By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Mr David Adebayo and Ms. Ngozi Chinedu were two hardworking Nigerians with divergent career paths. Adebayo, a senior administrative officer in the public sector, dedicated his life to the civil service. By the age of 60 which coincided with his 35 yearsContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola The 24 members of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the 2023 Abia State House of Assembly election have demanded an end to the factions in the party. Mr Anderson Akaliro, the leader of the group, led the candidates on a reconciliation mission to Abuja, according toContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has trained 500 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to promote digital learning in schools across 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Adamawa. UNICEF Education Specialist, Mr Abdurahman Ibrahim, said this on Saturday during a two-day training session for the corps membersContinue Reading
By Justina Auta A Non-Governmental Advocacy Group, Feminism Lab, has called for social justice and political advancement of women to ensure gender development in Nigeria’s politics. The group, in conjunction with Friedrich-Ebert-Stitung Nigeria, made the call during an inter-generational dialogue to promote political gender progress and social justice on FridayContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma The Nigerian Red Cross Society (NRCS) has announced that over 21,000 individuals will benefit from ECOWAS stabilisation funds for victims of flood disasters in six of the most affected states. Mr Abubakar Kende, Secretary General of NRCS, disclosed this information on Thursday in Abuja during an inceptionContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Prof. Muhammad Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, says efforts are in place to introduce Electronic Blood Management System for effective and efficient blood service delivery nationwide. He disclosed this at a press briefing in commemoration of the 2024 World Blood Donor Day withContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Two NGOs, Civitas Auxillium Foundation (CAF) and BHAJ Helping Arm Foundation, on Friday, donated essential items to schools in Wassa Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Abuja. The NGOs specifically distributed sanitary pads and hygiene kits to female students of Moving Star International School, Holy Trinity Academy,Continue Reading
By Justina Auta Some students in FCT have expressed appreciation to the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) for distribution of free sanitary pads to reduce procurement cost and increase access during their menstruation. The students during the menstrual hygiene advocacy for teenage girls, held at Junior Secondary School, JabiContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and the Wellbeing Foundation Africa (WBFA), an NGO, have begun a five-day training programme in Abuja for faculty examiners from the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria (NPMCN). This was announced in a statement signed and issued in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola The National Democratic Front (NDF), has lauded the House of Representatives Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas for considering the Bill for an Act to amend the Nigeria Police Act 2020. In a statement by its Secretary General, Dr Abdulkadir Musa in Abuja on Wednesday, the group also commended theContinue Reading
