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
By Sumaila Ogbaje Jav Christmas Village, Abuja’s premier family-oriented event, is set to light the first tallest Christmas light in Africa, standing at an impressive 40 feet, as part of its Christmas grand celebration. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Executive Officer, One Percent International Management Services,Continue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue has revealed that his administration had added 100 buses to the fleet of the state transport company, Benue links. Alia stated this at a reception for members of the Conference of Benue Journalists (CBJ), on Sunday in Makurdi. The governor said thatContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer A congenital heart failure survivor, Mr Gilbert Goodnews, has appealed to the Federal Government, corporate organisations and other patriotic Nigerians to build heart centres and support patients with congenital heart issues to live. Goodness made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Chartered Institute of Loan and Risk Management of Nigeria, says that effective risk management and corporate governance foster economic growth, stability and engenders national value creation. According to the institute, effective risk management and corporate governance extend goes individual companies; they have a profound impact onContinue Reading
