By Aderogba George Dr Adanna Steinacker, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Women’s Health, on Wednesday inaugurated the ‘renewHER Saving Our Mothers’ campaign in Abuja to strengthen maternal health advocacy and outcomes across the country. Steinacker also inaugurated state ambassadors for the initiative to drive advocacy across theContinue Reading
By Doris Esa The Federal Government says Nigeria produces approximately 1.4million metric tonnes of palm oil annually, while domestic demand exceeds 2.5million metric tonnes. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, disclosed this on Thursday at the National Stakeholders Meeting on the Joint Development of Nigeria’s PalmContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Commonwealth Business Women Africa (CBW Africa) has urged more women across the continent to take deliberate steps toward leveraging opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Mrs Ngozi Oyewole, Continental President, CBW Africa, in a communique on Thursday said women must play a centralContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe and Taiye Olayemi The brewed products sector in 2025 recorded a return to profitability in 2025 in spite of persistent pressure on consumer purchasing power, Nigerian Breweries Plc has said. Mrs Juliet Anammah, Chairman of Board, Nigerian Breweries Plc, made this known on Thursday in Lagos viaContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and the Ministry of Interior are collaborating to strengthen revenue mobilisation, and boost foreign investment for national development. The Chairman of RMAFC, Dr Mohammed Shehu, made this known when he led a delegation on a courtesy visit to theContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Ministry of Education says it has fully automated the authentication and evaluation of academic credentials as part of efforts to enhance transparency, improve data management and strengthen public service delivery. Mrs Folasade Boriowo, Director, Press and Public Relations in the ministry disclosed this in aContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says an alleged hijab discrimination incident reported at Esther Oshikoya Computer-Based Test (CBT) Centre, Ibadan, was not part of its official examination protocol. The board made the clarification in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday by its Public CommunicationContinue Reading
By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal A Former Kwara State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Bashiru Bolarinwa (BOB) has officially submitted his letter of intent to contest for the 2027 governorship seat of the state under the APC. Speaking during the submission at the APC secretariat in Ilorin on Thursday, Bolarinwa saidContinue Reading
Arewa Youth Assembly for Good Leadership (AYAGL) has withdrawn its earlier criticism of the leadership of the Nigerian Military Pensions Board (MPB), saying its position was based on “insufficient verification of facts”.Continue Reading
By Nana Musa The Director-General of the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Dr Jobson Ewalefoh, says the country has intensified efforts to bridge its infrastructure deficit, estimated at 2.3 trillion dollars between 2020 and 2043. Ewalefoh said this during a side line interview after the global infrastructure facility, A G20Continue Reading
