By Martha Agas The Customs Officers’ Wives Association (COWA), has expressed commitment to galvanising efforts to provide housing for personnel of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) deployed to remote border areas across the country. The President of the association, Mrs Kikelomo Adeniyi, made the commitment during the relaunch of theContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Experts have called on media practitioners to bring the critical issue of affordable housing to the front burner of national discourse. They made the call in separate presentations at the 2024 Real Estate/Housing Reporters’ Workshop on Friday in Abuja. Dr Austin Maho, a resource person from theContinue Reading
L-R: Dr Lawrence Haddad, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), and Mr Tomisin Odunmbaku, National Coordinator, Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network (SBN) Nigeria, at SBN Annual Members Convening on Friday in Lagos. By Oluwafunke Ishola Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network (SBN) Nigeria has stressed the needContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful, saying President Bola Tinubu’s policies to transform the country were already yielding results. Bagudu said this at a National Policy Summit in Abuja, organised by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu(P-BAT) AcademicsContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR), says it has trained 500 less privileged Nigerians under its Sustainable Tourism Entrepreneurship Programme (STEP). Its Director-General, Alhaji Nura Kangiwa disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. Kangiwa said theContinue Reading
By Sarafina Christopher Nigeria and the U.S. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the preservation of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Adamawa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the MoU which was signed on Thursday in Abuja is for the implementation of the Ambassador’s FundContinue Reading
By Cecilia Ologunagba The U.S. State of Geogia has honoured the Consul General of Nigeria in Atlanta, Amb. Amina Smaila, for “efficient and unselfish dedication to public service to the state”. The North American Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the House of Representatives of theContinue Reading
By Yahaya Isah The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), has solicited the support of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in creating security awareness toward a successful war against crime. Its National Chairman, Alhaji Magaji Ibrahim, made the appeal when he led other officials of the committee on a courtesyContinue Reading
By Dorcas Jonah The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, has expressed the Federal Government’s determination to tackle oil theft and vandalism in the Niger Delta region. Lokpobiri said this when the Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), retired Maj.-Gen. Barry Ndiomu, led hisContinue Reading
By Abiodun Azi Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), through The Third-Party Advocacy Campaign (TPAC), has called for legislative agenda to address food system challenges in the country. The CSO made the call in Lagos on Thursday during the opening of its two-day Legislative Retreat on Food Fortification,Continue Reading
