By Salif Atojoko Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, has urged stakeholders to intensify efforts toward the achievement of the SDGs by 2030. She stated this in her keynote address delivered on her behalf by Dr Bala Yunusa, Senior Technical Adviser, at the North-East RegionalContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Prof. Bayo Adaralegbe, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Ibadan, has urged secretaries and administrators to take advantage of the opportunities for governance professionals in the country. Adaralegbe made the call on Saturday in Lagos via a communique from a summit of the Institute of Chartered SecretariesContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit Zone C, Owerri has handed over assorted contraband pharmaceuticals worth millions of Naira to the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Comptroller Michael Ugbuagu, in-charge of NCS Zone C, Owerri, handed over the confiscated contrabandsContinue Reading
By Akpan Glory An Irish charity organisation, Self Help Africa (SHA) Nigeria, has called for urgent action to increase women’s participation in leadership and decision-making roles within the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) sector. Joy Aderele, Country Director of the organisation made this call in a statement to mark theContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), a sociopolitical group, has urged stakeholders to use dialogue as a tool to resolve the political crisis in Rivers. The group urged Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike to put theirContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged government agencies to collaborate and optimise resources effectively and prevent duplication in WASH projects across Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa states. UNICEF WASH Officer at the Kano Field Office, Mrs Stella Terver, made this appeal on Friday in Zaria.Continue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons has reaffirmed its commitment to partnering with the National Park Service (NPS) to tackle banditry and other criminal activities within Nigeria’s parks. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Johnson Kokumo retired, the Centre’s Coordinator, madeContinue Reading
By Ramatu Garba The Aliko Dangote Foundation (ADF) has inaugurated the 2025 Annual National Food Intervention Project valued at N16 billion and to benefit one million Nigerians nationwide. The Chairman of the foundation, Mr Aliko Dangote, made the disclosure during the inaugural ceremony on Thursday in Kano. Represented by hisContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Guinness Nigeria has bagged second and third place in the Consumer Protection (CP) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) categories respectively at the 2024 Advertisers Association of Nigeria (ADVAN) award ceremony. Girish Sharma, Managing Director, Guinness Nigeria, via a statement on Wednesday in Lagos, noted that the companyContinue Reading
By Yakubu Uba, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The ‘Borno Model’, introduced in 2021 by Gov. Babagana Zulum’s administration, is a non-kinetic approach that offers insurgents willing to renounce violence the opportunity to surrender to the military. The model primarily relies on dialogue to persuade Boko Haram and ISWAP fightersContinue Reading
