By Abujah Racheal Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, has issued a pressing call for substantial investments to strengthen over 30,000 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the nation. Addressing a policy dialogue during the 2023 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day commemoration in Abuja on Monday,Continue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Recently, the Nigerian Senate issued a public hearing notice inviting stakeholders and the general public to contribute to the amendment of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act 2015. The Senate Joint Committee on ICT & Cyber Security, and National Security & IntelligenceContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) has called upon the Federal Government to institute comprehensive reforms aimed at aligning security agencies with both international and national standards for the protection of human rights. This appeal was made by Clement Nwankwo, the Executive Director of PLAC, duringContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Benin region, says it has embarked on a series of projects aimed at grid expansion and upgrade in the sub region. Mr Isaac Okpe, General Manager, TCN, Benin region, stated this in Benin on Friday, while briefing newsmen after a tourContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called on African leaders to create quality jobs for their teeming unemployed youths, to stem the trend of brain drain bedevilling the continent. Adesina said in Abuja on Friday at the Second Veritas University DigitalContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Lawmakers on Friday said that if Nigeria’s data protection sector is rightfully harnessed, it will foster national security and enhance economic growth. They said this at a one-day capacity building workshop on Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, for members of the ICT and Cyber Security committees ofContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade WaterAid Nigeria, in partnership with Cummins West Africa Limited, has unveiled a N1 billion grant to improve Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) interventions in Lagos and FCT. WaterAid Country Director, Ms Evelyn Mere, disclosed this at the three-year project launch on Friday in Abuja. Mere said thatContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi In a significant stride towards enhancing the academic landscape, Cosmopolitan University announced a groundbreaking collaboration through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with four esteemed international organisations. The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Carl Adams, unveiled this transformative agreement during a press conference in Abuja on Thursday. TheContinue Reading
By Ginika Okoye Mr Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, has highlighted non-interest and equity financing as viable solutions to the prevailing global debt crisis. Edun said this at the maiden Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Islamic Financial Service Board (IFSB) internationalContinue Reading
By Hadiza Mohammed Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister and Chairman of the 51st Ordinary Session of the Mediation and Security Council (MSC) has described the persistent political instability in West Africa as a threat to democracy. Tuggar said this at the ministerial-level meeting of the council in AbujaContinue Reading
