By Aderogba George In a significant stride toward inclusivity, the Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN) and the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) jointly unveiled the translated and simplified version of the 2018 Disability Act in Abuja. The Act, originally in English, has now been made accessible in the threeContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz The Federal Government is to procure customised explosives and narcotic detection screening system with remote and dual view for five international airports in the country to reduce the stress encountered by passengers. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Chief Festus Keyamo, said this at theContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has empowered about 203 poultry farmers with feeds, broiler chicks and battery cages in Lagos State. The two-day programme is under the NALDA Home Grown Poultry Empowerment Scheme of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking at the distributionContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Federal Government is to develop an Integrated National Electricity Policy, and Strategic Implementation Plan, as mandated by the Electricity Act 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on June 9, President Bola Tinubu assented to the Electricity Bill, now an Act empowering states, companiesContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo A civil society organisation, Connected Development (CODE), and the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) have strengthened their partnership towards achieving cleaner environment in oil-producing communities. Mr Kingsley Agu, Community Engagement Director, CODE, made this known while he led a delegation of CODE to theContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has revealed that Nigeria currently boasts an enrollment of 45 million children in basic education. UBEC Executive Secretary, Dr Hamid Boboyyi told a one-day meeting between UBEC and the organised private sector that the N100 billion the Federal Government spent annuallyContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola The Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (CITM) said that the proposed bill on the Public Finance Management (PFM) reforms, would reduce manual errors and elevate the level of accountability in financial transactions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Office of the Accountant General ofContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A civil society organisation (CSO), Sustainable Gender Action Initiative (SGAI), has trained no fewer than 50 youths on checking cyber-facilitated sexual and gender based violence (CFSGBV). The Executive Director of SGAI, Mufuliat Fijabi, in her address of welcome, said the participants were selected across the country throughContinue Reading
By Dorcas Jonah Civil Society Groups for Good Governance (CSGGG) has called for a robust synergy among security agencies in tackling security challenges in the country. The President of CSGGG, Chief Ogakwu Dominic, stated this while addressing newsmen on Monday in Abuja. He said that the lack of inter-agency collaborationContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Mr Casmir Irekamba has emerged as the National President of the Unemployed Youth Association of Nigeria (UYAN). The National Executive Council of the association said in a statement on Monday that Irekamba emerged in an election conducted on Nov. 26 in Abuja, and would serve for theContinue Reading
