By Esenvosa Izah The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called for concerted efforts by stakeholders to end child labour in the workplace and across the country. NECA Director-General, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, made the call on Tuesday in commemoration of the World Day Against Child Labour marked on every JuneContinue Reading
By Dorcas Jonah Wife of the President, Mrs Oluremi Tinubu, has advised women to emulate the legacies of late Hajiya Lami Lau, the National President, National Council of Women Societies (NCWS). Tinubu, who is also the Grand Patron of NCWS said this in her letter of tribute at the seven-dayContinue Reading
By Aderogba George A group, Counter Trafficking In Persons (CTIP) Cluster group, has advocated for the establishment of a commission to oversee the issue of human trafficking in states. The group, at a learning event on Tuesday in Abuja, stated that states commission on human trafficking would adequately tackle CTIPContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has called for activation of emergency response teams of the Nigeria Security Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) towards a disaster free 2024. NEMA Director General, Mrs Zubaida Umar, made the call during a courtesy visit to the NSCDC Headquarters in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Prof. Benjamin Okaba, President, Ijaw National Congress (INC), has urged the Federal Government to take urgent steps to restore the confidence and genuine hope of Nigerians in the country. Okaba made the call in his democracy day message made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Dr Ifeanyi Nwafor, Nigerian business man has urged government at all levels to invest more in training programmes in order to build a skilled workforce that would add value to global economies. Nwafor gave the advice in Abuja on Tuesday in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu says Nigeria has steadied the course of democracy since exiting the yoke of military rule in 1999 to become the most populous democracy on African soil. He also said Nigeria had become the beacon of democratic self-determination for the black race and one ofContinue Reading
TEXT OF PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU’S NATIONAL BROADCAST ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNBROKEN DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA, DEMOCRACY DAY 12TH JUNE 2024. 1. My fellow Nigerians, let me begin by congratulating all of us for witnessing the celebration of another Democracy Day today, the 12th day of June 2024. This yearContinue Reading
By Diana Omueza Amnesty International, has called on the Federal Government to provide access to healthcare, education and vocational training for survivors of Boko-Haram insurgencies to aid easy reintegration into the society. Mr Isa Sanusi, the Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, made the call at a news conference andContinue Reading
No lodgement, withdrawal traced to Ali Bello in exhibits tendered–WitnessContinue Reading
