Cross-section of participants during FrontFootMedia Initiative training on auditing in Abuja

By Cecilia Ijuo A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), the FrontFoot Media Initiative, has trained journalists on how to identify and expose manipulations and corrupt practices in public accounts. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the two-day training programme, which began on Wednesday in Abuja, is “X-rayingContinue Reading

Niger Delta stakeholders at a one-day Policy Dialogue with Development Partners and Donor Agencies on Thursday in Abuja

By Jacinta Nwachukwu The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has expressed its readiness to partner with relevant development agencies and donors to improve the livelihoods of vulnerable population in the Niger Delta region. The Managing Director, NDDC, Chief Samuel Ogbuku expressed this at a one- day Policy dialogue with developmentContinue Reading

Russia-Africa Summit in 2019

By Emmanuella Anokam The Second Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Summit will bolster ties between Russia and Africa in security, sustainable economic and humanitarian development. Anton Kobyakov, an Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation and Executive Secretary of the Organising Committee for the Russia–Africa events, made this known onContinue Reading

By Bashir Rabe Mani   TEXEM UK, a leading global learning and dеvеlopmеnt organisation, has set its sights on еmpowеring Nigerian and African business leaders to еxcеl in today’s challenging and uncertain business landscape. In a statement on its website (www.texem.co.uk) Carolinе Lucas, TEXEM’s Director of Special Projects, еmphasizеd theContinue Reading