By Akpan Glory The National Speaker of the Women Parliament of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Hajiya Sa’adatu Abdullahi, has called for increased participation of women in leadership and governance. Abdullahi made the call in a goodwill message to commemorate the 2026 International Women’s Day, where she also extendedContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has handed over 400 Wash and Dignity Kits to Kwara Government for victims of the terrorist attacks on Woro community in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that in February 2026, terrorists attackedContinue Reading
By Racheal Abujah Nigeria recorded notable progress in maternal health services, family planning uptake and antenatal care utilisation in 2025, according to the 2025 State of Health of the Nation Report released on Sunday in Abuja. The report, produced under the National Health Act 2014, highlighted improvements in maternal indicators butContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The National Sugar Development Council (NSDC), and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have unveiled a N10 billion Sugar Project Acceleration Fund (SPAF) to support greenfield sugar projects. The NSDC Executive Secretary, Mr Kamar Bakrin, on Sunday said the fund was aimed at providing financing and project developmentContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Dr Linda Nwodo has emerged as the first woman trained by Sightsavers, an NGO, to perform hydrocele surgery in Nigeria. This marks progress in specialised healthcare, and reinforces calls for greater gender equality in the health sector. Sightsavers Nigeria Country Director, Prof. Joy Shu’aibu, said this inContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Abubakar Yakubu, National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria(AGN), has called for empowerment opportunities and initiatives that support women in the Nigerian film industry. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Yakubu made the call at an event organised by the guild to commemorate theContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Founder of Centre for Enterprise Governance (CEG), Dr Adeyinka Hassan, has called for stronger governance structures, institutional support and improved access to finance to enable women-led enterprises in Nigeria to scale sustainably. Hassan made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha A United Kingdom-based Economist and Public Policy Analyst, Mr Daramola Omoyele, has called on the Federal Government to prioritise full autonomy for local governments as a non-negotiable prerequisite for national development. Omoyele, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday,Continue Reading
By Constance Athekame The House of Representatives Committee on Power has commended the leadership of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) for job acceleration on the 570 Megawatts Alaoji Combined Cycle Power Plant in Abia. The management of NDPHC in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, said that theContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), Convener of the Lagos4Lagos Movement, says government at all levels must be deliberate about pulling people out of poverty and ensuring fair wealth distribution. Adediran spoke at the Lagos4Lagos Movement 8th Annual Ramadan Public Lecture titled “Economic Empowerment and Poverty Alleviation: TheContinue Reading
