By Naomi Sharang Sen. Ireti  Kingibe, Chairman, Senate  Committee on Women Affairs has called for the   recruitment of more women into the various  security agencies to ensure  gender inclusivity. Kingibe made the call at a three-day “Strategic Sensitisation Workshop with Senior Officers of Defence and Security Agencies and Relevant CommitteesContinue Reading

Olusegun Aganga, former Minister of Finance

By Rukayat Moisemhe Olusegun Aganga, former Minister of Finance, says continuity and implementation of the nation’s various policies is critical to engendering economic transformation. Aganga who is also Chairman, Leadway Pension PFA, said this at the 2023 edition of the Chartered Institute of Directors Nigeria (CIoD) Annual Directors Conference onContinue Reading

National Orientation Agency (NOA) and other stakeholders at the inauguration of the National Festival of Tolerance and Peaceful Coexistence

By Emmanuel Afonne Ms Ijeoma Akwara, the National Coordinator, National Festival of Tolerance and Peaceful Coexistence Programme, has described tolerance as the key to sustainable peace and unity in Nigeria. Akwara said this on Thursday in commemoration of the National Festival of Tolerance and Peaceful Coexistence day celebrated worldwide everyContinue Reading

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos

By Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has charged religious leaders to preach tolerance, perseverance and complete trust in God at this trying period. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented by the Commissioner for Home Affairs, Mr Olanrewaju Kayode, gave the charge on Thursday at Ikeja, during the event marking theContinue Reading

    By Lydia Ngwakwe Stakeholders in the investment space have expressed commitment to address the barriers that prevent women from fully participating in the impact investing sector. Impact investing is defined as the deployment of funds into investments that generate a measurable and beneficial social or environmental impact alongside aContinue Reading

  By Sumaila Ogbaje The European Union (EU), says it earmarked 24.4 million Euros to combat illicit trafficking in Small Arms and Light Weaponds (SALW) and strengthen cross-border cooperation in West Africa. The EU Programme Manager, Organised Crime West Africa Response to Trafficking, Enobong Moma, made this known at aContinue Reading