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Ny Joan Nwagwu The Federal Government says it plans to create 2.5 million jobs through the Labour Employment Enhancement Programme (LEEP) of the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, said this at the pre-inauguration ceremony for the LEEP inContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Trade Union Congress (TUC), has appealed to the Federal Government to release the payments of wage award for the months of March and April. Mr Festus Osifo, TUC President said this during a news conference at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting,Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Catholic Relief Service (CRS), says saving groups is important in ensuring household resilience, especially for those affected by insurgency in the country. Some officials of CRS said this at the 2024 National Savings Group Conference (NSGC) in Abuja on Wednesday. They spoke at a panelContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), has unveiled the `who wants to be an engineer’’ initiative, to promote girls in engineering and address limiting stereotypes and biases. The APWEN President, Dr Adebisi Osim, made this known at an event to mark the 2024 InternationalContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Coordinator Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Mr Felix Obuah, has promised to strengthen the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), to respond effectively to emergencies, disasters. Obuah made the promise during a familiarisation visit to the department in Abuja on Thursday, being one ofContinue Reading
By Justina Auta UN Women, on Wednesday tasked media practitioners and organisations to empower the female gender and promote its participation in politics. They made the call at the 2024 UN Women Nigeria Media Forum on “Escalating Media Action for Women’s Empowerment” in Abuja. Ms Beatrice Eyong, UN Women CountryContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Africa Youth Growth Foundation (AYGF), an NGO, has called for improved access to healthcare in vulnerable communities, especially hard-to-reach areas. The Executive Director of AYGF, Dr Arome Salifu, made the call during a news conference on Wednesday as part of activities to commemorate the 2024 World MalariaContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has called for stronger cooperation among African countries for sustainable development of the continent. Wike made the call when the Ambassador of Cote d’Ivoire to Nigeria, Mr Kalilou Traore, visited him in Abuja on Wednesday. HeContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Mariya Mahmoud, has promised to rejuvenate the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to make great impact in future elections in the FCT. Mahmoud said this at a meeting with the FCT chairman, officials, and other members ofContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Some women entrepreneurs have decried poor access to funding, investment, and loans to boost their businesses. The women, who made this known in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, said this had affected their businesses negatively and made themContinue Reading
