By Monday Ajogun The Strategic Marketing and Communications Subcommittee for the 2025 Ofala Festival in Onitsha, Anambra, says the Nigeria Tourism Development Commission (NTDC) has endorsed it as a major Nigerian festival. Mr Nnemeka Maduegbuna, Chairman of the committee, disclosed this on Thursday in Onitsha, while briefing newsmen on theContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) has applauded the Federal Government for disbursing N330 billion as direct cash transfers to the poor and vulnerable households across the country. In a statement signed by its Chairman, Mr Chukwudi Enekwechi and Secretary, Mr Segun Ogedengbe, on Thursday in Abuja, TMVContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Branch, has called for stronger integration of traditional medicine into Nigeria’s healthcare system. It also urged the Federal Government to recognise community pharmacies as primary healthcare centres. The call was made on Thursday in Abuja during theContinue Reading
By Victor Nwachukwu After two years of planning, the Ofe Owerri Food and Drink Festival will debut as an annual cultural celebration in Owerri, Imo, from Jan. 3 to Jan. 4, 2026, having been officially endorsed. The Imo State Commissioner for Tourism, Hospitality & Culture, Mr Jerry Egemba, in theContinue Reading
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Some Civil Society Organisations (CSO) have advocated for holistic reform of the justice sector, especially in the law enforcement agencies to facilitate justice for pre-trial detainees. They made the call at a CSOs Coordination and Communication Meeting organised by the Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC), onContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The Challenge Initiative (TCI), an NGO, has urged the Adamawa Government to sustain the gains of family planning (FP) interventions that attracted 29,000 new users between January 2023 and June 2025. Dr Taiwo Johnson, TCI Chief of Party, made the call at a stakeholders’ meeting on sustainingContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The U.S. Mission’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has partnered with the Federal Government to adopt innovative solutions aimed at enhancing agricultural trade for economic growth and food security. Mr Matthew Obogbaimhe, Chairman of the Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC), Kaduna Chapter, said this at a roundtable onContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade The Federal Government has reaffirmed commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Hungary in the area of water resources management. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, stated this when the Hungarian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Loránd Endreffy, paid him a courtesy visit on ThursdayContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The World Bank has ranked Nigeria’s Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) project among its most successful and a model for Africa. The Bank’s Practice Manager for Environment in West Africa and the Sahel, Ms Ellysa Baroudy, gave the commendation during a visit to Kwali Area CouncilContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) says it aims to attract one million visitors and boost economic activities at the 2025 Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF). Mr Abimbola Olashore, Chairman of the Trade Promotion Board, LCCI, announced this on Thursday at a news conference inContinue Reading
