By Franca Ofili The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated the project implementation committee for the Youth Economic Intervention and De-Radicalisation Programme (YEIDEP), a flagship initiative aimed at addressing key challenges facing Nigerian youth. Mr Ayodele Olawande, Minister of Youth Development, speaking in Abuja, described the programme as a bold andContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Niger Government has completed a three-day training for 50 first class graduates as Business Development Service Providers (BDSPs) to assist small business start-ups and existing businesses. The training, organised by Niger government through the Office of the Special Adviser to Gov. Umaru Bago on Social Investment Programme,Continue Reading
By Abigail Joshua Stakeholders gathered in Abuja on Thursday to advocate for a transition to renewable energy as a means of addressing the challenges posed by climate change. Mr Michael David, Executive Director of the Global Initiative for Food Security and Preservation (GIFSEP), highlighted Africa’s vast solar and wind energyContinue Reading
By Lydia Chigozie-Ngwakwe The Lagos State Office of Urban Development has assured Alaba Rago Transnational Market stakeholders that its ongoing regeneration and redevelopment would be inclusive, transparent and beneficial, especially to the market’s original traders and occupants. The assurance was given during a stakeholders’ engagement heldContinue Reading
By Monday Ijeh The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), says they have intensified moves to recover assets outside Africa that are perceived to be proceeds of crime. Chairman of ICPC, Dr Musa Aliyu, said this in Abuja, at a one-day stakeholders engagement on the assessment ofContinue Reading
By Celine-Damilola Oyewole The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has been appointed as an ambassador for the Merck Foundation’s “Merck More Than a Mother” campaign in Nigeria. The Chairman, Merck Foundation, Prof. Frank Strangenberg-Haverkanp, in the company of other team members, officially declared Mrs Tinubu as the ambassador during aContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Federal Government is committed to involving young people in shaping and driving national development, says the Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande. Olawande stated this during the global Open Government Partnership (OGP) working and learning visit to Nigeria, held in Abuja on Tuesday. HeContinue Reading
In a bold boost for women entrepreneurship in Nigeria, Dangote Cement Plc has empowered businesswomen in host communities in Benue with cash grants, thus deepening business activities in the State. The women empowerment programme came months after the Dangote Cement in Gboko increased bursary payments to students of hostContinue Reading
By Akpan Glory The Acting Vice-Chancellor of the University of Abuja, Prof. Patricia Lar, has pledged the university’s readiness to commence Postgraduate Diploma (PGD), Masters, and Doctoral programmes in Youth Development Work. Lar made this commitment during a high-level courtesy and advocacy visit by a delegation of the Federal MinistryContinue Reading
By Adebola Adegoke Ethics and compliance experts have called on corporate organisations to build strong ethical systems and establish robust whistleblowing frameworks to ensure long-term profitability and sustainability. They made the call on Tuesday during a webinar organisedContinue Reading
