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
By Oluwafunke Ishola A multinational electronic company, LG, has announced plans to equip Nigerian youths with skills vital for installation, repairs and maintenance of home appliances to enhance their knowledge, competitiveness and livelihoods. Hari Elluru, Head of Marketing, West Africa Operations, LG, said this on the sidelines of a three-dayContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says there has been an upward trend in the life expectancy of both males and females from year 2020 to 2022. This is according to the NBS Statistical Report on Women and Men in Nigeria 2022 released in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Abiodun Lawal The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, has described the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, as a ruler with a difference and a leader to be emulated. Bayero, who stated this during a courtesy visit to the Awujale in his palace in Ijebu Ode onContinue Reading
