By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government and development partners have called on Nigerians to prioritise hand hygiene as a simple but powerful tool for disease prevention and improved public health outcomes. Speaking at the 2025 Global Handwashing Day in Abuja on Wednesday, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. JosephContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun Mrs Bolaji Dada, the Lagos State Commissioner for Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation (WAPA), has called for collective efforts to empower and provide humanitarian support to vulnerable people in society. Dada made the call on Tuesday at a programme organised by the ministry to celebrate the 2025Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen Dr Elias-Farakhan Diomandé, Vice President, ECOWAS Small Business Coalition (ESBC), and Vice President, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation’s OIC-SMENET Bureau for Africa, has pledged to strengthen African SMEs’ visibility globally within three years. Diomandé said this in a virtual interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), followingContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake, says the solid minerals sector is the next jugular of Nigeria’s economy. Alake stated this at the opening of the 10th edition of Nigeria’s Mining Week, themed `Nigeria Mining: From Progress to Global Relevance’, on Tuesday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola President Bola Tinubu has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to designate resource theft, illegal mining, and mineral smuggling as international crimes that threaten regional stability. Tinubu made the call on Tuesday in Abuja at the 7th Annual General Assembly of the NetworkContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The ECOWAS Court of Justice, long celebrated for its bold human rights’ rulings, is now under growing pressure to reform. In spite of its landmark judgments, the court continues to struggle with one persistent challenge; poor compliance by member states. Since itContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu says the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) recorded over six billion Naira in the month of September. Issa-Onilu made this known at the Monthly National Joint Security Press Briefing on Monday in Abuja. The briefing organised by NOAContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has called for renewed national commitment to hand hygiene as Nigeria joins the global community to commemorate the 2025 Global Handwashing Day. Utsev made the call on Monday in Abuja during a media briefing to outline activitiesContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP) and Historical Society of Nigeria (HSN) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foster peace in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two groups performed the signing ceremony in Abuja on Monday. President ofContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer A healthcare professional and philanthropist, Dr Anthony Aduro, has called on Nigerians to re-elect President Bola Tinubu in 2027 to continue with the progressive reforms that are positively impacting on Nigeria. Aduro made the call during a media parley on Monday in Abuja. He described Tinubu asContinue Reading
