By Esther Mamudu/ Veronica Dariya Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the Federal Government to intervene in the rising cost of goods and services in the country. The residents who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in AbujaContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Some football stakeholders have hailed the Super Falcons for their heroics at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Falcons on Monday bowed out of the Women’s flagship tournament, after losing 2-4 inContinue Reading
By Joan Nwagwu Mr Sonny Ogbuehi, Country Programme Director, West Africa Solidarity Centre, has said that about 57 per cent of women have experienced Gender Based Violence and Harassment (GBVH) in Nigeria. Ogbuehi said this on Monday at an Integrated Coalition workshop organised by the Centre and the Nigeria LabourContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Ltd. (NLNG) says its ‘NLNGChangeYourStory’ skills workshop has benefited over 90 journalists since 2015. The NLNG said the skills workshop aimed at reinforcing their digital communication and social media competencies. Mr Andy Odeh, NLNG’s General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, saidContinue Reading
By Damilola Nubi A non-governmental organisation, Menitos Charity Foundation, says it has empowered no fewer than 2,000 children through its ‘Back2School’ projects Its founder, Ms Daramola Toluwalope, said this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday. According to her, the projectsContinue Reading
By Stephen Adeleye Two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Helpline Foundation for the Needy and Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu (RTA) Foundation, on Monday disbursed N20,000 each as non-profit revolving loan to some market women in two communities in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme was inaugurated and coordinatedContinue Reading
By Celine-Damilola Oyewole The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has commended the female national basketball team, D’Tigress for emerging champions at the 2023 AfroBasket championship in Kigali, Rwanda. The first lady, who organised a reception for the team in Abuja on Monday, expressed joy over the victory, sayingContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Permanent Secretary, Special Services, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Alhaji Aliyu Shinkafi, has called for collective action in preventing and countering violent extremism in Nigeria. Shinkafi made the call at the opening of a 3-Day Policy Planning and Strategy DevelopmentContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) says over 2 million students and staff of higher education institutions will soon have access to online academic resources through the deployment of Blackboard Learning Platform . The Executive Secretary, TETFund, Sonny Echono, disclosed this at a three-day workshop onContinue Reading
Gov. Seyi Makinde By David Adeoye Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has set up a palliative committee for the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery (SAfER). This is according to a statement issued on Monday in Ibadan by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Sulaimon Olanrewaju.Continue Reading
