The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu has asserted that low income countries can only grow economically when they develop their Science Technology and Innovation (STI).The minister said rhis at the conference on […]
Nasarawa state Commissioner for Woman Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Halima Jabiru, has called for the support of emirate councils in the state to ensure improved investment in girl-child education and health for sustainable development. Jabiru said […]
Details of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCTA), signed by President Muhammadu Buhari in July this year after ratification by 22 African Union ( AU) member States on the 30th of May, 2019, are […]
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Bayelsa state, Chief Timi Alaibe, has promised to introduce disarmament, reintegration and demobilization programmes for restive youths in the state when elected as governor. The former Managing Director […]
Youth across the country has been urged to tap into a trillion dollar agro value chain opportunities to curb harvest waste, generate income and keep the environment clean as an ultimate agenda in line with the […]
The Federal Ministry of Environment has taken a giant step to ensure effective coordination and better management of the environment. HELEN OJI reports. Effective coordination The Federal Ministry of Environment has achieved effective coordination and better management […]
Heritage Bank Plc has recorded positive impact in the implementation of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) initiative on Nigeria Sustainable Banking Principle (NSBP) by giving its backing to greener environment in order to deliver […]
Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF) which comes to Tunis on June 25-26 has enjoined businesses to embrace the initiative.Speakers include government ministers and officials from Gabon, Ghana, Morocco, Somaliland, Tunisia and Seychelles; Aims to raise […]
The President, Kaduna Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KADCCIMA), Dr Muheeba Dankaka on Thursday officially announced the celebration of 40th year Anniversary of the Kaduna International Trade Fair. The theme of the forthcoming Fair […]
The national President, Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), Lekwa Ezutah, has called on the federal government to domesticate the components of the new urban agenda. Ezutah, who spoke over the weekend in Abuja during his […]
Alhaji Zulyadaini karaye, the Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals rn Kano State Governor, Ibrahim Umar Ganduje, has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s alleged Ganduje’s corruption scandal saying it was premature. Reacting to the comment […]
Governor Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi state has described the National Youth Service Corps [NYSC] as an institution of government for harnessing youth’s resourcefulness for national development. Speaking yesterday during the swearing-in ceremony of the 2018 […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Akwa Ibom State chapter has alleged that the PDP-led state government has finalized smear campaign aimed at discrediting Senator Godswill Akpabio and its governorship candidate, Nsima Ekere. A statement by […]
For the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) to play its role of creating an inclusive society and make greater contribution to socio-economic development, it has expanded its frontiers, the Postmaster General of the Federation, Barr Bisi […]
Connected Development (CODE) has applauded the World Bank’s $611m (N221bn) support to the federal government to get out-of-school children into classrooms all over the country, through the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) programme. […]
The All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS) has condemned the involvement of Nigerian youths in politics at the expense of formal education. In a communiqué issued Thursday at the end of its […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has declared that “more people have access to cell phones in Nigeria than they have access to toilets.” Quoting a 2018 report by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the […]
I am honoured and humbled to be invited to add my own voice to the torrent of world-wide tributes that have followed the transition of former Secretary General Kofi Annan. My acquaintance with Mr. Annan […]
By David Agba Abuja African finance experts agreed yesterday that dependence on foreign investments alone cannot help the continent banish poverty and meet the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. Participants and delegates at the […]
The UN Climate Change Conference is geared towards tackling global warming. The 2017 UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) opened in Bonn, Germany yesterday, November 6, 2017, with the aim of launching nations towards the next […]
Readers should please forgive me for flagging off this week page with a curious headline, especially when a country that can be regarded as the “Headquarter’ of Islamic world is mention. Series of events and […]
By Adeola Tukuru Abuja The federal government through the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, yesterday revealed that they have recovered the sum of $85 million as part of the […]
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