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
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The National Commissioner of the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), Dr Vincent Olatunji, says the commission plans to review the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) to address emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics and big data. Olatunji disclosed this in Abuja on Friday while commemoratingContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has named and honoured the Director‑General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr Adeola Ajayi, as ‘Man of the year’. This is contained in a statement by the National President of the NUJ, Mr Alhassan Yahaya on Sunday in Abuja.Continue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Abuja, June 21, 2026(NAN) The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has welcomed the court verdict upholding the council’s registration with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and reinstating its Board of Trustees (BoT). NYCN President, Amb. Sukubo Sara-igbe Sukubo, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja,Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo Stakeholders have called for disability-sensitive early warning systems in climate action to address peculiar needs of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The stakeholders made the call in Abuja on Saturday, during a forum convened by the Inclusive Friends Association (IFA), an NGO prompting full inclusion ofContinue Reading
By Lilian U. OkoroThe Sickle Cell Club Lagos, has urged the Federal Government to subsidise the Sickle Cell Foundation-Lagos University Teaching Hospital Bone Marrow Transplant (SCFN-LUTH BMT) Programme. Its President, Mrs Modupe Popoola, made the call during an awareness walk organised by the club to commemorate the 2026 WorldContinue Reading
By Abubakar Akote Yabagi The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ali Muhammad Ali, has advised couples to allow love and forgiveness to prevail in their relationship in order to achieve lasting marital bliss. He gave the advice after the wedding Fatiiha of the daughter of MinnaContinue Reading
