By Abiodun Lawal The Southern Governor’s Forum has commended President Bola Tinubu’s prompt response to recent security threats witnessed in some parts of the country. Gov. Dapo Abiodun, the Chairman of the forum stated this in his opening remarks at the regional meeting ofContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC), an NGO, has called for the adoption and enforcement of gender-responsive cyber laws to end technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TF-GBV) in Nigeria. Dr Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, Founder, WARDC, made the call in a statement signed by Dr Princess Olufemi-Kayode, the ActingContinue Reading
By Olanrewaju Akojede/Henry Oladele Organisers of the 2025 DJ Marathon Festival say preparations are advancing for a 96-hour nonstop beach party scheduled for Lagos. Founder of Afroxella, Buchi Henry, on Tuesday said that interest grew rapidly after foreign party lovers began asking about Lagos’ famed Detty December celebrations and theContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer A digital platform, Marketplace Naija has been unveiled to help Nigerians overcome challenges of verification, inconsistent communication and fraud during online trading. Mr Ifejika Somtochukwu, the platform’s spokesperson, in Abuja, said the new online classified platform was introduced in Nigeria to provide a more structured and reliableContinue Reading
By Henry Oladele Nigeria will have to realign its democracy, education and federalism to be able to tackle its challenges adequately, Prof. Adewumi Falode of the History and International Studies Department, Lagos State University (LASU), has said. Falode said this while delivering LASU’s 115th Inaugural Lecture Series at its OjoContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe The Bank of Industry (BoI) has introduced a business clinic model designed to diagnose, treat and rehabilitate the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to ensure long-term growth and sustainability. The Divisional Head, Business Development, BoI, Dr Obaro Osah, made this known at the bank’sContinue Reading
By Justina Auta Dr Temitope Ilori, Director-General, National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), says significant progress has been recorded as Nigeria is on track to meet the 2030 target in ending the epidemic as a public health by 2030. Ilori stated this at a news conference organised aheadContinue Reading
By Perpetua Onuegbu The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction (FMHAPR) says 5.5 million out of 19.78 million captured in the verified National Social Register as vulnerable households for the cash transfer scheme have benefitted from the programme. Dr Bernard Doro, Minister of FMHAPR, disclosed this at theContinue Reading
By Abigael Joshua Cloneshouse, a specialist evaluation firm, has pledged to support the Nigerian Evaluation Association (NAE) to ensure transparency and responsible use of resources by performing assessments and creating national accountability frameworks. Mr Onochie Mokwunye, Director, Strategic Partnership and Programmes, Cloneshouse said this at the 2025 NAE and Monitoring,Continue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government has urged stakeholders in the agricultural sector to strengthen value addition by moving beyond exporting raw commodities. It said prioritising domestic processing holds the greatest economic and job-creating potentials for the sector. Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, said this atContinue Reading
