By Felicia Imohimi Stakeholders in agriculture and financial institutions have pledged commitment to strengthen financial management of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) projects in West and Central Africa (WCA). They made the pledge in a communiqué issued on Friday in Abuja at the end of a three-day RegionalContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Chartered Institute of Transport Administration (CIOTA) has reiterated the need for professionalism, cooperation, and respect among all sectors of law enforcement and public service. CIOTA President, Prince Segun Obayendo, made the call in a statement by the institutes National Publicity Secretary, Mrs Chinwe Uwaegbute on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Ibukun Emiola Oyo State Government has approved immediate release of a car loan for primary school teachers across all zones in the state. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Ibadan by the Coordinating Director, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board,Continue Reading
By Naomi Sharang President Bola Tinubu has tasked Nigerian politicians and traditional rulers on sustaining nation’s unity. He made this known in Abuja on Thursday at the public presentation of the book “Brutally Frank,” an autobiography of elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports thatContinue Reading
By Nabilu Balarabe Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has approved the payment of N667 million to 475 pensioners across the 17 local government areas of the state. The approval is contained in a statement by Buni’s Director-General Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, in Damaturu on Friday. HeContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Young Moms Support Initiative, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), has trained no fewer than 500 women in different skills to enable them become self-reliant and contribute to national development. The Founder, Executive Director of the NGO, Dr Vivian Sonny-Nsirim said in a statement on Friday inContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye Transformation Opportunities Providers (TOP) Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Thursday distributed palliatives to the vulnerable at Modupe Cole Memorial Child Care and Treatment Home/School in Lagos State. The palliatives included food items like bags of rice, cartons of noodles, beverages, oil, sanitaries, among others. MrContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne A Professor of Parasitology, Chiedu Mafiana, has called for the use of mass drug administration for the control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in the country. Mafiana made the call in Abuja on Thursday at the 23rd inaugural lecture of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi An International NGO, Women Environmental Programme (WEP) has called on the support of the government, donor agencies and other CSO’s to develop entrepreneurial skills for women and youths in rural communities on ICT. Dr Priscilla Achakpa, Founder/Global Lead WEP made the appeal at the Unveiling of WEPContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Executive Director, International Centre for Investigative Reporting (ICIR), Mr Dayo Aiyetan, has called for the creation of verification units in all newsrooms, to prevent misinformation and disinformation in Nigeria’s public space. Aiyetan made this call at the ongoing Investigative Journalism Training for Journalists Reporting in SuppressiveContinue Reading
