By Angela Atabo Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has called for national unity, sustained interfaith collaboration against terrorism as Lent and Ramadan commenced in a rare calendar alignment it described as “providential”. The Executive Secretary of the commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, made the call while speaking to journalists onContinue Reading
By Millicent Ifeanyichukwu The Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) Scholarships Initiative has marked 10 years of documented impact in expanding access to quality education for deserving students across communities and borders. Addressing journalists at a news conference on Wednesday in Ikeja, Tom Amenkhienan, Chairman, Board of Trustees, COFI, saidContinue Reading
By Peter Okolie The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has awarded the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) Certificates and Logos to 13 manufacturers of aluminum roofing sheets in Imo. The Director-General of SON, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, presented the certificates and logos to the beneficiaries on Thursday in Owerri. Okeke, representedContinue Reading
Sierra Leone honours Nigeria’s CDS Oluyede with prestigious national awardContinue Reading
By Aderogba George Mr Obinna Simon, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) chairmanship candidate for the forthcoming Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) election, has pledged to promote inclusive governance and people-oriented development if elected. Simon made the pledge during the party’s campaign activities in Abuja on Thursday, saying residents were readyContinue Reading
By Henry Oladele Prof. Temitope Jaiyeola, a professor of Mathematics at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, says that Nigeria’s digital economy needs home grown security solutions using mathematical models. Jaiyeola said this on Thursday in Lagos while delivering the 3rd Chair Occupier’s Public Lecture of Pastor Enoch Adeboye Professorial ChairContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has highlighted ongoing efforts to develop a vaccine for Lassa fever. The disease, an acute viral hemorrhagic disease endemic in West Africa, is largely driven by poverty-related conditions, including poor housing, lack of rodent-proof food storage, andContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Health Policy Research Group (HPRG), University of Nigeria, Nsukka, is seeking the establishment of urban health units nationwide to improve access to quality healthcare services in urban slums. The group made the call during a policy dialogue on Thursday in Abuja. The theme of the dialogueContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, says there is a need for unity among countries of the Global South to check the rising fragility in global growth. Edun said this at the Intergovernmental Group of 24 (G-24) Technical GroupContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) has unveiled a transformative strategy aimed at strengthening trust and transparency within Nigeria’s public procurement system. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Adebowale Adedokun, said this during the stakeholders’ consultative meeting on Tuesday in Kano. He said that the meetingContinue Reading
