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LASG engages stakeholders on new jetty construction

On: April 7, 2023

By Grace Alegba and Joan Odafe The Lagos State Government on Thursday said that the proposed jetty project in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government (AOLG) area would create several opportunities when actualised. The Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Dr Gaji Omobolaji, said this at a meeting with stakeholders on the proposedContinue Reading

Addressing poverty and food insecurity in Adamawa, Kebbi through Oxfam

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 7, 2023

In: General News

A News Analysis by Angela Atabo, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Globally, poverty and food insecurity remain a huge challenge. Poverty, they say, nurtures hunger, illiteracy and diseases. According to a 2022 World Bank report, 648 million, representing about 8 per cent of the global population live in extreme poverty,Continue Reading

Foundation to empower 1,500 PWDs at Easter

By: isaac aregbesola

On: April 7, 2023

In: General News

The Chairman, Local Organising Committee, Mr Ikem Uchegbulam with others at a news conference in Abuja By EricJames Ochigbo Sir David Osunde Foundation, says no fewer than 1,500 Persons With Disability (PWD), drawn from across the country, will be empowered at its 31st Edition of Special Easter Monday celebration.Continue Reading

Appointments: Foundation demands 35% affirmative action for women

By: isaac aregbesola

On: April 7, 2023

In: General News

By Bolanle Lawal The Balm in Gilead Foundation for Sustainable Development (BIGIF) has called for 35 per cent affirmative action in political appointments at all levels of governance in Nigeria. Its Executive Director, Ms Oluwatumininu Adedeji, made the call in the foundation’s request for 35 affirmative action in the politicalContinue Reading

Agency pledges more afforestation activities to curb challenges of climate change

By: isaac aregbesola

On: April 5, 2023

In: General News

Director-General, National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW), Dr Yusuf Maina-Bukar with the agency’s staff members and friends, in Abuja on Monday. By Abigael Joshua The Director-General, National Agency for Great Green Wall (NAGGW), Dr Yusuf Maina-Bukar, has pledged more commitments to afforestation activities to curb the challenges ofContinue Reading

2023 presidential poll not religious war, says Archbishop Kaigama

By: isaac aregbesola

On: April 5, 2023

In: General News

His Grace Ignatius Kaigama,Archbishop of Abuja Archdiocese By Bridget Ikyado The Archbishop of Abuja Arch-Dioceses, His Grace Ignatius Kaigama, says those who saw the recent presidential elections as a referendum between Christians and Muslims or the North and the South have badly missed the point. Kaigama made this knownContinue Reading

Development commission verifies projects execution in Kwara

By: Ismail Abdulaziz

On: April 5, 2023

In: General News

By Olayinka Owolewa The Chairman of the Governing Council of Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (HYPPADEC), Terfa Ityav, has reiterated the commitment of the body to keep up with its development plan. Speaking during a four-day visit to Kwara on Wednesday, Ityav said that the policy thrust of theContinue Reading

ING: Bury your thoughts, ALGON advises proponents

By: Ismail Abdulaziz

On: April 5, 2023

In: General News

By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) has advised people contemplating interim national government in Nigeria to bury the thought. Its National Chairman, Chief Odunayo Ategbero, said the idea of an interim national government was completely alien to the ConstitutionContinue Reading

AfDB supports Africa fintech hub project with $525,000 grant

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 5, 2023

In: General News

By Lucy Ogalue The African Development Bank (AfDB), have signed a 525,000 dollar agreement to support Africa Fintech Network’s (AFN)’s Hub project. Mr Lamin Barrow, the Director-General, AfDB, Nigeria Country Department, during the signing in Abuja on Tuesday, said the project would boost the fintech industry on the continent. `ThisContinue Reading

FG cautions MDAs against implementing unapproved salaries, allowances

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: April 5, 2023

In: General News

By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has directed all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) implementing increases in salaries, allowances and fringe benefits without its approval to desist from such acts. The Chairman, National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Mr Ekpo Nta, gave the warning at a Two-Day Training WorkshopContinue Reading

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