By Lucy Ogalue The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has introduced a business pitch competition known as “SMEDAN Speed Pitch”. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Charles Odii, in a statement said the initiative was designed to enhance financial literacy and provide small businesses with opportunities to accessContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has urged the Federal Government to ensure policies that will drive industrialisation and foster economic growth of the country. The President of ACCI, Emeka Obegolu, said this at a roundtable organised by the National Policy Advocacy Centre of theContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Afonne Prof. Godwin Akper, a professor of Systematic Theology, at the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has called on churches in the country not to allow ethnic loyalty to suppress their calling to the world. Akper made the call on Thursday in Abuja while delivering the 25thContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu No one should die from malaria in Africa because malaria is preventable and treatable, Dr Akpaka Kalu of the World Health Organisation, African Region (WHO-Afro),reechoes on Thursday. Kalu, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as the world marks 2024 World Malaria Day, saidContinue Reading
By Vivian Ihechu Dr Akpaka Kalu of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted ways in which Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) kill the most productive population, thereby destroying economies and setting back development. Kalu, Team Lead, Strategic Planning and Policy, Communicable & Non Communicable Cluster (UHC/CND), WHO African Region, spokeContinue Reading
By Chiazo Ogbolu The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) on Thursday said that 524 firms expressed interest in its 2024 Capital Procurement Project. The Managing Director of the NRC, Mr Fidet Okhiria, said this in Lagos at the 2024 Bid Opening Exercise, an annual event conducted in line with the ProcurementContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi Mr Jide Awe, an Information and Communications Technology (ICT) expert, has advocated the removal of cultural norms and stereotypes that discourage women and girls from pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. Awe made the call in Abuja on Thursday while speaking with the NewsContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) has inducted 605 new associate members as certified chartered practitioners in the field of taxation. The 16th President of CITN, Mr Samuel Agbeluyi, who made this known at the 50th induction ceremony of the institute on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Sandra Umeh Justice Ambrose Allagoa of the Federal High Court Lagos, on Wednesday, sentenced two persons, Moses Ifeuwa and Festus Emeka, to two years imprisonment each, for illegal importation of firearms. The two men were charged alongside a company Great James Oil and Gas Ltd. on eight counts borderingContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Trade Union Congress (TUC), has appealed to the Federal Government to release the payments of wage award for the months of March and April. Mr Festus Osifo, TUC President said this during a news conference at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting,Continue Reading
