By Justina Auta As the world marks World Sight Day 2025, Sightsavers and Bloomberg Philanthropies have launched a 75million dollars Vision Initiative to tackle untreated vision impairment in low and middle-income countries. The initiative was launched in Abuja as part of activities to commemorate the 2025 World Sight Day, themedContinue Reading
By Sylvester Thompson Dr Rose Gidado, Director, Agricultural Biotechnology Department, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA), says Genetically Modified crops have global adoption with notable impacts on productivity. Gidado said this in Abuja at a two-day workshop organised by the Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) Nigeria, under theContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Government has urged stakeholders to move from rhetoric to tangible, coordinated action for the empowerment of women and girls. Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, made the call at a discussions at the Presidential High-Level Advisory Council (P-HLAC) on the Support of Women andContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun The International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP), Nigeria Chapter, has urged professionals to harness technology in tackling the growing burden of drug and behavioural addictions among youths. The newly elected President of ISSUP, Dr Olajumoke Koyejo, made the call on Thursday at the 2025 Annual ConferenceContinue Reading
By Edith Nwapi An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness told an Abuja High Court that former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, did not disobey a presidential directive concerning the Mambilla Power Project. The EFCC had alleged that Agunloye, who served as a Minister between 1999Continue Reading
Pardon By Adeyemi Adeleye The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State has applauded President Bola Tinubu’s “courageous and compassionate decision” to grant state pardon to late nationalist, Herbert Macaulay, and 174 others. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu on Thursday granted post-humous presidential pardon to Macaulay.Continue Reading
Protection The European Commission is demanding information from U.S platforms Apple, Snapchat, Google and YouTube over allegations of insufficient child protection, European Commission Vice-President Henna Virkkunen said on Friday. European Union legislation “clearly says that when minors are using online services, very high levels of privacy, security, and safety haveContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN), FCT Chapter, has described eggs as one of the cheapest and most complete sources of protein, providing 12–13 per cent of daily human nutritional needs. The association made this known in Abuja on Friday during an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
By Abdulrahman Kadiri TAJBank Limited’s N20 billion Mudarabah Sukuk bond has recorded 185.15 per cent oversubscription, showcasing its leading position in Nigeria’s non-interest banking market. TAJBank’s Managing Director, Mr Hamid Joda, said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According to him, the data just released by the investmentContinue Reading
Divorce By: Mujidat Oyewole A housewife , Mulikat Abdulrasheed ,on Friday prayed for divorce in an Area Court in Ilorin, on grounds that her husband, Abdullahi was jobless and had no source of livelihood. “My uncle arranged the marriage with Abdullahi. I didn’t know that he was jobless, had noContinue Reading
