NCPWD seeks State Govts’ compliance on employment of PWDs
By Rosemary Ogbonnaya The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities, NCPWD has organised its 2nd town hall meeting of Persons with Disabilities, PWDs, recently in […]
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Nigeria: Women, Girls, and the Power of Technology
By Hawwah Abdullahi Gambo “I always say the future is female, but indeed technology is the future.” On this International Day of the Girl Child, […]
World Bank approves $400m credit for Nigeria to scale up COVID-19 vaccination
The World Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $400 million dollar credit to Nigeria in additional financing, from its International Development Association (IDA), for […]
CISLAC calls for adoption, implementation of national action plan on business, human rights
By Chimezie Godfrey The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has called for the adoption and implementation of the National Action Plan on Business and […]
820 Nigerian farmers to plant new SAMPEA 20-T cowpea
A total of 820 Nigerian farmers selected from 36 states in the country will participate in a nation-wide demonstration of the recently released SAMPEA 20-T […]
Orji Kalu commiserates with Sen. Na’Allah over son’s death
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has commiserated with the Senator representing Kebbi South Senatorial District, Bala Na’ Allah, who lost his […]
COVID-19 vaccination: NGO tasks NPHCDA on monitoring, evaluation of standards
Connected Development (CODE), an NGO, has urged the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) to set up a monitoring and evaluation team to routinely […]
NGO calls for increased awareness on civil registration, vital statistics
The Programme Coordinator, Initiative for Human Rights and Development, Mrs Victoria Adenowo, has called for increased public awareness on the importance of early birth registration. Adenowo […]
Doctors Strike: FG appeals to NARD, seeks return to negotiating table
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Olurunnimbe Mamora, has appealed to the leadership of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to return to […]
WFP, FAO identify 23 countries as “highest alert’’ hunger hotspots
The World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) say in the next four months, conflict, COVID-19 and the climate crisis are […]
7 things you need to know about Business Outsourcing
In the past two decades, outsourcing has grown, as a business discipline, across sectors and geographies. For many, their first introduction to outsourcing had its […]
NGX market indicators rebound by 0.83% on renewed confidence
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) key market indices rebounded by 0.83 per cent on Friday on renewed investors confidence. Specifically, the All-Share Index inched higher by […]
Access to safe water still a challenge – WaterAid
WaterAid Nigeria, a non-governmental organisation, on Wednesday said that access to sustainable and equitable safe drinking water remained a challenge in Nigeria. Mrs Evelyn Mere, […]
Abduction: Minister advises states to review policies, improve security in schools
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, has advised state governments to review policies and improve security in schools to check kidnapping. She gave the […]
Sahara Foundation unveils programme to combat climate change, boost employment
Sahara Foundation, a subsidiary of energy conglomerate Sahara Group, has unveiled its inaugural Sahara Regenerator Technical Programme (STRP) to promote capacity building among youths in […]
Traders, artisans, others cry as FHA demolishes market, buildings in FESTAC
Weeping, sorrow, disappointment and regrets filled the atmosphere in FESTAC Town, Lagos, on Sunday as a Lagos State task force demolished the popular Agboju Market, […]
ICT firm upgrades software for easier access to patients’ records
Summitech Computing Ltd., an ICT firm, on Friday, said its hospital management software, “Indigo” was being upgraded for easier access to patients’ records. The company’s […]
Reps task Interior ministry, NIS on prompt issuance of Passports
The House of Representatives has urged the Nigeria Immigration Service to, within 72 hours, issue passports to Nigerians who had fulfilled all the requirements. This […]
Second phase roll out of digital switch over begins on April 29, says Minister
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has announced that the second phase roll-out of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) would begin on […]
Insurgency: Zulum lauds army for renewed operational vigour in Borno
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has commended the Army for its renewed vigour in counter-insurgency operations by troops of Operation Lafiya Dole, in the North […]
Access Bank posts gross earnings of N764.7bn for 2020, extends African footprint — MD
Access Bank Plc has declared gross earnings of N764.7 billion for the financial year ended Dec. 31. 2020, in spite of the challenging economic and […]
Benin Stormwater Project: Buhari’s Minister, Agba, Writes Obaseki, faults N30bn expenditure claim
The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba, has reacted to the controversy surrounding the stormwater projects in Benin City and […]
Peace Keeping Centre offers medical support to 2, 000 residents in Kaduna
The Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peace Keeping Centre (MLAILPKC), on Thursday, conducted a medical outreach programme in Jaji, during which over 2,000 residents […]
UNDP donates COVID-19 kits worth $14m to ECOWAS
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has donated COVID-19 Protective equipment worth 14 million dollars to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The […]
Telecoms boosts GDP by 12.45% as sector, others take Nigeria out of recession
Nigeria’s telecommunications industry, regulated by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is one of the sectors whose performance lifted the country out of recession in the fourth […]