By Hajara Leman The Federal Government has sensitised Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Gombe State, to the use of geospatial data for development, planning and decision-making. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that geospatial data or geodata includes information related to locations on the earth’s surface. Mr NebolisContinue Reading
Reps C’ttee kick as NAFDAC ignores sachet alcohol resolution By Femi Ogunshola The House of Representatives Committee on National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has frowned at failure of NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, to implement its resolution on sachet alcohol. The House said the actionContinue Reading
By Oluwatope Lawanson Dr Stephen Akintayo, a Real Estate Expert and Chairman of Gtext Holdings, says there is need for President Bola Tinubu to quickly rejig his cabinet to actualise his ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’. Akintayo made the remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The confidence index of Chief Executive Officers (CEO) of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) in the first quarter of 2024 has risen by 1.7 points for the first in the last six quarters. Otunba Francis Meshioye, President, MAN, disclosed this during the Public Presentation of theContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo A NGO, the Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) has unveiled a consortium on access to justice and effective justice delivery in Nigeria and Africa at large. The inaugurated Consortium include PPDC, Citizen Gavel, Hope Behind Bars Africa (HBBA), Law Hub Development and Advocacy Centre (Law Hub),Continue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Senior Staff Union in Colleges of Education (SSUCOEN) has appealed to the Federal Government to stop incessant conversion of the Colleges of Education to universities. Mr Danladi Msheliza, President of SSUCOEN said this in a communique jointly signed by Nwenyi Isioma, National Secretary of the unionContinue Reading
Vaccine By Yetunde Fatungase The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has attributed low uptake of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccines to misinformation. Mrs Aderonke Akinola-Akinwole, Social and Behaviour Change Specialist, UNICEF, said this on Wednesday at a two-day media dialogue organised for journalists in Lagos. Akinola-Akinwole said thatContinue Reading
Stakeholders call for adoption of global best practices in GDP, CPI report By Okeoghene Akubuike Stakeholders have called for the adoption of global best practices in the rebasing of the Consumer Price Index(CPI) and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). They said this at a Sensitisation Workshop on the Rebasing of Nigeria’sContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Prof. Paul Griffith, world’s first professor of management to lead a team to launch a rocket into space, says innovation is compulsory for today’s businesses to survive uncertainties. Griffith, a renowned British Professor of Practice will throw insights into how world leaders can better manage change inContinue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja Branch, on Thursday sensitised students of Ikeja junior and senior high schools about zero tolerance for sexual and other forms of abuse. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the two-day outreach is aimed to enlighten the students on howContinue Reading
