By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says it will disburse $4.5 million World Bank grant to 12,283 famers and upgrade 17 Wet Market under its Fadama programme. The amount is out of the $15 million allocated to the FCTA under the World Bank-supported Covid-19 Action RecoveryContinue Reading
By Florence Onuegbu Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says government will accelerate actions to ensure that the Lagos Innovation Bill is signed into law within the first quarter of 2024. Sanwo-Olu said this at the Opening Ceremony of the Art Of Technology (AOT) Lagos 5.0 Conference, with the theme:Continue Reading
By Maureen Okon The Friends of the Earth Africa (FoFA), has urged the ECOWAS Parliament to adopt legislations to stop the massive deforestation and pollution in the region. The NGO also urged the parliament to develop regional-wide policies to stop the expulsion of communities by companies setting up industrial plantations,Continue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue/Collins Yakubu-Hammer The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has called on the Advertising and Integrated Marketing Communications Industry, to sensitise Nigerians to the various economic opportunities emerging around them. Idris stated this at the National Advertising Conference (ARCON) on Thursday in Abuja. HeContinue Reading
By Franca Ofili The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for media collaboration to combat the silent epidemic in Nigeria. Dr Chavan Laxmikant, Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) expert, made the call during his presentation at the Association of Nigeria Health Journalists (ANHEJ) 7th Annual Conference with the theme, “Health Security: Nigeria’sContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) says the 2024 budget will bring about 61 per cent increase in the nation’s capital’s health sector and reduce brain drain. Dr Adedolapo Fasawe, the Mandate Secretary, Health and Human Services Secretariat of the FCTA, disclosed this on the sidelines ofContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has tasked the National Assembly to amend the establishment bills of some security agencies in Nigeria to make them gender sensitive. Prof. Shedrack Best, an official of the institute said this at a validation workshop on theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness, a coalition of 124 civil society organisations, commended the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike in Abuja on Thursday on his efforts to resuscitate the Abuja master plan. It declared in a statement that Wike’s actions as minister soContinue Reading
By Kingsley Okoye The Minority Leader of the Senate, Abba Moro, says reverting to direct statutory allocations to local governments will stop unnecessary interference by state governors in the affairs of local councils in Nigeria. Moro, who was speaking on recent dissolution of 23 local government councils in Benue byContinue Reading
By Uchenna Eletuo The Society of Occupational and Environmental Health Physicians of Nigeria (SOEHPON), on Thursday, complained of neglect of occupational and environment safety standards in the workplace. It said this had caused many avoidable incidents that had resulted in loss of lives in Nigeria. The organisation said thatContinue Reading
