By Joan Nwagwu The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has commended growing international support for reparations and debt relief to address historical injustices against Africa. This is contained in a statement by the General Secretary of ITUC-Africa, Mr Akhator-Joel Odigie, on Monday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Africa will host the World Public Summit for the first time when global leaders, diplomats, academics and civil society representatives gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from July 29 to July 30. The summit, themed “A New World: Africa in Shaping a Shared Future,” will bring together experts,Continue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade Former Chief of Staff to a former Governor of Imo, Ugwumba Uche Nwosu, has commended the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, for ongoing infrastructural development across Abuja. Nwosu gave the commendation during a news conference in Abuja on Monday, where he describedContinue Reading
By Okon Okon The Government of The Gambia has expressed its desire to adopt some of Nigeria’s civil service reform strategies as part of efforts to strengthen public service delivery in the country. The Secretary to the Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service of The Gambia, Mr Alieu Njie,Continue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab Flynas, a designated Saudi airline for the 2026 Hajj operation, says it has completed the airlift of pilgrims from Saudi Arabia to Nigeria in two weeks. The airline said this in a statement by Mr Mahmood Abande from its Media Office in Abuja on Monday. Absade expressedContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory Council, Ms Grace Ike, says her Humanitarian and Service Award from All Saints Catholic Church is “an invitation to do more”. Ike said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Toba Ajayi A non-governmental organisation, Baytul Shihab Initiative, has unveiled a vocational training centre aimed at equipping youths and women in Kwara with practical skills for self-reliance and economic empowerment. The founder, Hajia Siddyqah Amosa, on Monday in Ilorin, said the centre would offer vocational and financial literacy trainingContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal The Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), in partnership with the Ijebu Development Initiative on Poverty Reduction (IDIPR) and Imowo Microfinance Bank, has distributed 50 Nigerian-assembled tricycles to transport operators in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun. The handover ceremony, held at the Awujale Palace on Friday, is aimed at expandingContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Open Mind Young Voices Network (OMYV), with support from Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES), has intensified efforts to mobilise youths in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for active participation in the 2027 general elections. The initiative commenced with a community outreach in Kuje on Saturday, where youths received trainingContinue Reading
By Anita Uzoagba Some children’s caregivers in the Federal Capital Territory have harped on the need to view discipline as a tool for teaching and guidance rather than punishment when raising responsible and godly children. The caregivers, which consisted of parents, teachers and religious leaders, made their views known inContinue Reading
