By Tosin Kolade Alhaji Shehu Shinkafi, the newly deployed permanent secretary to the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, has pledged accountability in delivering the mandate of the ministry for water resources management. He made the commitment when he took over from Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, who was redeployed to theContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu Nigerian-born Prof. Ogechi Adeola, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (DVC) of University of Kigali, Rwanda, says she is determined to strengthen partnership with local and global institutions to enhance teaching and research. Adeola, a professor of marketing, recently appointed into the office by the Governing Body of Kigali University, saidContinue Reading
By Leonard Okachie The Igbo Women Assembly (IWA), a non-political group, says it has initiated measures, including scholarship award for Igbo Language Study at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), to save the language from going into extinction. The National President of the group, Mrs Nneka Chimezie, said this at aContinue Reading
By Henry Oladele and Oluwatope Lawanson Women For Peace and Gender Equality Initiative (WOPEGEE), a Non-Governmental Orgnisation (NGO), on Tuesday appealed to the federal and state governments to reform emergency agencies across the country. The Executive Director of WOPEGEE, Dr Mojisola Akinsanya, made the plea while speaking withContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi Dr Godwin Audu, the newly appointed Comptroller General of the Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS), outlined a comprehensive strategy aimed at simplifying the exportation process for Nigeria’s agro-products. In a press conference held on Wednesday in Abuja, he expressed the agency’s commitment to aligning with the RenewedContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Africa is home to enormous mineral, human and material resources. Huge deposits of gold, oil and natural gas, copper, zinc uranium, timber among others resources dot the landscape of the continent. Unfortunately, these resources have not translated to the desired industrial transformation,Continue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Dr Victor Basola, Founder, Kingston Nursery and Primary School, a private school that provides free education in Ogun, has urged governments and spirited individuals to assist the initiative. This, he said, would ensure continuity of the initiative, aimed at providing free education for out-of-school children in the society. Basola,Continue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The African Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) has called on Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to rally behind Nigeria in implementing climate action strategies. The call was made by Dr Tanko Azzika, Senior Policy Officer at AMCOW, during a post-COP28 multistakeholder national consultative dialogue in Abuja on Wednesday.Continue Reading
Ministerial Performance Bond, my priority- By Abigael Joshua Mr Mahmud Kambari, the new Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment says that the ministerial performance bond he signed with President Bola Tinubu is his priority in office. Kambari said this on Tuesday in Abuja while assuming office in the ministryContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), says it will only merge with political parties of the same disposition. The National Chairman of the party, Mallam Falalu Bello said this at a news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. Bello, who said that the party stood on certain principles said: Continue Reading
