By Salisu Sani-Idris The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello has pledged to strengthen the existing collaboration between the Nigeria Institute of Soil Science to improve the quality of soil in the FCT. Bello, represented by the Permanent Permanent Secretary FCTA, Mr Adesola Olusade, made the pledge when the Governing CouncilContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Junior Chamber International (JCI), a non-profit organisation of young people, have called on Nigerian youths to take responsibility during and after the general elections. The President of the JCI, Mr Samuel Chinonyerem, made the call while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that youths shouldContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) on Wednesday unveiled Hajiya Hadiza Mohammed as its Vice-Presidential Candidate for the Feb. 25 general election. Edozie Njoku, National Chairman, APGA, unveiled Mohammed at a ceremony on Wednesday in Abuja, naming Jonathan Elendu as Director-General, of the party’s Presidential Campaign CouncilContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Archbishop of the African Church Province of Abuja, Peter Ogunmuyiwa, on Wednesday cautioned Nigerians against voting for candidate on the basis of religion in the 2023 general elections. Ogunmuyiwa made the call at the Interfaith Peace Summit: Tips on 2023 General Elections, with the theme,” ProsecutingContinue Reading
By Habibu Harisu The remains of late Aisha Maina, the Special Adviser on Female Education Board to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State had been buried on Wednesday in Sokoto. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Maina died on Tuesday at the Usmanu Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, SokotoContinue Reading
By Ruth Oketunde The Federal Government has unveiled plans to train 250,000 data protection officers on enhanced management of data across organisations to safeguard the privacy of citizens. Dr Vincent Olatunji, National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, (NDPB) made this known during a capacity building workshop for dataContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Coalition of Nigeria Muslim Women, on Wednesday urged the National Assembly to ensure the speedy passage of the bill seeking to institutionalise the use of hijab in schools. Miss Amasa Firdause-Al-Jannah, Human Rights Officer of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), made the callContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Civic Consciousness Global Initiative (CCGI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to further extend the deadline for the swapping of old naira notes with the redesigned ones by six months. Rev. Solomon Aderibigbe, Chairman of CCGI, made the call during a news conferenceContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Civic Consciousness Global Initiative (CCGI), a Non-Governmental Organisation(NGO), on Tuesday advised Nigerians to reject any inducement or coercion that would stop them from voting their conscience at the polls. Rev. Solomon Aderibigbe, Chairman of CCGI, made the call during a press briefing in Lagos. The briefingContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has reiterated the need to apply individual and collective actions to reduce corruption and corrupt practices in the country to the barest minimum. Minister of Transportation, Mua’zu Sambo said this on Tuesday in Abuja during a workshop organised by the ministry’s Anti-Corruption and TransparencyContinue Reading
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