By Gabriel Agbeja The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has canvassed for reliable seasonal forecasts for the African sub-regions to mitigate impact of climate change. Prof. Charles Anosike, Director General /Chief Executive Officer of NiMet made the call on Monday in Abuja, at the opening of a four-day regional climateContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), has announced plans to revamp orphanages in FCT to international standards. The Mandate Secretary, Women Affairs Secretariat, FCTA, Mrs Adedayo Benjamins-Laniyi, disclosed this at an event organised to commemorate the 2024 International Orphanage Day. The event was held at RedeemedContinue Reading
By Safia Abdulrahman/Funmilayo Adeyemi Schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have experienced high turnout of students as they resume for the third term academic session. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondents who monitored school resumption in Abuja on Monday observed students’ enthusiasm as they go about theirContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Risk Managers Society of Nigeria (RIMSON), has conferred its Fellowship on Mrs Florence Wenegieme, the Director, Forecasting, Response and Mitigation, Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the fellowship was conferred on Wenegieme during the 2024 NationalContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The National Boundary Commission (NBC), has proposed a Joint Technical Committee towards resolving the lingering interstate boundary dispute between Niger and Kebbi states. The Director-General of the commission, Mr Adamu Adaji, made the proposal in Abuja on Friday, during a joint meeting of officials from theContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris The State House Press Corps (SHPC) is organising a two-day capacity building workshop for its members in Lagos. The membership cut across all the media organisations in the country representing the print, broadcasting and online platforms. The workshop, in collaboration with the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC),Continue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Managing Director of Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), Mr Shehu Osidi, says the bank is restrategising the housing sector towards delivering more houses to Nigerians. Osidi made this known on Wednesday, when he received the Housing Institutions Reform Task Team and the Multi-Agency Project DeliveryContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu The National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) says it will build skills acquisition centres in the six geopolitical zones of the country. The Federal Commissioner in the organisation, Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja, at a two-week Training and EmpowermentContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai Workers of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), under the Joint Unions Action Committee (JUAC), have appealed to the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, to make staff housing one of his projects. The workers made the appeal at the commencement of the JUAC Week in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, says the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) will soon launch the Young Farmers Club in public schools across the country. She said this while inaugurating the Renewed Hope Initiative Women Agricultural Support Programme (RHI- WASP) on Tuesday in Maiduguri. Tinubu, whoContinue Reading
