By Priscilla Osaje Organisers of the Groovy December tourism and entertainment fiesta say preparations are in top gear for the maiden edition scheduled to hold in Abuja from Dec. 15 to Dec. 31, 2025. The Project Coordinator, Dr Kenneth Ibe-Kalu, told newsmen on Wednesday that the event, featuring more thanContinue Reading
By Onyeje Nancy Abutu Benue Commissioner for Cooperatives and Rural Development, Dr Yanmar Ortese, says the establishment of the Cooperative Development Fund by the Cooperative Financing Agency of Nigeria (CFAN) will provide easy access to scalable and affordable loans, boosting grassroots development. Ortese stated this on Wednesday in Makurdi duringContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu A former Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has urged northern leaders to spearhead efforts to rebuild trust in governance and strengthen national unity. Adebayo made the call in a statement on Wednesday after visiting Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, the Board of Trustees Chairman ofContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The School of the Gifted, Gwagwalada, FCT Abuja, has emerged as the winner of the 10th edition of the National Quiz Competition on Legislature and Democracy for Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the grand finale was organised by theContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Voice of Disability Initiative (VDI), an NGO, on Tuesday empowered children from three special needs schools in the FCT as part of efforts to promote inclusive education. The beneficiary schools were the FCT School for the Blind, the FCT School for Children with Special Needs, Kuje,Continue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) and the Parliamentary Institute of Benin Republic (IPaB) have begun a capacity-building workshop to enhance regional collaboration. Declaring the training open, the Director General of NILDS, Prof. Abubakar Suleiman, stated that the five-day workshop was organised by NILDS, inContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), on Monday commenced biodiversity businesses training for 10 communities around the Omo Biosphere Reserve in Ogun State. The six-day training, under Nigeria–UNESCO Biodiversity Business Project will ensure that participants from the selected communities are trained on environmental educationContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Okigbo/Aderonke Ojo Philip Shaibu, the Director-General of the National Institute for Sports (NIS) has applauded the institute’s `special committee’ for successfully submitting its report on institutional transformation and pledged its full implementation. Speaking during the official presentation of the report on Tuesday in Abuja, the D-G, describing theContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Primate of the All Nigeria, Anglican Communion, Rev’d Henry Ndukuba, has urged Nigerians to trust in Divine intervention amidst the country’s economic and social challenges. Speaking on the sidelines of the 2025 Divine Commonwealth Conference (DIVCCON) in Abuja, Primate Ndukuba acknowledged the palpable despair in theContinue Reading
By Gabriel Agbeja The cooling demand is set to triple across the globe by 2050, driving climate change and overloading power grids. This is contained in a report issued by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Tuesday in Belem, Brazil. The report encouraged countries to embrace Sustainable Cooling Pathway (SCP)Continue Reading
