By Aderonke Ojo Nigeria’s Under-20 women football team, the Falconets, on Monday defeated their Senegalese counterparts 4-0 in the second Group B game at he ongoing 13th African Games in Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Falconets have booked their place in the semi-finals of theContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Mrs Aisha Augie, the newly appointed Director-General of the Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilisation (CBAAC), has urged members of staff to be dedicated to duty and embrace teamwork. Augie made the call on Monday in Lagos at a meeting with her predecessor, Chief OluwabunmiContinue Reading
By Funmiilayo Adeyemi The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has inaugurated three ad-hoc committees to upscale skills development in the country. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony on Monday in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of TETFund, Sonny Echono, said the committees also have the mandate to strengthen the Fund’s intervention activities. EchonoContinue Reading
By Olawunmi Ashafa Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) Plc is preparing to raise about N525 billion capital through public offer to strengthen the capital base of its subsidiary, Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Monday in Lagos, learnt the development was in responseContinue Reading
By Kayode Adebiyi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) In a country that has its legal tender, it is surprising how the dollar and its exchange rate determine almost every transaction in Nigeria to the detriment of the local currency – the naira. More surprising is how the same foreign exchangeContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Association of Nigerian Refineries Petroleum Marketers on Monday appointed Comrade Ikechukwu Chukwu as its National Task Force Coordinator 1 and Mr Innocent Ogu as secretary. Mr Usman Ali, Chairman, Board of Trustees of the association, announced the appointments at a news conference in Abuja. He saidContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The Edo State Ministry of Social Development and Gender, has empowered no fewer than 200 women with Point of Sale (POS) machines and N4 million as start-off grants. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the empowerment was done in collaboration with Deutsche Gesellschaft für InternationaleContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo/Tina Auta Stakeholders in the development sector have advocated the need to empower, mentor and invest in women to quicken sustainable development. The stakeholders made the call during a ceremony tagged `Purple Ball 2024’ with the theme: “Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress”, to mark the 2024 International Women’sContinue Reading
By Adenike Ayodele A Deputy Director with the Lagos State Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Mr Yakubu Abisogun, on Monday, told an Ikeja High Court that Chrisland School Ikeja failed to comply with the state’s safeguarding and child protection policy. Abisogun, a Level 16 social wellbeing officer, saidContinue Reading
The Nigerian Army Officers Wives Association (NAOWA), on Monday distributed bags of rice, oil and other condiments to 5,000 barracks women as palliative to cushion impact of the current hardship.Continue Reading
