By Angela Atabo/Emmanuel Olorniruha Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Kukah, have called on religious leaders to provide the necessary moral guidance for the sustenance of Nigeria’s democracy. They made the call at the National Peace Committee High Level Discourse on ReligionContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, will be the Guest Speaker at the 2024 Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Public Lecture. The Chairman, Kaduna State Chapter of the institute, Mr Haroun Malami, made this knownContinue Reading
By Amina Ahmed A Chief Magistrate in Bauchi State, Mrs Amina Garuba, has encouraged men to break the culture of silence and speak out to seek justice against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). Garuba said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi. ”Men sufferContinue Reading
By Joseph Edeh Former member of the House of Representatives, Sam Oniugbo, has urged African nations to be consistent in the implementation of policies aimed at mitigating the impact of climate change. The climate change advocate, who participated in the just-concluded CoP29, said this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza The Christian Blind Mission (CBM) has announced that Kebbi, Sokoto, and Katsina states will benefit from a 4.8 million euro disability-focused project funded by the German Government through its Humanitarian Assistance programme. Dr Rainer Brockhaus, Chief Executive Officer of CBM, made the announcement on Wednesday in AbujaContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha A delegation of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) observation mission led by former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday arrived in Accra, ahead of the Dec. 7 general elections in the country. The WAEF’s communications Officer, Wealth Ominabo, disclosed this in a statement made availableContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Nigeria and South Africa have operationalised the Joint Ministerial Advisory Council on Industry, Trade, and Investment to enhance economic cooperation between the two leading African economies. President Cyril Ramaphosa said this at the Nigeria -South Africa Business Roundtable on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa. At theContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed South Africa’s interest in collaborating with Nigeria to harness lithium to drive the green energy transition and support the development of electric vehicles (EV) batteries. Ramaphosa said this on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa, at the Nigeria -South Africa Business Roundtable. Continue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) has begun a three-day sensitisation programme for 7,457 employees across 20 local government areas in the state to facilitate seamless access to their pension benefits upon retirement. Mr Olabode Agoro, Head of Service (HoS) Lagos State, in an opening remark atContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The 2024 Womanity Index report has revealed that Lagos, Rivers, and Ekiti states recorded the highest responses to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and harmful practices against women and girls. The report was released on Wednesday in Abuja by Invictus Africa, a civic organisation promoting human rights and genderContinue Reading
