By Chijioke Okoronkwo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On April 21, the Holy See, the central governing body of the Catholic Church and Vatican City State, announced the death of Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff. The demise of the pontiff followed bouts of respiratory illnesses–pneumonia in both lungs—among other complications;Continue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Stakeholders in Nigeria’s sanitation sector have called for a shift towards Market-Based Sanitation (MBS) as a more effective means of improving access to safe and dignified toilets across the country. With Nigeria struggling to meet its Open Defecation-Free (ODF) targets, experts say MBS could be instrumental inContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF) and Katsina State Government have pledged to transform the country’s food system and create jobs for the populace. The commitment was made during a courtesy visit by the Gov. Dikko Radda, to the Executive Secretary, NADF, Mohammed Ibrahim, in Abuja. RaddaContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Former Minister of Women Affairs, Pauline Tallen, has called on Nigeria’s political parties to amend their constitutions and mandatorily allocate 50 per cent of appointments and elective positions to women. Tallen made the appeal while delivering a keynote address at a two-day capacity-building conference organised by theContinue Reading
By Akpan Glory Stakeholders in the environmental sector have called on governments at all levels, civil society groups, and individuals to collaborate and invest in Nigeria’s renewable energy transition process. Speaking at a conference held in Abuja on Tuesday to commemorate the 2025 World Earth Day, they emphasised the needContinue Reading
By Celine-Damilola Oyewole The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu has urged Christians youth to show love to their neighbours always in order to promote national development. Tinubu also advised the youth to avoid judging others on the basis of religious beliefs. The first lady gave the advice on Monday when sheContinue Reading
The Venezuelan Ambassador to Egypt, Wilmer Omar Barrientos Fernandez, has emphasised the importance of developing bilateral cooperation with Egypt, a country that aims to increase tourist traffic to 30 million tourists by 2028. Venezolana de Television, a partner of TV BRICS, repoted Fernandez as stressing this at a working sessionContinue Reading
Ethiopian ambassador to Brazil, Leulseged Tadese Abebe, says his country’s accession to the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB) is one of the priorities for the current year. Abebe said in an interview published on the website of Brazil’s BRICS Chairmanship, a partner of TV BRICS, that already, an application forContinue Reading
Economic relations between Egypt and Saudi Arabia witnessed significant growth in 2024, with the total volume of trade exchange reaching U.S.$15.98 billion, official data released by the Saudi Ministry of Investment indicated. This figure represents a 29 per cent increase compared to the previous year, as reported by Sada El-Balad,Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged government to incentivise investments in the agriculture, agro-processing and manufacturing sectors to reverse the continued weak growths in the sectors. Mr Gabriel Idahosa, President, LCCI, gave the advice at the Chamber’s Quarterly State of the Economy newsContinue Reading
