By Adekunle Williams The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has trained local government electoral officers on effective voting access for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in the 2025 Chairmanship Elections in Lagos State. The Head of Finance and Administrative Manager, CCD, Mrs Florence Chima-Austin, made this known at the openingContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro Dr Martins Agwogie, the President of International Society of Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Professionals (ISSUP), has challenged parents in the fight against drug abuse, saying “family is vital in addressing substance/drug abuse in the society”. Agwogie, also a Psychiatric Doctor, gave the challenge in anContinue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), a non governmental organisation (NGO), has called on government at all levels to increase budgetary allocation to the water sector. The Executive Director of CAPPA, Mr Akinbode Oluwafemi made the call on Friday in Lagos, at a Continue Reading
By Yinka Olawale Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has charged the Federal Government to engage youths in agricultural business to provide jobs for unemployed youths and curb good insecurity. The former president made the remark at Nigeria’s 9th International Trade Exhibition & Conference on Agrofood, Plastics, Printing and Packaging inContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale The Lagos State government said the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (Lagos-CARES) surpassed its targets in Result Area 2 in the state. Ms Abisola Olusanya, Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, stated this in her opening address, at the performance review workshop and retreat forContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Nollywood actors Charles Inojie and Ali Nuhu, on Tuesday enjoined Nigerians to always speak out against domestic violence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ali Nuhu was recently appointed as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC). Inojie along with Nuhu, through theirContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye Prince Taiwo Oyekan, Deputy Leader, Lagos Island Local Government Legislative Council, has called on Nigerians with means, to support the needy and vulnerable in their various communities. Oyekan made the call while speaking at an empowerment programme he organised for vulnerable residents of the local government Continue Reading
By Clara Egbogota The Delta State Government has confirmed four cases of Lassa fever in the state urging residents to keep their environment clean always. Dr Joseph Onojaeme, the Delta State Commissioner for Health, spoke on Thursday while briefing newsmen on the status of outbreak of Lassa fever inContinue Reading
By Leonard Okachie The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise for Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) says it has planted over 3,000 stands of economic trees across communities in Abia. The State Project Coordinator, LIFE-ND, Dr Uchenna Onyeizu, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Thursday, in commemoration ofContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi Ecobank Group, a pan-African financial services organisation, has appointed key executives to strengthen its leadership and effectively drive its Growth, Transformation and Returns (GTR) strategy. Ms Christiane Bossom, Group Communications Manager of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), made this known in a notification sent to the NigerianContinue Reading
