By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Minister of State for Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, has charged corps members to take advantage of activities at their orientation camps to develop positive mindsets. Olawande also charged the corps members to develop their skills through the Nigeria Youths Academy (NiYA). Olawande gave theContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam An energy expert, Mrs Nkechi Obi says the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas can only drop if the Naira appreciates against the dollar, since its pricing is relative to forex volatility. Obi, who is the Group Managing Director and Chief ExecutiveContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Some residents of estates in the Lekki Peninsular, under the aegis of the Estate Initiative, have completed a 700m road known as Osapa-Platinum Link Road, through self help. The new road is to provide commuters respite from the Lekki-Epe Expressway traffic congestion. Mrs Sophie Pokima, Co-ordinator ofContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye Mr Vishal Jhadav, Managing Director, Crescendo Worldwide, an Indian multi-sectorial FDI consulting firm, says Enyimba Economic City (ECC) is expected to increase Nigeria and India’s trade volume to 20 billion dollars. Jhadav said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, onContinue Reading
By Ebere Agozie, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) As the world is grappling with the effects of climate change and food insecurity, Africa is not only racing against these challenges but also neck-deep into a bigger monster poisoning every plate of food on the continent The food more often thanContinue Reading
By Yusuf Yunus The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has advised distribution companies to design a quick response mechanism in addressing customers’ complaints within their networks. Mr Adamu Abdullahi, Acting Executive Chairman, FCCPC, said this on Saturday in Lagos, at the end of a four-day one-stop-shop for addressingContinue Reading
Institute set to train corporations, individuals on development mgtContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The European Union (EU) has supported Search for Common Ground (Search) and other partners to inaugurate the “Community-Centered Approach to Transforming Criminality and Violence in the Niger Delta” project. The implementation consortium partners include Search, Stakeholder Democracy Network (SDN), Academic Associate Peace Works (AAPW) and Partnership InitiativeContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The British High Commission on Thursday in Abuja held a prize giving ceremony for its Chevening Nigeria Science Literacy Competition participants. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Chevening Science Literacy Competition aims to promote scientific literacy among students aged 14 to 17. The bestContinue Reading
Advocacy By Ibironke Ariyo The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has urged religious leaders, community heads, parents and other stakeholders to heighten advocacy on the dangers of drug abuse and trafficking. The FCT Commander of NDLEA, Mr Kabir Tsakuwa made the call on Thursday in Abuja during a pre-eventContinue Reading
