By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Open African Foundation, an NGO, has called on the youth to imbibe good moral values and renewed hope, anchored on patriotism, equality and love to build a new Nigeria. The Chairman of the foundation, Mr Tunji Aworinde, made the call during an annual conference and essay writingContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) says it will reward top MicroFinance Banks (MFBs) in loan recovery under the One Local Government One Product (OLOP) scheme. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Mr Charles Odii, said this during the Stakeholders Meeting/Signing of Memorandum of AgreementContinue Reading
By Maharazu Ahmed The International Livestock Research and Training Institute (ILRTI), has commenced engagement with critical stakeholders to revolutionise livestock production in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the stakeholders included the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Fulbe Global Development and RightContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has inaugurated an Export Mentorship Programme (EMP) to boost the non-oil export sector of the country. The Executive Director of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, while inaugurating the programme in Abuja, said the development and promotion of non-oil exports was one of NEPC’s key mandates. AyeniContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue, has called for the deployment of more troops and more army Forward Operating Bases in some parts of Benue to address the security challenges bedeviling the state. Alia made the call when he paid a courtesy call on the Chief ofContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue Experts and stakeholders have deliberated on ways of developing circular economy initiative with a view to giving it a strong government policy backing in the country. They made the call at the Circular Economy Roundtable organised by the Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) on TuesdayContinue Reading
By Polycarp Auta Women for Women International-Nigeria (WfWi-N) has organised a training on gender mainstreaming transformative approaches for district heads from Pankshin, Riyom and Jos East Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Plateau. Speaking at the event on Tuesday in Jos, Bukola Onyishi, the Country Director of WfWi-N, said that theContinue Reading
By Bukola Adewumi The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has unveiled the Nigeria Food Security Simulator (FSS Nigeria) tool to address food and income shortage in Nigeria. The initiative was inaugurated on Tuesday in Abuja in partnership with U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Federal Ministry ofContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Abubakar Bagudu, has called for a robust, and inclusive national statistical system in Nigeria. Bagudu said this at the National Stakeholders’ Workshop on the Production of National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS) Phase III 2024-2028 in AbujaContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The immediate past President of Defence and Police Officers Wives Association (DEPOWA), Mrs Vickie Irabor, has urged her successor, Mrs Oghogho Musa, to ensure timely completion of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Centre initiated by the association. Irabor made the call during a dinner andContinue Reading
