By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has commenced a capacity building programme to nurture leadership abilities of young civil servants for effective public service. Mr Grace Adayilo, Head of FCT Civil Service stated this in Abuja on Friday, at the opening of the1st Cohort of the FCTContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang Some members of the House of Representatives have advocated for tax incentives for small businesses in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to thrive. The lawmakers made the call at the unveiling of an entrepreneurial centre, Dreamskin Luxe Empire, in Abuja on Friday. The News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Celine-Damilola Oyewole First Lady Oluremi Tinubu has called for sustainable financial allocations and support to promote healthcare services in Africa. The first lady said this on Friday in Addis Ababa during her presentation at the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the HeadsContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe and Mercy Omoike The organisers of Nigeria’s Agrofood and Plastprintpack exhibition, FairTrade Messe, says the 10th exhibition will serve as a panacea in addressing post-harvest losses in the Nigerian agriculture sector. The group, at the pre-exhibition launch of the 10th edition of the Agrofood and Plastprintpack exhibition,Continue Reading
By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, said he received the news of the death of Pa Ayo Adebanjo, an Afenifere leader, with profound sorrow. In a tribute by the President, he said Nigeria had lost a political leader whose decades of unwavering struggle for justice, democracy,Continue Reading
By Olawunmi Ashafa -News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ‘’No industry can grow, industrialise or be competitive in the dark’’, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, once declared at the Noor solar power point in Quarzazate, Southern Morocco. This, therefore, explainsContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Women and youth entrepreneurs in Nigeria will benefit from improved access to African markets following the validation of the Market Access Guide and E-Commerce Platform. An Economist with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA), Mamudou Sebego, said this at the Nigeria African Continental Free TradeContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Africa Bridge Initiative (ABI), a Non-Governmental Organisation, signed an agreement with Bournemouth University, UK, on Thursday to upskill Nigerians and address the issue of brain drain. The agreement was formalised at the University of Lagos during a conference organised by ABI, with the theme, ‘DigitalContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Democratic Front (TDF), a think tank group, on Friday, said it was convinced that the Creative and Tourism industry would fast tract Nigeria’s march toward a one trillion-dollar economy by the President Bola Tinubu administration. TDF was reacting to the approval by the Federal Executive Council (FEC)Continue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Environmental stakeholders met in Abuja on Thursday to honour the late Prof. Diran Makinde for strengthening biosafety frameworks in Africa. Makinde, who was the former Head of the African Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE) died at the age of 70. Dr Rufus Ebegba, Founder of the RufusContinue Reading
