By EricJames Ochigbo Speaker of House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, has pledged the commitment of the house to passing appropriate legislation that will foster digital learning and technical education in the country. Abbas gave the pledge at a public hearing organised by the House Committee on Federal Polytechnics andContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned Nigerians about fraudsters claiming to have received contract award letters for construction projects. According to a statement by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Ali, the fraudsters also usually lay claims to procession of special financial interventionsContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Sen. Abubakar Bagudu, Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, has urged the African statistical systems to use statistics to tell the African story. Bagudu said this at the 2024 African Statistics Day Celebration, organised by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in Abuja on Monday. The NewsContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade YouthWASH Initiative Africa has urged all tiers of government to prioritise improving sanitation and eliminating open defecation in Nigeria. The appeal comes as the organisation, in partnership with NYSC and the Clean Nigeria Campaign, prepares to mark the 5th anniversary of the Clean Nigeria: Use the ToiletContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje Media experts have converged as part of efforts to revolutionalise the broadcasting industry by harnessing the transformative power of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Women Radio 91.7FM, Toun Sonaiya, made this known at an AI Radio Summit organised in Lagos and monitored byContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Waka Community International Foundation and Novo Health Africa on Saturday emphasised the importance of improving awareness and building better consciousness on male reproductive health concerns. These concerns, according to Mr Lorenz Mba, Founder, Waka Community International Foundation, include breast, prostrate and testicular cancers and erectile dysfunction. MbaContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Glovo, a pioneering multi-category app, has unveiled its Women in Tech Bootcamp with the Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, Trade and investment and She Code Africa to promote technology infusion for women. Mrs Lamide Akinola, the General Manager, Glovo Nigeria, at the launch on Friday inContinue Reading
A News Analysis by Emmanuel Oloniruha, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) As Ondo State prepares for the governorship election on Saturday, November 16, the atmosphere is charged with both anticipation and concern. With 18 political parties competing for the coveted position, the stakes are high, and expectations from citizens, politicalContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev has pledged commitment to ending open defecation across Nigeria, calling for intensified efforts from all stakeholders to achieve this goal. Utsev, speaking with newsmen on Friday in Abuja, noted that achieving an open defecation-free status involved moreContinue Reading
By Obinna Unaeze Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra says his administration will expedite action in processing Certificate of Occupancy for would be investors who fulfilled the condition of doing business in the state. Soludo made the statement on Thursday in Awka, at the inauguration of the Anambra 2024 Industrial Summit.Continue Reading
