By Ahmed Ubandoma The Surveyor-General of the Federation (SGoF), Mr Abudul-Ganiyu Adebomehin, has announced plans to host the 2023 Conference on Geographic Information System (GIS) on Nov. 14 in Abuja. Adebomehin disclosed this on Thursday while briefing newsmen on the preparations ahead of the event in Abuja. “The GIS day is a remarkable day
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Consulting firm prioritises staff welfare, embraces remote work
By Rukayat Moisemhe Kaizen Academy Nigeria Ltd. says it is fully embracing remote work options for its staff to promote work-life balance. The firm’s Chief Operating Officer, Mrs Lilian Madueke, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Madueke said the decision was driven by the company’s commitment to staff welfare and progressive appro
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CSO lauds Uzodinma on women empowerment, girl-child’s rights
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Our Beloved Girl Child Global Foundation, a Non-Governmental Oragnisation (NGO), has commended the efforts of Gov. Hope Uzodinma on women empowerment and promotion of the rights of the Girl-child. President of the Foundation, Dr Lilian Agbazue, gave the commendation at a media conference on Thursday in Abuja Agbazue said th
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Many Nigerians still at risk of malaria — Group
By Folasade Akpan The Chief Executive of Malaria Consortium, Dr James Tibenderana, says Nigeria has made huge progress in reducing malaria prevalence but a huge number of the population are still at risk of the disease. Tibenderana said this on Wednesday in Abuja during a media conference to mark the NGO’s 20th anniversary of contributions [&hellip
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CIPM moves to end HR quackery in Nigeria
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM) says the institute is determined to tackle Human Resources (HR) management quackery to address its fallouts across various sectors of the Nigerian economy. The President of CIPM, Mr Olusegun Mojeed, said this during a news conference in celebration of the Institute’s 55th an
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CODE empowers communities to track 47 projects worth $2.8m in Kaduna
By Angela Atabo Connected Development (CODE) said 47 projects worth $2.8million have been tracked by communities in Kaduna State through its Deepening Citizens’ Interest in Government Spending and Addressing Accompanying Corrupt Practices (DeSPAAC) project. Mr Hamzat Lawal ,Chief Executive Officer, CODE made this known at the closeout of the DeSPAA
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FG, IFAD to deepen collaboration on food production
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government is to deepen its collaboration with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through technology to boost food production and improve the livelihood of smallholder farmers. Dr Ernest Umakhihe, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, made this known at the Inf
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Stakeholders want INEC unbundled for efficiency
By Angela Atabo Stakeholders on electoral matters, have called for the unbundling of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) into different agencies to ensure efficiency in the electoral processes. They made the call at a Round Table and Public Presentation of Policy Papers on Citizens’ Rights and Impact of Insecurity on Elections orga
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Health is an investment, catalyst for economic growth — NESG
By Folasade Akpan The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) says health must be viewed as an investment and a catalyst for economic growth. The group’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Designate, Mr Tayo Aduloju, said this in Abuja during a media conference. According to Aduloju, evidence suggests that in developing countries such as Nigeria, every do
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Association urges FG to increase budget for basic, secondary education
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA) has tasked the Federal Government to channel bulk of the education budget to basic and secondary education. The President General of the association, Mr Michael Magaji disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja to herald the 40th Plenary and 2023 Annual General Meeting of [&h
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