By Sumaila Ogbaje Troops of Army Headquarters Garrison on Wednesday emerged the overall winners of the 2023 Inter-Formation Combat Obstacle Crossing Competition. The competition, held at the 7 Guards Obstacle Course in Lungi Barracks Abuja, had participants drawn from a total of seven Army Divisions and the AHQ Garrison.Continue Reading
By Clara Egbogota NYSC tasks inspectors on ways to end challenges militating against scheme- The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, has urged NYSC Inspectors in the South-South Zone to proffer ways to ending challenges militating against the operations of the scheme. Ahmed madeContinue Reading
By Emmanuel Oloniruha Nigeria’s prosperity depends on getting her power sector right, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr Richard Montgomery, declared in Abuja on Wednesday. Montgomery made the declaration at a roundtable on the Electricity Act 2023 with the theme: “Implications and Opportunities for State Electricity Markets’’. The two-dayContinue Reading
Social Media tools are becoming weapons of mass destruction in the hands of youths, Associate Professor Desmond Okocha, Dean, Faculty of Communication and Media Studies, Bingham University, has said. Okocha made the remark in a keynote address at a symposium to mark the UNESCO 2023 Global Media and Information LiteracyContinue Reading
By Oladapo Udom Mr Dasaki Arabi, Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), says the bureau has developed a framework for citizens’ engagement on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. Arabi said this in his Keynote Address at a workshop organised by the bureauContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal and State Governments are to implement programmes targeted at advancing the rights and economical status of rural women nationwide. Uju Ohaneye, Minister of Women Affairs said this on Wednesday at a one-day strategic meeting with all state commissioners for women affairs in Abuja. Ohanenye saidContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye The Senate has urged the Ministry of Aviation to immediately begin process of upgrading the Muhammadu Buhari International Airport for international operations. The senate resolution followed the consideration and adoption of a motion on the need to upgrade the airport to begin international operations, at plenary onContinue Reading
By Joy Akinsanya The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has trained beekeepers in Ogun on how to rear queen bees for pollination services. The farmers were also trained on the use of pollination equipment in fruit and vegetable farms for effective crop yield and increase in fruit andContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Stakeholders have met in Nigeria to restrategise on repositioning and increasing women participation in leadership and governance in the society. The stakeholders, at the seventh Voice of Women conference and awards (VOW2023) in Abuja, stressed the need for more women visibility to ensure good governance and developmentContinue Reading
By Ahmed Ubandoma A group, Advocacy for Women and Girls with Disabilities Initiative (AWWDI) has urged stakeholders to ensure full implementation of the African Union Protocol on the protection of the rights of Persons With Disabilities. Ms Bilkisu Yakubu, the National Coordinator of the group, disclosed this on Wednesday inContinue Reading
