By Sylvester Thompson Dr Olushola Odusanya, Director General of National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM), says the centre is facilitating a process where Nigeria will start building fibreglass boats. Odusanya disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sidelines of a Global Science, TechnologyContinue Reading
By Lilian U. Okoro The Federal Neuro-psychiatric Hospital, Yaba has recorded 100 per cent increase in the number of psychiatric patients admitted in the hospital in 2023. The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Olugbenga Owoeye, made this known at the Annual Score Card presentation tagged: “A DayContinue Reading
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By Abigael Joshua Clean-up Nigeria (CUN), a Non- Governmental Organisation, has called on all stakeholders to imbibe good sanitation practices in order to increase life expectancy. Mr Ene Baba-Owoh, National Coordinator, CUN, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja shortly after the public presentation onContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo An NGO, Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED), has called on the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on unemployment in the country. Executive Director of CHRICED, Ibrahim Zikirullahi, made the call at a news conference on the state of theContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The Advocacy for Positive Behavioural Patterns Initiative, a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) has urged parents to actively engage in their children’s digital lives and understand the risks associated with unethical online behaviours. The Director, Campaign Team of the initiative, Mr Bamidele Mann, made the call in a statementContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku The Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi (FIIRO) has tasked Nigerian scientists, engineers and technicians on developing useful local technologies to stem challenges ravaging Nigeria. The Director-General of FIIRO, Dr Jummai Tutuwa, said this during a courtesy by executives of the NigerianContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Stakeholders have called for the strengthening of the Electoral Act and other extant laws as well as Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, to address increasing violence against persons with disabilities and women during elections. They said this at a one-day Stakeholders’ Convening and Baseline Report Presentation onContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam Mr Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd., says the company will utilise Nigeria’s abundant gas resources to revolutionise the nation’s power and industrial sector. Kyari said this in Abuja at a Shareholders Agreement (SHA) signing between the NNPC Ltd.,Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai A gender activist, Mr Stephen Waya, says breaking the circle of silence on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases is key to ending the scourge in communities. Waya, the Head of Gender and Social Inclusion, Coalition of Associations for Leadership, Peace, Empowerment and Development (CALPED), stated this in anContinue Reading
