By Justina Auta The Gallant Women Ability Foundation (G-WAF), an NGO, has advocated for more support towards advancing leadership and empowering women with disabilities in Nigeria. The group made the call at a visit to Dr Mike Agbo-Omeri, former Director General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), ahead of its 2023 GlobalContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Some young girls have identified lack of access to quality education, cyber bullying, low self-esteem and lack of mentorship as issues that deter them from reaching their full potential in life. They spoke on Wednesday in Abuja at a forum to commemorate the 2023 International Day ofContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Sen. Kaka Shehu, the Chairman, Senate Committee on Special Duties, says that the senate has yet to receive any briefing from the Federal Government on the suspension of N-Power Programme. Kaka who represented Borno South at the National Assembly, said this at the inaugural meeting of theContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi The Seed Entrepreneurs Association of Nigeria (SEEDAN), on Wednesday decried the exclusion of its members in government funding to reposition seed companies in the country. SEEDAN President, Mr Yusuf Ado-Kibiya, who made the allegation at his maiden news conference after his election in Abuja, said that no fewerContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have recommended the scaling-up of commodity alliance forum in all the states of the country. The recommendation is with a view to enhance farmers access to market as well as transforming the nation’s food system. They madeContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday, said that African leaders must find home-grown solutions to the myriads of problems confronting the continent. Obasanjo stated this while addressing a delegation of students and youths across African countries at Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL), Abeokuta. The News Agency ofContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), on Wednesday alleged that their members were excluded in the recent distribution of palliative across the 36 states of the federation. Mr James Lalu, Executive Secretary of NCPWD made the allegation at a media briefing in Abuja. According toContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Stakeholders in the environment sector have called for collaboration between the public and private sectors in the financing of energy transition in Nigeria. They made the call at the maiden edition of the Africa Climate Forum 2023 on Tuesday in Abuja, with the theme ” Powering theContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) is to partner with the FCT Administration to secure shopping spaces for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) to do their legitimate trading. Mr James Lalu, the Executive Secretary of the NCPWD, made this known when he received leadership of Self-RelianceContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has listed Zamfara, Cross River, Adamawa and Ogun as states with the highest cholera cases in the country. NCDC’s Incident Manager, Cholera Technical Working Group, Dr Sebastian Yennan, said this at the monthly meeting of the Water SanitationContinue Reading
