By Diana Omueza The Christian Blind Mission (CBM) has announced that Kebbi, Sokoto, and Katsina states will benefit from a 4.8 million euro disability-focused project funded by the German Government through its Humanitarian Assistance programme. Dr Rainer Brockhaus, Chief Executive Officer of CBM, made the announcement on Wednesday in AbujaContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha A delegation of the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) observation mission led by former President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday arrived in Accra, ahead of the Dec. 7 general elections in the country. The WAEF’s communications Officer, Wealth Ominabo, disclosed this in a statement made availableContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko Nigeria and South Africa have operationalised the Joint Ministerial Advisory Council on Industry, Trade, and Investment to enhance economic cooperation between the two leading African economies. President Cyril Ramaphosa said this at the Nigeria -South Africa Business Roundtable on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa. At theContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed South Africa’s interest in collaborating with Nigeria to harness lithium to drive the green energy transition and support the development of electric vehicles (EV) batteries. Ramaphosa said this on Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa, at the Nigeria -South Africa Business Roundtable. Continue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) has begun a three-day sensitisation programme for 7,457 employees across 20 local government areas in the state to facilitate seamless access to their pension benefits upon retirement. Mr Olabode Agoro, Head of Service (HoS) Lagos State, in an opening remark atContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The 2024 Womanity Index report has revealed that Lagos, Rivers, and Ekiti states recorded the highest responses to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and harmful practices against women and girls. The report was released on Wednesday in Abuja by Invictus Africa, a civic organisation promoting human rights and genderContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade The National Coalition of Civil Society to End Child Marriage has urged stakeholders to ensure girls have access to education, economic opportunities, and autonomy. Mr Olorunfemi Olusegun, Co-chair of the FCT Coalition, made this call during a courtesy visit to the Community Leader of Gwarinpa in AbujaContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) is to partner with the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) on ensuring that concessionaires procure insurance covers for assets under Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangements. This is contained in a statement by the Acting Head, Media and Publicity, ICRC, IfeanyiContinue Reading
The Dangote Cement and six host communities in Benue on Wednesday signed a historic Community Development Agreement (CDA) The landmark accord commits Dangote Cement to multimillion-Naira development initiatives, and was celebrated as a transformative milestone, with the communities pledging to uphold a peaceful coexistence. A traditional ruler, TerContinue Reading
By Joshua Olomu Stakeholders in the tourism sector have called on government at all levels to ensure provision of basic infrastructure to further enhance its contributions to national economy. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the stakeholders made the call at the ongoing 7th annual NationalContinue Reading
