By Jacinta Nwachukwu A participant in the just concluded Abuja International Trade Fair, Dr Nuhu Maksha, on Tuesday underscored the need for rail and dry ports connectivity to enhance economic growth of the country. Maksha, the Chief Executive, Gasha Production and Services Ltd., while commending the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC)Continue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has partnered with other organisations to train entrepreneurs on sustainable alternatives to livestock feed. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports the opening of the Insects4Feed Entrepreneurship Incubation Programme, held in Ibadan on Monday, was organised by IITA Business Incubation PlatformContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje France, Australia and Avocats Sans Frontieres (ASF) France, an international non governmental organisations (NGO), on Tuesday, reaffirmed their firm opposition to death penalty in Nigeria and anywhere in the world. The call against capital punishment came at the event to mark World Day Against Death Penalty 2023Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Connected Development (CODE), an NGO with a mission to empower marginalised communities in Africa, has urged government at all levels to prioritise education, protection and social justice for the girl-child. The Chief Executive Officer of the group, Mr Hamzat Lawal, made the call in a statementContinue Reading
By Evangeline Opara The National Orientation Agency (NOA) said on Thursday in Abuja that the Federal Government was committed to the fight against drug abuse in the country. The Director-General of NOA, Dr Garba Abari, said this at an anti-drug abuse sensitiation programme organised at Federal Government Boys College, Abuja.Continue Reading
By Chinenye Offor The Executive Director, Administration of Every Life Matters Foundation, Mr Benjamin Obasi, has urged parents to invest time in training their male children to become responsible adults. He made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, in commemorationContinue Reading
By Ibrahim Kado The Management of Dangote Sugar Refinery (DSR) says it has drilled no fewer than 50 boreholes across the five local government areas in the host communities as part of its corporate social responsibility. Mrs Ngozi Ngene, Head of Corporate Affairs of the refinery told newsmen inContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma The Federal Government has announced plans to include families of Nigerian fallen soldiers and members of the Nigerian Legion among the beneficiaries of its Conditional Cash Transfer Scheme. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, disclosed this on Thursday in a statement by herContinue Reading
By Yetunde Fatungase The Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment believes there is the need to strengthen the country’s employment policy to tackle the challenges of mass unemployment, an official said on Wednesday. The Director of Employment and Wages Department of the Ministry, Mr John Nyamali, made this submission atContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Some out-of-school girls on Wednesday, appealed to the government and relevant stakeholders to increase access to quality education and empowerment programmes to enable them to achieve their full potentials in life. The children made the call in Abuja, at an event organised to commemorate the 2023 InternationalContinue Reading
