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More investment in data, statistics needed in Africa – Expert

On: March 22, 2023

By Lucy Ogalue The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has emphasised the need to invest in effective data and statistical systems on the continent. ECA’s Director of the Africa Center for Statistics (ACS), Oliver Chinganya, made the declaration in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Tuesday. Chinganya was speaking with the ECA’sContinue Reading

UNIDO, FG, Japan to implement project for job opportunities

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: March 22, 2023

In: General News

By Vvian Emoni The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), the Federal Government of Nigeria and Japanese government have expressed commitment to implement a project to create job opportunities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project is also aimed at protecting the environment. The Regional Director ofContinue Reading

Africa needs adequate financing to tackle poverty – ECA

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: March 22, 2023

In: Economy/Business

By Lucy Ogalue The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), says Africa needs adequate financing to tackle poverty on the continent and cushion the vulnerable groups while meeting its long-term development objectives. Acting Secretary-General of ECA, Antonio Pedro, said this during his closing remarks at the 55th Meeting of the ConferenceContinue Reading

Hoodlums set court ablaze in Ebonyi

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: March 22, 2023

In: General News

By Christian Ogbonna Hoodlums suspected to be political thugs have set ablaze a state High Court in Owutu-Edda, Afikpo South Local Government Area of Ebonyi. Mrs Oluchi Uduma, the Registrar of the court confirmed the incident to newsmen in Owutu-Edda on Tuesday. She said that the hoodlums invaded the courtContinue Reading

NOUN introduces e-ticketing to ease students challenges, marks 20th anniversary

By: Afonne Emmanuel

On: March 22, 2023

In: General News

By Emmanuel Afonne The National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) has introduced e-ticketing platform ahead of its 20th anniversary slated for March 25. The Vice-Chancellor of NOUN, Prof. Olufemi Peters, said in Abuja that the platform was introduced to resolve challenges encoutered by students real-time. “This helps us track theContinue Reading

Nigerians in UK raise funds to tackle Nigeria’s out-of- school crisis

By: Salisu Sani Idris

On: March 22, 2023

In: Education

By Ruth Oketunde Nigerians in the UK have raised about N23 million in their bid to start tackling the out-of-school problem in Nigeria which has forced 20.2 million kids out of school. The amount was raised at the Fourth Annual Black-Tie Charity Ball, staged by the international charity, IA-Foundation inContinue Reading

Gender Election Watch calls for arrest, prosecution of electoral offenders

By: isaac aregbesola

On: March 22, 2023

In: Politics

By Taiye Agbaje The Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF)’s Gender and Election Watch (GEW), Room, on Tuesday, called for the arrest and prosecution of electoral offenders in the just-concluded governorship and state assembly elections. The GEW observer group, in a post-election press statement signed by Mufuliat Fijabi, the Chief ExecutiveContinue Reading

Odubiyi demands apology from Bode George over alleged defamatory comments

By: isaac aregbesola

On: March 22, 2023

In: General News

By Taiye Agbaje Mr Olufemi Odubiyi, former Commissioner for Science and Technology, Lagos State, has given Chief Olabode George a seven-day ultimatum to retract the alleged defamatory comments made against him. Odubiyi also said that George, a former Deputy National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), must also tendered an unreservedContinue Reading

Surveyors warn Nigerians against patronising quacks

By: Folashade Adeniran

On: March 21, 2023

In: General News

By Olatunde Ajayi The Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), Oyo State branch, has called on Nigerians to stop patronising quacks in order to tackle menace of land grabbing. The call was made by the Chairman, NIS, Oyo state branch, Surveyor Waheed Lamidi, at an event organised toContinue Reading

CODE expresses concern over ethnic profiling in 2023 general elections

By: Salisu Sani Idris

On: March 21, 2023

In: Elections

By Angela Atabo Connected Development (CODE),a civil society organisation, has expressed concern over ethnic profiling of some groups in the 2023 General Elections and urged Nigerians to embrace unity in nation’s interest. Chief Executive of CODE, Hamzat Lawal, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at a news conference to presentContinue Reading

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