By Lengnan Tobias, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The hazardous world of artisanal mining has claimed the lives of numerous young people, leaving countless families in Plateau devastated. Many people are still mourning the breadwinners and children trapped and killed in collapsed, unregulated mining pits. In Plateau mining communities, itContinue Reading
India’s recent commemoration of the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor has again drawn global attention to evolving counter-terrorism strategies and the growing role of technology, doctrine and political will in modern warfare.Continue Reading
ANALYSIS: Aviation fuel scarcity: Matters arising By Itohan Abara-Laserian, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Nigeria’s aviation industry, which recently celebrated a global safety milestone, is facing a huge challenge – high cost of Jet A1 (aviation fuel). Some industry experts have termed this challenge an emergency that has moved fromContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) From the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to the African Union’s Agenda 2063, the continent has mapped out an ambitious pathway for inclusive growth, industrialisation and climate resilience. Nonetheless, stakeholders say what remains uncertain is how to fund the plan. The United NationsContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Malaria elimination in West Africa is no longer hindered by a lack of solutions, but by execution. Validated strategies and tools exist; the focus, stakeholders say, must now be on immediate, widespread deployment. At the 27th Ordinary Session of the Assembly ofContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Stakeholders recently converged in Abuja to explore pathways for harnessing Nigeria’s emerging marine and blue economy, a sector widely regarded as a critical frontier for sustainable growth and economic diversification. The gathering, tagged the Blue Economy Investment Summit, was organised by theContinue Reading
By Mufutau Ojo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Like the mythical Phoenix, Tudun Biri, Kaduna State, is rising from its ashes. Only a shouting distance from the Kaduna International Airport, Tudun Biri, until December 2023, was an archetype of an agrarian community. But on Dec. 3, 2023, this rusticContinue Reading
By Okon Okon, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The recent approval of increased peculiar allowances and welfare benefits for Federal Civil Servants has sparked renewed hope among workers battling the harsh realities of rising inflation, high transportation costs and dwindling purchasing power. For many employees in the Federal Public Service,Continue Reading
By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) When UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, eulogised China as “the country that has made the greatest contribution to global poverty reduction,” he was, in effect, articulating what many observers already acknowledge about China’s record-time economic transformation. “China has lifted over 800 million peopleContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In Gabari village, Kufena, Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State, young Halira Nuhu (not real name) is hawking “Fura da Nono”, a meal made from cow milk and millet, during school hours. Nuhu dreams of becoming a doctor, but her conditionContinue Reading
