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By Thompson Yamput Lokoja residents have scored Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi, high in terms of delivering democracy dividends to the people in his first 100 days in office. A cross section of residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja, described Ododo as aContinue Reading
By Chijioke Okoronkwo Amb. Babagana Kingibe, Nigeria’s Special Envoy to Chad and the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), has called on candidates, political parties and the general public to uphold peace during the Chad presidential election. The presidential election is scheduled for May 6. Kingibe, in a statement made availableContinue Reading
By Suleiman Shehu Mr Saidu Muhammad, the newly-elected President of Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria (MULAN), says the association will foster peaceful coexistence among different religious and ethnic groups in Nigeria. He stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ibadan. NANContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Millennium Natures Path International (Milnapath), an alternative medicine company says it is using herbal medicine to provide solutions to the problems of ill-health and poverty in Nigeria and beyond. Dr Naomi Bassey, Milnapath’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), stated this during the company’s one-yearContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Federal Government has assured journalists of protection of their rights and support in their mission to protect the environment as the World celebrates the Press Freedom Day (WPFD). The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, gave the assurance in Abuja on FridayContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai A scholar, Mr Namse Udosen has called on the federal and state governments to develop a Literacy Development Plan to effectively address the learning poverty in the country. Udosen, a master’s student of international education and development, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, made the call inContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Ministries of Women Affairs, Health and Social Welfare have commended the inauguration of ActionAid’s first Vesico -Vaginal Fistula (VVF) Centre, worth N51.5 million in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the centre was established by ActionAid Nigeria (AAN) in collaboration withContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa has inaugurated the Architects Registration Council of Nigeria (ARCON), calling on the National Assembly to urgently amend the 2004 ARCON Act. At the Inauguration of the Re-constituted Council on Thursday in Abuja, the minister said that theContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The National Action on Sugar Reduction (NASR) has rolled out a campaign aimed at raising awareness about the health risks associated with consuming Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs). The campaign was launched amidst growing concerns about the prevalence of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such diabetes and heart diseases. The NASRContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has disbursed N6.32 billion to the six area councils, teachers, and pension scheme as statutory allocation for March. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, disclosed this while presiding over the 188th Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC), in Abuja onContinue Reading
