By Justina Auta The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has advocated for more funding and commitment by government to tackle Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and other harmful traditional practices against women and girls. The National President of NCWS, Hajiya Lami Adamu-Lau, made the call while briefing the media in AbujaContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Mr Shehu Ahmad, has advocated the formulation of the national infrastructure maintenance policy, to safeguard the entire public infrastructure in the country. Ahmad spoke in Abuja at the 1st International Facilities Engineering and Management Conference and Exhibition,Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Mr Amit Jain, Director, NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies, Nanyang Business School, Singapore, alongside some economic experts have suggested some actionable recommendations to engender Nigeria’s economic revival that could spur growth and development. They made the recommendations on Monday in Lagos at the public presentation of aContinue Reading
By Aderogba George In a significant stride toward inclusivity, the Leprosy Mission Nigeria (TLMN) and the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) jointly unveiled the translated and simplified version of the 2018 Disability Act in Abuja. The Act, originally in English, has now been made accessible in the threeContinue Reading
By Ismail Abdulaziz The Federal Government is to procure customised explosives and narcotic detection screening system with remote and dual view for five international airports in the country to reduce the stress encountered by passengers. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Chief Festus Keyamo, said this at theContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) has empowered about 203 poultry farmers with feeds, broiler chicks and battery cages in Lagos State. The two-day programme is under the NALDA Home Grown Poultry Empowerment Scheme of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Speaking at the distributionContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Federal Government is to develop an Integrated National Electricity Policy, and Strategic Implementation Plan, as mandated by the Electricity Act 2023. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that on June 9, President Bola Tinubu assented to the Electricity Bill, now an Act empowering states, companiesContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo A civil society organisation, Connected Development (CODE), and the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) have strengthened their partnership towards achieving cleaner environment in oil-producing communities. Mr Kingsley Agu, Community Engagement Director, CODE, made this known while he led a delegation of CODE to theContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has revealed that Nigeria currently boasts an enrollment of 45 million children in basic education. UBEC Executive Secretary, Dr Hamid Boboyyi told a one-day meeting between UBEC and the organised private sector that the N100 billion the Federal Government spent annuallyContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola The Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (CITM) said that the proposed bill on the Public Finance Management (PFM) reforms, would reduce manual errors and elevate the level of accountability in financial transactions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Office of the Accountant General ofContinue Reading
