue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government on Thursday, unveiled mobile courts and new guidelines for hotels, schools, and others to ensure speedy access to justice for cases of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV). Mobile courts are courts that can be easily moved from one place to another to adjudicateContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria, and others have advocated for a comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) among youths to enhance health outcomes and protection from Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and violence. They made the call at an event organised by AHF Nigeria to commemorate theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo /Emmanuel Oloniruha The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) and an NGO, Building Blocks for Peace Foundation (BBFORPEACE), have decried the surge of hate speech in Nigeria. The two organisations, at a two-day Training the Trainers on Combating Hate Speech Online and Offline, called on youthsContinue Reading
