By Safia Abdulrahman A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Wonder Woman has called for increased collaboration by stakeholders to address menstrual hygiene issues among secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The group’s Vice President, Anne Dirkling, made the call during sensitisation workshop at the Federal Government Girls’ Collage Bwari,Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has called on West African police chiefs to collaborate and devise innovative ways to tackle emerging complex security challenges facing the ECOWAS bloc. Egbetokun made this known at a meeting of the West African Police Chiefs Committee (WAPCCO) technical sub-committee onContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Mr Adeyemi Adeniran, the Statistician-General of the Federation has called on stakeholders to take action to eradicate poverty in Nigeria. Adeniran, CEO, National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this at a Stakeholders Technical Dialogue on the “Operationalisation of the Multidimensional Poverty Index(MPI) as a Policy Tool inContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Antswen The Secretary to Government of the Federation (SGF) Sen. George Akume has inaugurated the 1.2 kilometers Idye Flood Control/Dyke Project in Makurdi, Benue. Akume while performing the ceremony on Thursday in Makurdi said President Bola Tinubu was committed to a healthy and green environment for the developmentContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade The Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST) Abuja Chapter has called for stakeholder support for government policies in research and innovation to ensure a favorable regulatory environment for the food industry. Prof. Joseph Abu, President of NIFST, made this appeal during the 10th Regional FoodContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu on Thursday in Abuja called on international development financiers to see Africa as a destination for growth and prosperity. The President made the call at a meeting with a delegation of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), led by its Managing Director, Mr Makhtar Diop.Continue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Society for Water and Sanitation (NEWSAN), has pledged to support tiers of government in holding political leaders accountable for improving access to potable water and sanitation services. The National Coordinator of the group, Mr Benson Attah, said this at the opening of the sub-national stakeholders’ webinarContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye The Senate has mandated the Committee on Solid Minerals to investigate the cause of a rockslide in Farin Doki community, Shiroro Local Government of Niger. The rockslide buried 30 informal miners alive in a gold mining site. This followed the adoption of a motion at plenary onContinue Reading
By Monday Ijeh The Minister of State for Police Affairs, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, says the Federal Government, under the watch of President Bola Tinubu will make police hospitals the best in the country. Sulaiman-Ibrahim said this on Thursday in Abuja, during an assessment tour of infrastructure and welfare facilities ofContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has applauded the smooth conduct of the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). During a visit to monitor the examination at Government Secondary School Garki in Abuja on Thursday, Mamman expressed confidence in the examination’s conduct, noting noContinue Reading
