Without a candidate, PDP optimistic of victory in Nov. 6 Anambra governorship election
Southeast zone of the PDP on Saturday in Abuja expressed optimism that its candidate would emerge victorious at the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra. […]
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Insecurity: Imams demand inclusion of religious leaders in national security architecture
The Committee of FCT Imams Initiative (CFII) has advocated the inclusion of religious leaders in the nation’s security architecture to combat insecurity in the country. […]
Groups train 210 community stakeholders on inputs in LGs budgets
No fewer than 210 community stakeholders in three local government areas of Nasarawa State have been sensitised on how to ensure their needs are included […]
Electoral Hub condemns attacks on INEC offices
A civil society group, the Electoral Hub, has condemned recent attacks on the offices of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC across states in Nigeria. The […]
$540bn remittance flow reaches low-and-middle-income countries in 2020- WB
A World Bank report says officially recorded remittance flows to low- and middle-income countries reached 540 billion dollars in 2020, 1.6 per cent below the […]
Kano govt trains 600 MSMEs operators
Kano State Cottage Industries and Street Hawkers Directorate has completed the training of over 600 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) operators. The 11 months […]
Resident cards will promote access to basic amenities – El-Rufai
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna has said that the state’s resident cards would enable the people to have access to quality education, better health care […]
Ex-envoy unfolds blueprint to salvage troubled Nigeria
Amid increasing social discontent in Nigeria in recent times, a scholar and former diplomat, Dr Nnamdi Onochie, has unfolded a blueprint to put Nigeria back […]
FG activates N240bn ADB facility for technology, creative sectors
*Continental lending institution expected to approve decision in October *VP coordinating efforts to involve agencies and operators from both public and private sectors In an […]
Food security: Farmers urge Nasarawa Govt to adopt inclusive budgeting
Farmers under the aegis of Association of Small Scale Agro Producers (ASSAPIN) have called on Nasarawa State Government to involve community stakeholders in its budgeting […]
FCTA rolls out health insurance scheme for vulnerable
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) on Friday, launched a Social Health Insurance for the vulnerable in Gwagwalada Area Council of the territory. Speaking during […]
We’ve not increased Ex-depot Price of Petrol – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporations (NNPC) says it has not increased the Ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol. The Group […]
COVID-19: NCDC activates Ondo State Public Health Laboratory to its network
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has activated the inclusion of the Ondo State Public Health Laboratory to its Molecular Laboratory Network […]
NAWOJ urges increased recruitment of PWDs into media sector
Adeola Ekine, Chairperson, Nigeria Association of Women Journalist (NAWOJ) Lagos chapter, has called for recruitment of more Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) into the media sector. […]
Dame Patience Jonathan bags Award
The former First Lady of Nigeria from 2010-2015 who is also former President of African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) and Chairperson of A. Aruera […]
COVID-19: FG to expand Social Register, targets 20 million vulnerable citizens
By Chimezie Godfrey The Federal government is set to expand the database of the National Social Register (NSR) to cushion the impact of the COVID-19 […]
CITAD’s one -day webinar on local content policy in ICT sector -The Communique
COMMUNIQUE FOLLOWING A ONE-DAY WEBINAR ON LOCAL CONTENT POLICY IN THE ICT SECTOR The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) on Wednesday, 10th February, […]
FG flags off cash grant for rural women in Enugu
By Chimezie Godfrey The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq, has flagged off the distribution of Federal Government Cash […]
Biden’s Inauguration: Rafsanjani calls for strengthening of public institutions in Africa
The Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, has called on African leaders to emulate the United States […]
Understanding Buhari’s social intervention programmes
By Zainab Suleiman Okino Around 2016 or thereabout, our paths crossed. We met in the house of Muhammed Idris Malagi, the Chairman of Blueprint Newspaper […]
NGO advocates increased women inclusion in governance
League of Women Voters of Nigeria (NILOWV), an NGO has emphasised the need for women inclusion in decision making process in communities to bridge the […]
Yuletide: Access Bank unveils ‘Closa agents’ to strengthen financial inclusion
Access Bank Plc has empowered and inaugurated more than 50,000 agents to provide financial services to customers across the country during the Yuletide. Access Bank’s […]
Financial inclusion spurs business development, economic growth — Moghalu
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Deputy Governor, says adoption of financial inclusion systems will spur business development for sustainable and […]
UPDATE: Humanitarian Minister flags off cash grants for rural women in Imo State
The Federal Government has begun the disbursement of a N20,000 cash grant to rural women in Imo State to enable them start small businesses […]
NEXIT portal brings closure to N-power Batch A & B, By Onyema Dike
The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development was created on August 21, 2019 with a clear mandate to “develop Humanitarian policies and […]