By Taiye Olayemi The Oba Otudeko Foundation has launched a food outreach programme across Ogun State, with over 500 households in Odogbolu benefiting in the first phase of the initiative. Mrs Yewande Giwa, spokesperson for Oba Otudeko Foundation, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Giwa said theContinue Reading
By Dorcas Elusogbon Prof. Adebayo Bamire, Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, has tasked graduate nurses of the institution to maintain their clinical competence, embody compassion, critical thinking, leadership, and an unwavering commitment to humanity. Bamire gave the charge on Thursday in Ile-Ife during the induction of 43 graduateContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to transforming agriculture as a driver of food security and inclusive prosperity. Kyari spoke on Thursday at the Combined National Project Steering Committee (NPSC) Meeting in Abuja. He said the NPSCContinue Reading
By Patricia Amogu The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) says it will hold a three-day general assembly aimed at attracting foreign investment into Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The President of AFAN, Dr Farouk Rabiu-Mudi, disclosed this while speaking to journalists on Thursday in Abuja. Rabiu-Mudi said the general assembly, scheduledContinue Reading
By Busayo Onijala The Director-General of GIABA, Mr Edwin Harris, on Wednesday called for coordinated, victim-centred regional action to curb the growing menace of human trafficking in West Africa. Harris said trafficking statistics represent “thousands of lives, often children,” robbed of dignity and opportunity, urging deeper interrogation of why theContinue Reading
By Yetunde Fatungase Dangote Cement PLC, Ibese Plant, has announced a N15.7 million scholarship for 120 students in its host community, Ibese, in Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun. The scholarship will cater to 100 undergraduates and 20 others from secondary and primary school level in the 17 hostContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has reopened all 47 Federal Unity Colleges that were shut in the wake of rise in insecurity in some parts of the country, The federal government also reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to safeguarding lives of students and ensuring uninterrupted education across the country. ThisContinue Reading
By EricJames Ochigbo No fewer than 300 residents of Kabusa Community of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have benefited from the pilot vocational skill acquisition programme of the Input for Development, an NGO, in Abuja. The Convener of the NGO, Mr Babatunde Bamigboye, said the initiative focused on nurturing andContinue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli No fewer than 100 vulnerable patients suffering from urological ailments in Katsina and neighbouring areas are set to benefit from a free surgical intervention sponsored by Alhaji Dahiru Barau-Mangal. The initiative was disclosed by Mr Hussaini Kabir, a member of the Board of Trustees of the MangalContinue Reading
By Philomina Attah The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, has announced a historic milestone, confirming that all 31 Federal Ministries and Departments have achieved full compliance in digitalising their work processes. Walson-Jack made this disclosure on Wednesday night in Abuja during the “PaperlessContinue Reading
