By Justina Auta The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has advocated for more funding and commitment by government to tackle Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and other harmful traditional practices against women and girls. The National President of NCWS, Hajiya Lami Adamu-Lau, made the call while briefing the media in AbujaContinue Reading

Malam Shehu Ahmad, the Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA)

By Perpetua Onuegbu The Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Mr Shehu Ahmad, has advocated the formulation of the national infrastructure maintenance policy, to safeguard the entire public infrastructure in the country. Ahmad spoke in Abuja at the 1st International Facilities Engineering and Management Conference and Exhibition,Continue Reading

Participants at the public presentation of a 10-year roadmap for Nigeria by NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies in partnership with Tolaram and Nanyang Technology University, Singapore.

By Rukayat Moisemhe Mr Amit Jain, Director, NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies, Nanyang Business School, Singapore, alongside some economic experts have suggested some actionable recommendations to engender Nigeria’s economic revival that could spur growth and development. They made the recommendations on Monday in Lagos at the public presentation of aContinue 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

Minister of Power, Mr Adebayo Adelabu

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