NGO says indiscriminate use of pesticides poses threat to lifeBy Abigael Joshua The Executive Director, Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), Rev. Nnimmo Bassey, says the indiscriminate use of pesticides has dire consequences on human right to life and health. Bassey said this on Wednesday in Abuja during a trainingContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua The National Park Service (NPS) has assured Nigerians of more efforts towards carbon reduction in the country in order to mitigate climate change issues. The Conservator-General of the NPS, Dr Ibrahim Goni, gave this assurance at a one-day seminar organised by the Environmental Media Correspondents Association ofContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), a nonprofit organisation has called for urgent legal framework for the Federal Government’s whistleblowing policy to protect informants. Dr Chido Onumah, Coordinator of AFRICMIL, made the call at a Policy Roundtable tagged “Towards a Whistleblower Protection Law inContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Built sector experts on Tuesday called for rethinking of the sector’s philosophy, regulations and frameworks to fully exploit its abilities as a critical driver and contributor to the Nigerian economy. Mr Hakeem Ogunniran, Chairman, Lagos Building Investment Co. Plc, said at the 2nd Biennial Corporate Governance andContinue Reading
By Dorcas Jonah The Initiative for Citizens’ Rights, Accountability and Development (ICRAD) has called on the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to return the payment for international passports to the remita platform. The Executive Director of ICRAD, Hassan Luqman, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. He said thisContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Some stakeholders in the judiciary sector have underscored the need to decongest the correctional centres in the country, using access to justice projects. They expressed the concern on Tuesday in Abuja at the “Access to Justice parley and joint inauguration of the Court Administration and Case Management,Continue Reading
By Okon Okon An Abuja-based NGO, Digital Health Interoperability Network (DHIN), has expressed readiness to partner with the Federal Government to expand the scope of digital healthcare system. The DHIN management made the pledge on Tuesday in Abuja at a roundtable on Unique Identifiers for Management of Cross-Institutional Duplicate HealthContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma Hajiya Halima Shehu, the newly-appointed National Coordinator, National Social Investment Programme Agency (N-SIPA), has assured Nigerians of her determination to ensure better social intervention programmes for vulnerable people in the country. Shehu specifically said the programme would be targeting the most poor and vulnerable people with theContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Dr Alim Abubakre, Nigerian born founder of TEXEM UK, has praised Director – General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman for winning 2023 Integrity and Public Servant of the Year Merit Award. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports thatContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the Minister of Women Affairs, has renewed Federal Government’s resolve to showcase Nigeria made fabrics to the global market to alleviate poverty, create job opportunities and generate revenue. Kennedy-Ohanenye made this known during a public presentation of newly acquired industrial, embroidery and cutting machinesContinue Reading
