By Vivian Emoni Zahra Buhari-Indimi, daughter of Nigeria’s late former President Muhammadu Buhari, will host a charity football match in Abuja, in a move to empower youths and promote maternal health and education. The high-profile exhibition match, organised in collaboration with the Attom Foundation, will hold on Saturday at theContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku The South-South Development Commission (SSDC) says it will partner with LPV Technologies to promote renewable energy access and youth empowerment across the region. Miss Usoro Akpabio, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of SSDC, disclosed this on Monday during a tour of LPV Technologies’ solar panel manufacturingContinue Reading
By Martha Agas An energy expert, Ms Rahila Thomas, has called for the establishment of a high-level inter-ministerial committee to address the burden on mining companies that largely self-generate power for their operations. Thomas, the Country Director of Energy Markets and Rates Consultants (EMRC) Limited, made the call in anContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal Prof. Muhammad Pate, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, has called for the development of health policies that are rooted in the day-to-day realities and voices of Nigerian communities. Pate, represented by Dr Nse Akpan, the Director of Port Health Services in the ministry said thisContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), FCT Command, has warned motorists against reckless behaviour, stunt driving, and acts of corruption during the 2025 Ember Months. The FCT Sector Commander, Felix Theman, gave the warning on Monday in Abuja at the inauguration of the 2025 Ember Months RoadContinue Reading
By Glory Akpan The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) has called for stronger government support and collaboration to enhance climate change adaptation and water management across West and Central Africa. Prof. Kehinde Ogunjobi, IWMI Regional Representative for West and Central Africa, made the call during a side event at theContinue Reading
By Oyinkansola Oladokun/Busayo Onijala Mr Adeniyi Adegbite, the new President of Rotary Club of Gbagada South in Lagos State, says commitment to humanitarian service and poverty alleviation led him into Rotary Club. Adegbite said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). NAN reports that Adegbite wasContinue Reading
By Salisu Sani-Idris Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Monday arrived in Katsina State to inaugurate the National Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Clinic. The vice-president’s aircraft touched down at the Umaru Musa Yar’adua International Airport around 5 p.m. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event is expectedContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Dr Nicholas Felix (DNF) Foundation International on Monday distributed free fuel to motorists in Benin to ease the financial burden on transporters and reduce their daily operational costs. The foundation’s chairman, Dr Nicholas Felix, who supervised the exercise, said it was part of his commitment to “giveContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu The Rotary International District 9127 has announced global polio cases decrease by 99.9 per cent since 1988, marking a historic health milestone. Dr Joy Nky Okoro, Governor of Rotary District 9127, made this known during a press briefing to commemorate World Polio Day 2025 on Monday inContinue Reading
