By Justina Auta An NGO, Tabitha Empowerment Centre (TEC), on Saturday, inaugurated its Anti-Gender Based Violence (GBV) Community Champions and “Dear Tec” project. The goal, according to the Executive Director, TEC, Ms Christiana Uzo-Okamgba, is to advance reporting, referral, and support to end GBV in FCT communities. The championsContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, says impactful development is a major solution to security challenges. Akume said this while delivering a paper titled, “Leadership, Policy Implementation, and Development in Nigeria”. The the paper was presented at the 12th Leadership Lecture SeriesContinue Reading
By Aisha Gambo The Old Boys Association of Rimi (St John’s) College, Kaduna, has tasked students to strive toward becoming people of integrity. “You must strive toward building good names; a good name is better than silver and gold,” Prof. Dele Tologbonse, a Guest Speaker at the old students ongoingContinue Reading
By Oladapo Udom The Government of Japan has expressed willingness to work with UNDP and other partners to combat maritime crime and other criminal activities in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) and in particular, West Africa. Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Kazuyoshi Matsunaga said this virtually at the closing of theContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), says its circulars are issued after consultations with the Federal Government and major stakeholders. The Chairman of the Commission, Mr Ekpo Nta, clarified this when he played host to the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Union of PensionersContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Stakeholders in gender and feminist issues have called for the implementation of gender-inclusive policies that will address the plight of all women in the country. The call is contained in a communique issued at the end of the stakeholders’ high-level meeting, tagged “WhatNaijaWomenWant campaign”, in AbujaContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Some stakeholders in the Focus Africa Series have called on the public to patronise African products especially Nigerian products to enhance businesses and development. They made the call on Saturday at the ongoing “Focus Africa Expo Programme in Abuja. Speaking at the forum, Mr Sucex Ibeh, theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo Dr Solomon Arase, Chairman, Police Service Commission (PSC), has advocated for citizens’ oriented policies and participatory governance as the present administration works to achieve a stable economy. Arase made the call in Abuja on Saturday at the 2nd Annual Lecture Series and Awards of the Ambrose AlliContinue Reading
By Justina Auta, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) As the world marks World AIDS Day many countries have spent several billions of dollars in several interventions as they strive to halt its transmission and mitigate its impacts 37 years after the case of the infection was detected. In 2022,Continue Reading
The 5th World Media Summit kicked off on Saturday in the Guangdong Province of China, with about 400 delegates attending, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. Of the figure, 200 are heads of mainstream media outlets, while other participants are government officials and representatives of international organisations globally. ThisContinue Reading
