By Patricia Amogu The National Civil Society Council of Nigeria [NCSCN] celebrates with Muslim faithful on the occasion of Eid-el Kabir. They also called on President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to re-shape his cabinet. The Council’s Executive Director, Blessing Akinlosotu, made the disclosure in a statement on Monday. “The National CivilContinue Reading
Group launches project empowering youths to address climate change in rural communitiesContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola A Consultant Gastroenterologist, Dr Mbang Kooffreh-Ada, says adequate access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) remains the sustainable solution to reducing the transmission of cholera cases and deaths in the country. Kooffreh-Ada, who works at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, said this in an interview withContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz The new Pro-chancellor of the Federal University of Technology (FUT), Minna, Dr Mohammed Santuraki, has pledged to turn around the fortunes of the institution. He said his wealth of experience as an education administrator would be deployed to ensure that the institution retains its pride of place.Continue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike Mrs Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice-President, Intra-African Trade Bank, Afreximbank, says empowering the youths will be the driving force behind the emergent global Africa. Awanu said this at the ongoing 31st Afreximbank Annual Meetings (AAM2024) in Nassau, The Bahamas. The meetings are being monitored by the NewsContinue Reading
By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma Prof. Uche Uwaleke, the President of Capital Market Academics of Nigeria, has advised the Federal Government to initiate more strategies to tackle rising food inflation. Uwaleke gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. He reacted to theContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Hajiya Ireti Kingibe, has urged leaders in all spheres of life to sacrifice for the good of the country. Kingibe made the call on Sunday in Abuja, in a statement issued by Mr Kennedy Mbele, her Senior Special AssistantContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker As Muslims prepare for Eid-el Kabir festival commencing on Sunday, Sen. Ned Nwoko (PDP-Delta), has called for more devotion to the teachings of the religion and total obedience to the Will of Allah. Nwoko, who represents Delta North Senatorial District, gave the charge in his Eid-el KabirContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has trained 500 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to promote digital learning in schools across 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Adamawa. UNICEF Education Specialist, Mr Abdurahman Ibrahim, said this on Saturday during a two-day training session for the corps membersContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu Patricia Carvalho, a Policy Support Consultant of the European Union (EU) said science, technology in the form of Artificial Intelligence (AI), arts, and culture have significant roles to play in ensuring food security in Africa. Carvalho said this via webinar in the course of a media briefingContinue Reading
