By Kemi Akintokun The International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), Nigeria Chapter, has urged professionals to harness technology in tackling the growing burden of drug and behavioural addictions among youths. The newly elected President of ISSUP, Dr Olajumoke Koyejo, made the call on Thursday at the 2025 Annual ConferenceContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The European Union (EU) on Thursday said that it was supporting Nigeria by deploying X-Road model of Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) as obtained in Finland and Estonia. Mr Gautier Mignot, EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS, said this on Thursday at the Nigeria GovTech Conference and AwardsContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Lawyer, Chukwuma-Machukwu Ume, SAN, has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to sanction Polaris Bank for allegedly withholding a loan facility of N868 million belonging to his client, Kenchez Nigeria Limited. Ume, a former Attorney-General of Imo, made the appeal in a petition toContinue Reading
By Aderogba George The Yoruba Language Preservation Project (Èdè Wa Ní – Ẹ Gbé L’árugẹ) has announced the inauguration of its “Brain Trust”, scheduled to hold on Saturday, Oct. 11. This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by the Project Director, Mr Olushola Macaulay. Macaulay saidContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Vectar Energy, a climate technology company, has unveiled its maiden flagship digital “ecoWise” platform to convert solar data into real capital by unlocking climate finance through carbon credits. Deborah Fadeyi, Chief Executive Officer of Vectar Energy, disclosed this in her keynote address during inauguration of the ecoWiseContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) at the Durumi Camp in Abuja have appealed for urgent government intervention and access to farmland to support women-led households. The appeal was made during a visit on Thursday by Lily Grace, a UK-based philanthropist and founder of Chat My Cause Farmers’ InitiativeContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen Former President of the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Justice Edward Asante, has been elected to the prestigious Advisory Committee of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council. This is contained in a statement by Justice Asante’s office at the Community Court’s headquarters on Thursday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening collaboration with the judiciary in advancing Nigeria’s pension reform agenda and ensuring effective retirement benefits administration. The Director-General of PenCom, Omolola Oloworaran, said this at a Sensitisation workshop on the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) for JudgesContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government/International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) has increased rice yields in Nigeria from the national average of 2–2.5 tonnes per hectare to between five and six tonnes per hectare. Mrs Dede Ekoue, IFAD Country Director, disclosed this at the 12thContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has urged state governments to show greater commitment to implementing the Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SURWASH) programme. He said this would help accelerate access to safe water and improved sanitation across theContinue Reading
