By Justina Auta AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Nigeria, an NGO, has opened youth-focused Wellness Centres in Abuja and Benue. Thus is to expand Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) prevention, testing and treatment services as infections rise among adolescents and young people. Dr Echey Ijezie, AHF Nigeria Country Programme Director, made thisContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Devatop Centre for Africa Development has called for a continent-wide digital transformation of human rights reporting and case management, saying traditional response systems are no longer adequate to address today’s rising violations. Dr Benson Olugbuo, Board Chairman of the Incorporated Trustees of Devatop Centre, made theContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government says it is committed to harmonising data in the livestock sector as part of efforts aimed at repositioning it to deliver better outcomes. The Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Maiha, made this known while declaring open a multi-stakeholder’ workshop in Abuja. The workshopContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, says the Federal Government is intensifying efforts to strengthen the local production of defence equipment as part of measures to enhance national security and self-reliance. Matawalle said this in Abuja during a news briefing on the African International Defence ExhibitionContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), an NGO, has invested 10 million dollars in working with farmers to produce nutritious biofortified cassava, maize, rice and other staples to tackle vitamin A deficiency in four states across the nation. Dr Michael Ojo, Country Director of GAIN, statedContinue Reading
By Okon Okon The Police in Akwa Ibom, have described as false, the rumoured kidnap of some students of a particular school in Oron Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that panic erupted on Friday in the locality when some students of EverContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, and the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr Bosun Tijani, have announced a joint commitment to build an integrated and inclusive digital education ecosystem in the country. They made the commitment during a special panel session at theContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan Stakeholders in Nigeria’s health and development sector say the institutionalisation and scale-up of the Adolescent 360 (A360) Amplify project has greatly improved adolescent sexual and reproductive health outcomes in participating states. They made this known at a dissemination meeting on the project in Abuja. It was implementedContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), in partnership with Nature Eco Capital, Business for Nature and other stakeholders on Friday in Abuja, inaugurated the Nigeria Business Advisory Group on Biodiversity (BAG). Dr Joseph Onoja, Director General, NCF, in his remarks at the event, said the inauguration of BAG,Continue Reading
By Olaide Ayinde Revered Islamic scholar, late Dahiru Usman-Bauchi, was laid to rest on Friday after a funeral prayer attended by thousands of Muslim faithfuls. Sheikh Sheriff Saleh, Grand Imam of Nigeria, presided over the congregation held at the Kofar Gombe Eid Prayer Ground at about 5:00 p.m.. Vice PresidentContinue Reading
