Nigeria has urged West African and Sahel countries to strengthen collaboration to tackle the growing threat of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the ongoing counter-insurgency operationsContinue Reading
By Dorcas Elusogbon Prof. John Okeniyi, Chief Medical Director, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), has warned motorists against driving when drowsy. Okeniyi gave the warning at a symposium organised to mark “World Sleep Day”, on Friday in Ile-Ife, describing it as a serious risk capable of causing fatalContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Executive Director of GTI Asset Management and Trust Ltd, Mr Nelson Ine, says Nigeria’s topflight football league could attract more than N200billion in investments within five years. Ine said this during a webinar convened at the company’s headquarters in Lagos, where he spoke on investment opportunitiesContinue Reading
By Ijeoma Olorunfemi The Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) has warned content creators against taking photographs or recording videos of unsuspecting members of the public and sharing them on social media without consent. The commission said this on Friday in a statement issued by Mr Babatunde Bamigboye, Head of Legal, EnforcementContinue Reading
By Grace Alegba The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has emphasised the importance of creating a supportive ecosystem in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The Chairman of APWEN, Lagos Chapter, Mrs Bosede Oyekunle, said this in her remarks at a Fireside Chat webinar organised to commemorateContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has urged West African countries to harness innovation, data and frontier technologies to drive economic transformation and sustainable development. The Director of the ECA Sub-Regional Office for West Africa, Ngone Diop, said this during a virtual pre-conference dialogue organisedContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Economic experts have called for deliberate actions, stronger policies and institutional reforms to advance women’s rights and deepen their participation in the nation’s development. They made the call at the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) International Women’s Day (IWD) event on Thursday in Lagos with the theme:Continue Reading
By Abbas Bamalli The Katsina State Government has taken a decisive step towards strengthening safety in schools across the state with the inauguration of a Steering Committee on Safe Schools. The programme, held in Katsina, was supported by the Education Cannot Wait (ECW) project, aimed at domesticating and implementing theContinue Reading
By Olasunkanmi Onifade The Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Malam Ali .M. Ali, has called for a shift from over-dependence on foreign technology to promoting local innovation. Ali made the call when the President of the African University of Science and Technology (AUST), Prof. Azikiwe Onwualu,Continue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi Prof. Zacharia Yaduma, Director-General, Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) says Nigeria is strengthening policy and legal frameworks to promote the sustainability of biosphere reserves and support ecological research. Yaduma, stated this while presenting the National Report on the implementation of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB)Continue Reading
