By Patricia Amogu No fewer than 350 Nigerian youths will benefit from the Innovation Development and Effectiveness in Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) initiative, a World Bank supported Technology Skills Scholarship 2024. The Founder of Gallery of Codes, Mr Oscar Ekponimo, in an interview said the Cyber School Africa, aContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Stakeholders in the mining sector have called for the use of web and mobile apps to foster sustainable development in mining host communities. The stakeholders made the call on Thursday at a two-day Collaborative Meeting on Sustainable Development in Mining Host Communities (Hostcommunities.ng app familiarisation andContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu Shelter Afrique and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) have formed partnership to address housing gaps and revamp abandoned projects across the country. Shelter Afrique is the only pan-African finance institution that exclusively supports the development of the housing and real estate sector in Africa. ThisContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne A professor of French Language and Literature at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), Doris Obieje, has commended the Francophone African Women Writers for challenging the stereotypes and colonial representation of women in Africa. Obieje gave the commendation while delivering the 24th Inaugural Lecture of theContinue Reading
By Oluwafunke Ishola Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has inaugurated a facility to test generators and power transformers sold in the market to ensure they are of the right standards. The Director-General of SON, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, inaugurated the”SON Mobile Generators Testing Laboratory and Mobile Transformer Equipment” onContinue Reading
By Maureen Okon Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), said on Thursday that the commission was ready to work with Rapheal Igbokwe, a boxing champion, to harness young talents. Igbokwe is a 31-year-old middleweight champion, a Nigerian descent based in Houston, Texas, U.S. He fought on Oct.Continue Reading
By Okon Okon The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC), says it will train 50 law graduates on National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and 150 private lawyers for legal aid services in courts across the country. Mr Kenechukwu Agwu, Senior Programme manager of PPDC, in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
By Yahaya Isah The Directorate of Road Traffic Services (DRTS) says it will deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) around some road interjections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to enhance free flow of traffic. Mr Kalu Emetu, the Head, Public Relations and Enlightenment, DRTS, FCT, made this known in an interviewContinue Reading
By Abiodun Azi/Funmilola Gboteku The Nigeria LNG Ltd. (NLNG) and Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) have called for increased collaboration between the business community and science and research sector in Nigeria. According to them, this will help to close the gaps in meeting the Sustainable Development GoalsContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne The Interim Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), retired Maj.- Gen. Barry Ndiomu, says he will complete and activate all vocational training centres across the Niger-Delta region before the end of his mandate. Ndiomu made this pledge in an interview with newsmen in his office onContinue Reading
