By Funmilola Gboteku Mr Gbenga Sesan, the Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative (PIN), on Wednesday called for the independence of the Universal Service Provision Fund (USPF) to ensure effective implementation of rural telephony projects. Sesan made the call at a news conference organised by Paradigm Initiative (PIN) to discuss digitalContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The first cases of AIDS in Nigeria were diagnosed in 1985 and reported in 1986. They were a 13-year-old sexually active girl and a female commercial sex worker who arrived in Lagos State, from a neighbouring West African country. The news ofContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Emmanuel Olorniruha Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Rev. Matthew Kukah, have called on religious leaders to provide the necessary moral guidance for the sustenance of Nigeria’s democracy. They made the call at the National Peace Committee High Level Discourse on ReligionContinue Reading
By Sani Idris-Abdulrahman UNICEF has brainstormed with journalists from Kaduna State, Nasarawa, Niger and Kwara on bolstering reportage of health and education issues. This was in an effort to expand media buy-in at all levels to strengthen terms of engagement to promote reporting and broadcasting of health and education programmes,Continue Reading
By Aderogba George The Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali M. Ali, has lauded National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), for efforts toward reducing counterfeit goods in Nigeria. He gave the commendation when Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of theContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, will be the Guest Speaker at the 2024 Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Public Lecture. The Chairman, Kaduna State Chapter of the institute, Mr Haroun Malami, made this knownContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On a scorching afternoon in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, 15 year-old Tobi (not real name) stands in front of a small store in the Sagwari Estate Layout of Dutse-Alhaji. With his he points at a pack that many in his ageContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The Kano State House of Assembly has initiated a legislative process to repeal the State Fire Service Directorate Edict No 17 of 1970, to regulate operations of cooking gas retailers in Kano metropolis. The legislation seeks to insert a section to regulate indiscriminate sales of LiquefiedContinue Reading
By Amina Ahmed A Chief Magistrate in Bauchi State, Mrs Amina Garuba, has encouraged men to break the culture of silence and speak out to seek justice against Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). Garuba said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi. ”Men sufferContinue Reading
By Joseph Edeh Former member of the House of Representatives, Sam Oniugbo, has urged African nations to be consistent in the implementation of policies aimed at mitigating the impact of climate change. The climate change advocate, who participated in the just-concluded CoP29, said this in an interview with the NewsContinue Reading
