By Maureen Okon National Commission for Persons With Disabilities (NCPWD) is seeking collaboration with the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps (NTAC) to raise awareness on the capacity of persons with disability to contribute to nation-building. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Mr James Lalu, called for the partnership when he ledContinue Reading
By Esther Paul/Veronica Dariya A social analyst, Mr Ini-ma Udoh, on Thursday advised parents against having large number of children amid the economic challenges in the country. Udoh made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, against the backdrop of Nigeria’s increasing inflationContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Mrs Margaret Oguntala, on Thursday said Artificial Intelligence (AI) was a major technological component needed to achieve food security in Nigeria. Oguntala said this in Lagos at the investiture of Mr Oluseun Faluyi as the fourth NationalContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu No fewer than 350 Nigerian youths will benefit from the Innovation Development and Effectiveness in Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) initiative, a World Bank supported Technology Skills Scholarship 2024. The Founder of Gallery of Codes, Mr Oscar Ekponimo, in an interview said the Cyber School Africa, aContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Stakeholders in the mining sector have called for the use of web and mobile apps to foster sustainable development in mining host communities. The stakeholders made the call on Thursday at a two-day Collaborative Meeting on Sustainable Development in Mining Host Communities (Hostcommunities.ng app familiarisation andContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Shelter Afrique and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) have formed partnership to address housing gaps and revamp abandoned projects across the country. Shelter Afrique is the only pan-African finance institution that exclusively supports the development of the housing and real estate sector in Africa. ThisContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne A professor of French Language and Literature at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Doris Obieje, has commended the Francophone African Women Writers for challenging the stereotypes and colonial representation of women in Africa. Obieje gave the commendation while delivering the 24th Inaugural Lecture of theContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has inaugurated a facility to test generators and power transformers sold in the market to ensure they are of the right standards. The Director-General of SON, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, inaugurated the”SON Mobile Generators Testing Laboratory and Mobile Transformer Equipment” onContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), said on Thursday that the commission was ready to work with Rapheal Igbokwe, a boxing champion, to harness young talents. Igbokwe is a 31-year-old middleweight champion, a Nigerian descent based in Houston, Texas, U.S. He fought on Oct.Continue Reading
By Okon Okon The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC), says it will train 50 law graduates on National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and 150 private lawyers for legal aid services in courts across the country. Mr Kenechukwu Agwu, Senior Programme manager of PPDC, in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
