Gender equality: NGO tackles barriers against gender inequality
A public health non-governmental organisation, Nigeria Health Watch (NHW), is bringing to the fore, the barrier that gender inequality continues to pose to the realisation […]
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Okonjo-Iweala, others bag CIBN awards
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says Nigeria’s banking sector has contributed immensely to the development of the country and indeed […]
WHO Expert Jalal-Eddeen Saleh to discuss new Malaria Vaccine at AUN-Atiku Institute Lecture
The American University of Nigeria (AUN) announces the resumption of its Development and Leadership Lecture series under the auspices of the AUN-Atiku Institute. The first […]
FG inaugurate 2021 malaria indicator survey to generate appropriate data
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Wednesday said that the 2021 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey (NMIS) would generate the much needed data to […]
Google announces $1bn to support digital transformation in Africa
Chief Excusive Officer of Google and Alphabet, Sundar Pichai, on Wednesday announced a plan to invest one billion dollars over five years to support digital […]
ACI cleans up Lagos to mark Nigeria’s independence
The African Clean up Initiatives (ACI), an NGO, on Saturday cleaned up Ajegunle boundary area of Lagos, as part of activities to mark Nigeria’s 61st […]
COVID-19: Nigeria to push for global vaccine equity at UNGA76
The Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, Prof. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, says Nigeria will join other world leaders to push for global COVID-19 vaccine equity […]
President Buhari’s Covid-19 Response Creating Inclusive Growth, By Ismail Ahmed, Lanre Issa-Onilu, Tolu Ogunlesi and Salihu Moh. Lukman
The APC Legacy Awareness and Campaign, a voluntary think-tank group of the governing party, wish to acknowledges the remarkably clear and firm response of the […]
Shell trains 40 Imo youths for Assah North-Ohaji South gas project
LEADING energy company, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has commenced a one-year professional and vocational training for 40 youths from the […]
[SPECIAL REPORT] The state of eHealth in Nigeria: Growth and Challenges
By Tom Chiahemen · Challenges stunt growth of e-Health practice in Nigeria despite immense benefits “When we first introduced electronic medical records (EMR) in the hospital, […]
New National Commission on Disability Affairs will foster social inclusion -Aremu
The establishment of the National Commission on Disability Affairs (NCDA) by President Muhammadu Buhari would foster inclusion of millions of people living with disabilities in […]
2023: former NESG Chairman, Sam Ohuabunwa joins presidential race
Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, a former Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), has declared intentions to run for presidency in 2023. Ohuabunwa, Founder of Neimeth Pharmaceutical […]
Why Regional Development Banks Should Manage Seized Assets
By Bolaji Owasanoye and Yu Yongding “Escrow Accounts, managed by Regional Development Banks, should be used to manage frozen/seized assets until they can be legally […]
Formation: The Making of Nigeria from Jihad to Amalgamation, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The book I have been waiting for has arrived. It is called: “Formation: The Making of Nigeria From Jihad to Amalgamation”, written by Fola Fagbule […]
UNECA calls for policies to facilitate migration, protect migrants’ rights
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has urged Africa to find the right policies and processes to facilitate migration and protect the rights […]
PGF DG urges parties to discourage ethnic, religious hatred campaigns in Nigeria
Dr Salihu Lukman, Director-GeneralProgressive Governors Forum (PGF) has urged political parties in Nigeria to put in place measures to regulate the conduct of their members. He […]
Osun APC, let reason prevail! By abiodun Komolafe
Let me start by making a categorical statement: this intervention is not aimed at apportioning blame to any of the factions, so to say, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) currently at daggers […]
Buhari lauds GDP 5.01% growth in Q2 2021
By Chimezie Godfrey President Mohammadu Buhari has commended the report of the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics which indicates that the nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew […]
OBJ: Metaphor of 2023, By Muyiwa Lekan
After successfully breeding two presidents and suffering a post-natal abortion of the third, the nation’s prolific king-maker and former president Olusegun Obasanjo has suffered a […]
Kyari tasks NNPC Greenfield Refinery Ltd Board on fuel importation
(Photo: The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari (middle) flanked by members of the Board of the NNPC […]
Alleged N1.7bn Fraud: Court Fixes Oct 22 for Ruling On First Nation Airways MD, Kayode Odukoya’s No-Case Submission
Justice Mojisola Dada of the Special Offences Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, August 2, 2021, adjourned till October 22, 2021 for ruling on the no-case submission filed […]
Humanitarian Affairs Ministry trains emergency responders in Southern states
By Chimezie Godfrey The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has held its second training of emergency responders in the Southern states […]
Universities not theatres of conflict – Buhari says at UNILAG convocation
The Federal Government says it will continue to ensure that universities remain places of scholarship and innovation and not theatres of conflict. President Muhammadu Buhari […]
UNICEF hands over girl child education funding to Zamfara govt
The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has officially handed over the programme of funding and management of Girl Child Education to the Zamfara […]
Lawan urges lawmakers to track PIB implementation
President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has urged lawmakers to track, monitor and supervise implementation of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) after assent by […]