By Grace Alegba Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have been urged to embrace Artificial Intelligence to boost efficiency, profitability and customer engagement at a FirstBank SMEConnect webinar. The virtual event, with the theme ‘Business Growth: From Adoption to Integration and Scalable Impact’, was convened in Lagos by First Bank ofContinue Reading
By Muhammad Nur Tijani The Federal Government, through the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW), Nigeria, has pledged to distribute 2.4 million clean cooking stoves across Northern Nigeria in 2026. This, it said, is with a view to reinforcing its commitment to sustainable energy solutions and climate action.Continue Reading
By Philip Yatai Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has sought partnership with Finland on waste management, agriculture and infrastructural development in the FCT. Wike made the appeal when Finland Ambassador to Nigeria, Sanna Selin, visited him in Abuja on Tuesday. The Minister, who thanked Selin forContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and other stakeholders in Niger have pledged to strengthen coordination mechanisms to tackle disasters in 2026. The stakeholders also resolved to enhance preparedness and upgrade early warning systems to mitigate the impact of disasters across the state. They reachedContinue Reading
By Daniel Oyeleke/Folasade Akpan The Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) has unveiled a seven-year project aimed at expanding access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services for women, adolescents and marginalised groups. PPFN President, Mr Bitrus Laori, said this at the official unveiling of the Strengthening Health SystemsContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Prof. Assan Jaye, Professor of Global Health Education and Research Leadership at the Medical Research Council (MRC), The Gambia, has called on African governments to prioritise funding for health research to ensure sustainability. Jaye made the call in Abuja at a high-level workshop on Pan-African HealthContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Experts have called for greater investment in girl-child education to reduce gender disparities and improve access, retention, and completion rates for millions of Nigerian girls, stressing the need for systemic reforms. The call was made on Tuesday in Abuja during a high-level policy dialogue organised byContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye Scores of APC members and residents of Surulere 1 constituency on Tuesday marched round the streets of the Lagos constituency, urging the party to adopt the incumbent lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, as its consensus candidate for the 2027 elections. The residents , who converged on TeslimContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The Federal Government has directed all security agencies to ensure that those responsible for the tragic attack in Angwan Rukuba, Jos North, Plateau are identified, apprehended, and brought to justice. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, said this in Abuja on Tuesday atContinue Reading
Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC) is strategically designed to shrink the recruitment pipelines of terrorist groups and bandit networks by encouraging voluntary surrender and rehabilitation.Continue Reading
