By Rukayat Moisemhe The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has charged its 117 graduating entrepreneurs to use their technical knowledge and resilience to build strong communities and contribute to the sustainable development of Nigeria. LCCI President, Dr Michael Olawale-Cole, gave the charge on Tuesday in Lagos at theContinue Reading
By Femi Ogunshola The Re-Orientation Advocacy of Nigeria (RAN) has forged partnerships with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and other stakeholders to proactively combat drug abuse within the country. Other stakeholders are the Federal Ministry of Health and the Nigeria Police. During a stakeholders’ engagement meeting in AbujaContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje As part of the effort to eradicate issues of torture in the country, the Federal Government says appropriate measures have been put in place to checkmate lapses in legal and administrative frameworks. Mrs Beatrice Jedy-Agba, the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice,Continue Reading
By Patience Aliyu A group, the Northern Initiative for Peace and Economic Development (NIPED), has called on the judges of the Supreme Court to be fair and transparent in handling all election cases brought before them. Mr Abel Jilemsam, Convener of the group made the call in a newsContinue Reading
By Mohammed Tijjani The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday visited Tudun Biri village in Kaduna State where a drone attack by troops of the Nigerian Army killed many civilians on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Lagbaja apologised to members of theContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje As part of the effort to eradicate issues of torture in the country, the Federal Government says appropriate measures have been put in place to checkmate lapses in legal and administrative frameworks. Mrs Beatrice Jedy-Agba, the Solicitor-General of the Federation and Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Justice,Continue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has identified the media as a force multiplier in effective military operations. Lagbaja said this at the opening of the Directorate of Army Public Relations study period and Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information (NASPRI) 2023Continue Reading
By Fabian Ekeruche Stakeholders at the ongoing UN 28 Conference of Parties on Climate Change(COP28) have hailed the processes leading to the formulation of Nigeria’s Long Term Low Emission Development Strategy(LTS). They called on other developing nations to take a cue from it. This formed part of theContinue Reading
By Auta Justina Minister of Youth Development, Jamila Ibrahim, on Monday urged beneficiaries of the 2024 Grant Cycle of the Nigeria Youth Futures Fund (NYFF) to maximise the 1.6 million dollars for national development. Jamila gave the task at the unveiling of the NYFF grant, a collaborative effort spearheaded byContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the commencement of negotiation of the new National Minimum Wage in 2024 would be based on the prevailing cost of living in the country. Mr Joe Ajaero, NLC President, said this at the ongoing 19th edition of the NLC 2023Continue Reading
