By Diana Omueza The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), has trained journalists on the use of “Meedan tool” for fact-checking, to combat fake news, misinformation, ahead of the Sept. 21 Edo governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Meedan Tool is a technology-based open-source softwareContinue Reading
By Vivian Emoni The Executive Chairman, Kano State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS), Mr Sani Dambo, has said that the state was targeting N10 billion internally monthly. Dambo said this at the 154th Meeting of the Joint Tax Board (JTB) on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that the state generated aboutContinue Reading
NAF strikes 2 terrorists enclaves in Katsina, ZamfaraContinue Reading
By Ahmed Abba The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has donated medical supplies worth 290.4 million dollars to the Yobe Government to improve healthcare delivery in the state. The UNICEF Health Manager, Borno Field Office, Dr Clement Adams, disclosed this while handing over the materials to the state government on Thursday in Damaturu.Continue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), has promised to intensify efforts to ensure that the National Assembly grants autonomy to Local Government Councils in the country. The Director-General, NILDS, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman said this at the closing of a two-day capacity building on “LocalContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal Nigeria is to become the first country to receive a groundbreaking new MenFive vaccine aimed at combating meningitis outbreaks in the country. According to the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunizations (GAVI), in official website on Thursday, the vaccine shows promise in combating the current meningococcus CContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Lennart Oestergaard, Resident Representative Friedrich- Ebert-Stiftung Nigeria Foundation, says trade is pivotal to the development of Nigeria and Africa as a continent. Oestergaard said this at a media briefing on Wednesday in Abuja organised to summarise a Policy Focus Book “ How Africa Trades”. The News AgencyContinue Reading
By Babajide Awoyinfa The Director-General, National Arts Theatre Complex, Iganmu, Lagos, Tola Akerele, has pledged to uphold the institution’s esteemed legacy while steering it toward new horizons of excellence. Akerele made the pledge at a transition ceremony, where her predecessor, Sunday Ododo, handed over the reins ofContinue Reading
By Tosin Kolade Mrs Yejide Ogundipe, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Food Security, says the era of paying lip service towards supporting women farmers in the country is over. Speaking at an event commemorating the 2024 International Women’s Day organised by the Nigerian Women for Agricultural ProgressContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Stakeholders in good governance have called for a strategic approach to creating an atmosphere conducive for businesses to thrive in Nigeria. The stakeholders made the call during the official virtual launch of the transformational governance corporate toolkit with support from Oando Plc. One of the stakeholders, Ms.Continue Reading
