Lagos CDAC wants all CDAs to partner for grassroots development By Adepote Arowojobe The Lagos State Community Development Advisory Council (CDAC) on Tuesday urged all Community Development Associations in the state to synergise for the progress and development of the grassroots. It made the appeal during an interactiveContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Russia-Africa Summit 2023 will discuss partnership for food sovereignty, strategies to realise the potential and how Russia can help Africa develop its agricultural infrastructure. Mr Oleg Ozerov, Ambassador at Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, in a statement releasedContinue Reading
U.S. to support Nigeria on gender equality, says official By Olanrewaju Akojede Joseph Kruzich, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate General Lagos, has restated the commitment of the American Government toward initiatives that will drive gender equality in Nigeria. Kruzich made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Busayo Onijala United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has called for urgent action and a massive investment in sustainable, equitable, healthy and resilient food systems. Guterres made the call on Monday while delivering the keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the ongoing UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking MomentContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Benin Republic counterpart on Monday agreed to address the multiple taxes on transit cargoes along the ECOWAS corridor. They also agreed to harmonise the import prohibition policy to ensure that whatever was banned in Nigeria would also be bannedContinue Reading
By Stellamaris Ashinze Lagos, July 20, 2023 (NAN) The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) on Thursday organised a sensitisation workshop on Data Privacy and Protection for Data Processors and Controllers. The National Commissioner, NDPC, Dr Vincent Olatunji, said on the sideline of the workshop that the workshop was meantContinue Reading
By Esenvosa Izah The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has said the rising cost of living in the country is already having a negative impact on the country’s poverty and production index. NECA’s Director-General, Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, expressed concerns in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. “In theContinue Reading
Mbah, Nwifuru, NUJ eulogise late Sen. Ude at memorial lecture By Benson Ezugwu Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has described late Sen. Anyim Ude as a “disciplined statesman, who lived his life for the unity and progress of Nigeria”. Mbah said this on Thursday in Enugu atContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe A cybersecurity leader, Ms Confidence Staveley, says businesses must scale-up investments in cybersecurity to guard against cybercrime and other technological threats. Staveley, also Founder, CyberSafe Foundation, said this at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) Tech Event/ Graduation Ceremony on Thursday in Lagos.Continue Reading
By Moses Omorogieva The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone-2, Mr Ali Mohammed, has warned officers and men in the zone, comprising Lagos and Ogun states, against human rights abuses and extrajudicial killings. Mohammed gave the warning during an interactive session with newsmen on Thursday in Lagos. He alsoContinue Reading
