By Felicia Imohimi An NGO under the aegis of School of Government and Politics (SOGP), has called for collective action to address unemployment in Africa to mitigate social vices across the continent. Mr Augustine Nnakwe, Programme Director, SOGP, said this on the sidelines of the Africa Job Creation and InvestmentContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria(SWOFON), a coalition of women farmers associations, has called on government at all levels to mechanise farming in order to enhance agricultural production in the country. SWOFON’s spokesperson, Mrs Felicia Ukwu, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the commemorationContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu The National commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) have reiterated their commitment towards providing succor to displaced persons. They made the commitment when the UNHCR representative paid a courtesy call on the Federal Commissioner, NCFRMI,Continue Reading
By Justina Auta An international NGO, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), on Monday called for effective water management to boost food production, food security and nutrition in Nigeria. Mr Micheal Ojo, the Country Director, GAIN, made the appeal while addressing newsmen in Abuja in commemoration of the 2023 WorldContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Pastor-in- Charge of Summit Bible Church, Kubwa, Dan Anorue, has said that Nigeria will prosper inspite of the economic downturn occasioned by the removal of fuel subsidy. He made the remarks at the celebration of the Church’s 18th anniversary with the theme “Flourish” held on Sunday. DeliveringContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Federal Government says it will establish a National Biomedical Engineering programme that will address the deficit in medical equipment maintenance. The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, said this on Saturday in Abuja after a tour of the National Hospital, Abuja (NHA).Continue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Royal Ambassadors Charity Home, has called for an end to harmful cultural practices against widows in the country. The Executive Director of the organisation, Amb. Jonathan Okwudiri made the call during the inauguration of the Abuja executive working team of the charity home, on Saturday. OkwudiriContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer National Youth Assembly of Nigeria (NYAN) has commended Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State for his unwavering commitment to ensuring safety of the lives and property of the people of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the National Speaker of the assembly, UsmanContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) FCT Chapter says it has lost over N6 billion due to cash crunch resulting from the CBN cashless policy, subsidy removal on fuel and other factors. The Secretary PAN FCT, Hon. Musa Hakeem, said this on Friday in Abuja at the commemorationContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade The Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience (OSPRE) has announced its partnership with the Synapse Services and the Centre for Psychological Medicine to address mental health issues among security personnel. The Director General of OSPRE, Chris Ngwodo, made this known during a roundtable on mental healthcare forContinue Reading
