By Angela Atabo The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN), has unveiled the `who wants to be an engineer’’ initiative, to promote girls in engineering and address limiting stereotypes and biases. The APWEN President, Dr Adebisi Osim, made this known at an event to mark the 2024 InternationalContinue Reading
By Philip Yatai The Coordinator Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), Mr Felix Obuah, has promised to strengthen the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department (FEMD), to respond effectively to emergencies, disasters. Obuah made the promise during a familiarisation visit to the department in Abuja on Thursday, being one ofContinue Reading
By Veronica Dariya Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN), FCT chapter, on Thursday, distributed free drugs to members of Bwari community in Abuja in a campaign against malaria. Mr Onileowo Kayode, the Assistant Coordinator of the programme, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of theContinue Reading
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By Femi Ogunshola Mrs Oluwatoyin Madein, the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF) has advised treasury managers to guard against corruption, fraud and financial mismanagement by implementing strong internal control mechanisms. Madein said this at the training programme organised by the Chartered Institute of Treasury Management (CITM) in Abuja onContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi Former House of Representatives member and the sponsor of Nigeria’s Climate Change Act, Mr Sam Onuigbo, has said Nigeria can leverage on renewable energy for industrialisation. Onuigbo made this known in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. The former lawmaker emphasised that Nigeria has a huge energyContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen African Leaders are determined to uproot terrorism and unconstitutional changes in government, ECOWAS and African Union ambassadors have said. The envoys made this known in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the end of a consultation meeting between ECOWAS Mediation and Security CouncilContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Mrs Uto Ukpanah, Vice President, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria (ICSAN), has won the Global Corporate Secretary award. This is contained in a statement by Mr Babatunde Okuneye, Registrar, ICSAN, on Wednesday in Lagos The award, which held on Tuesday in Malaysia, was conferredContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Rotary Club of Lagos Central, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, has provided some food items to 200 persons around Broad Street, Lagos Island. The President, Rotary Club Lagos Central, Mr Yomi Benson, on Tuesday in Lagos, said the club’s initiative tagged “Feed Today”Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Mr Tony Monye, Editor-in-Chief, TMBC Business Magazine, has stressed the need for business and entrepreneurship development to reverse Nigeria’s unhealthy economic indices. Monye made the assertion at the launch of the TMBC Business Magazine on Tuesday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that MonyeContinue Reading
