By Tosin Kolade The German Government has pledged 20 million euros for the management of transboundary water resources and adaptation to climate change in the Niger Basin member countries for 2024. The nine Niger Basin Authority (NBA) countries are: Niger, Benin, Chad, Guinea, Mali, Cameroon, Cote D’ivoire, Burkina Faso andContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Citizens Advocacy Group on Mental Health Nigeria, on Tuesday called for the inclusion of mental health care into services covered by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). Mr Ameh Zion, who spoke on behalf of the group, told newsmen in Abuja that the inclusion would ensureContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army has alerted the public that it has not commenced recruitment for Direct Short Service course. It said the online `Nigerian Army Direct Short Service (DSS) Recruitment Portal for 2023′ is fake, and warned the public not to fall victims of fraudsters. This is containedContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi 179 Nigerians have been awarded scholarship to study different programmes in Russia, the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman has said. Mamman, who said this at the 2023/2024 Pre-departure briefing of Bilateral Education Agreement Scholars to Russia in Abuja on Tuesday, noted that the first batch ofContinue Reading
By Nicholas Dechi Mr Emmanuel Igbaukum, the State Programme Coordinator (SPC) of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) in Benue, says insecurity is hampering rice production in the state. Igbaukum spoke at an advocacy visit to the Commissioner for Finance, Mr Michael Oglegba, on Tuesday inContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Nigerian Society for Animal Production (NSAP) has called for deliberate measures and policies to address the negative impacts of climate change on livestock production in the country. NSAP President, Prof. Francis Abeke, made this call on Tuesday at the 12th Joint Annual Meeting of the AnimalContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA), has sought stakeholders’ support to reposition all the 110 Federal Government Colleges across the nation. The President General of USOSA, Michael Magaji, made the call at the 40th Plenary and Annual General Meeting in Abuja which also featured award nightContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu A Nigerian journalist with the HumAngle, Muhammed Akinyemi, on Saturday emerged the overall winner of the 2023 West Africa Media Excellence Conference Awards in Accra, Ghana. Akinyemi beat 16 other finalists to win the covetous subregional awards with his story titled “All Die Na Die: At theContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON) on Friday called for House of Representatives’ support and intervention initiatives to develop the sector. The National Executive Council members of the association made the demand when they paid a courtesy visit to Rep. Peter Akpatason, the Chairman, HouseContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade The Managing Director, Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Limited, Mrs Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, has unveiled a cutting edge Educational Technology (EdTech) solutions equipped with broadband connectivity to transform education in the country. The announcement came during a stakeholders meeting in Abuja, where Egerton-Idehen addressed the pressing need for accessibleContinue Reading
