By Abigael Joshua Cloneshouse, a specialist evaluation firm, has pledged to support the Nigerian Evaluation Association (NAE) to ensure transparency and responsible use of resources by performing assessments and creating national accountability frameworks. Mr Onochie Mokwunye, Director, Strategic Partnership and Programmes, Cloneshouse said this at the 2025 NAE and Monitoring,Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government has urged stakeholders in the agricultural sector to strengthen value addition by moving beyond exporting raw commodities. It said prioritising domestic processing holds the greatest economic and job-creating potentials for the sector. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, said this atContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje The Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) has announced a change of venue for its upcoming 2025 awards and gala night. Its Director-General, Mrs Zahrah Mustapha-Audu, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Mustapha-Audu said the event originally scheduled to hold at the Banquet Hall,Continue Reading
TtBy Abigael Joshua President Bola Tinubu will deliver on his administration’s bold reforms before 2027, says Dr Rufus Ebegba. Ebegba, Grand Patron of the support group: “Team Sen. Oluremi for Tinubu 2023 to 2027,” said this while briefing newsmen on the achievements of Tinubu’s administration, in Abuja on Thursday. He describedContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Niger government has called for stronger global commitment and coordinated action to address the escalating climate challenges threatening economies and communities across the world. Mr Yakubu Garba, the deputy governor of the state, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday.Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), says it’s on-going renewed hope mega farms estates in Kwara and Ekiti will lift 100,000 people out of poverty It said the project would also create 12,000 direct jobs, 30,000 indirect jobs. The Executive Secretary of NALDA, Mr Cornelius Adebayo,Continue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The RICOWAS Project was designed to boost climate-resilient rice production in Nigeria, Dr Umar Abdullahi, the National Coordinator of the project has said. Abdullahi made this known during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the project also focuses onContinue Reading
By Peter Uwumarogie The Federal Government and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have commended Gombe state’s efforts to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs). They stated this on Tuesday in Gombe during a media dialogue on NTDs elimination organised to assess progress in the state. Hajiya Hawau Abubakar, North-East ZonalContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government on Monday in Kaduna challenged stakeholders to strengthen the county’s capacity in local food production, access to safe and nutritious food. Dr Marcus Ogunbiyi, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) gave the challenge at the opening of the Technical SessionContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says Nigeria upholds religious freedom, human rights, the rule of law, and democracy. Idris, speaking on CNN on Tuesday night, dismissed claims by foreign officials that terrorists in Nigeria exclusively targeted Christians. He described such assertions as misleadingContinue Reading
