By Ismail Abdulaziz Nigeria and the United Arab Emirate (UAE) have finalised agreement on the lifting of visa ban placed on Nigerian travellers and the immediate resumption of flights by Etihad and Emirates Airlines. This followed the visit of President Bola Tinubu to the emirate on Monday after his visitContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) on Monday unveiled the Zero Dose Learning Hub (ZDLH) to successfully identify and reach the millions of children who have not yet received a single routine immunisation. At the launch in Abuja, the Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr FaisalContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has inaugurated the Power Outage Reporting System (PORS) application app, to make complaints resolution process easier and faster by Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). Inaugurating the app in Abuja on Monday, Mr Sanusi Garba, Chairman of NERC, described it as an onlineContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will launch, on Tuesday in Abuja, the Joint Platform for the Advancement of Cybersecurity in West Africa. According to a statement posted on its website on Monday, the platform will focus on regional cyber diplomacy, the protection of criticalContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha One Percent International Management Service Limited, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO) has stressed the need to deliberate on ways of mainstreaming women in the process of peace and national cohesion. The Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, Amb. Stephaine Nnadi, said this in a statement on MondayContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab Some entrepreneurs and trainers participating at the International Arts and Crafts (INAC) Expo have lauded the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) for organising the catch them young programme on arts and crafts. The founder, Wumi African Textile, Mrs Adekunle Wumi, Cosmetologist Faith Osagie and Chief ExecutiveContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The Vice President, Kashim Shettima, on Sunday described the death of Sheikh Abubakar Giro as a great loss to the West African subregion. Shettima stated this in Argungu, Kebbi State, during a condolence visit on behalf of President Bola Tinubu, to the bereaved family of late Giro,Continue Reading
By Bridget Ikyado Governments at all levels must rise and checkmate the proliferation of small arms as insecurity rages unabated in the country, Catholic Bishops declared in Abuja on Sunday. They decried the terror regularly unleashed on communities by bandits, religion extremists and other gunmen. “Governments should urgently check theContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) has called on the Federal Government to revive the annual Abuja Carnival which has not been held for some years now. Executive Director, Centre for Transparency Advocacy (CTA) Ms Faith Nwadishi, made the call in Abuja on Saturday during the schools’Continue Reading
By Chimezie Anaso Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of on Anambra has called on the people of the state to always find time to engage in physical exercises in the interest of their health. Soludo made the call after leading no fewer than 1,000 residents on a monthlyContinue Reading
