The role of a responsible and responsive government is to make life easy and meaningful for its citizenry, of which women are no exception. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Bola Dapo-Thomas said this at the on-going…
The Kebbi State Governor, Atiku Bagudu has called for concerted efforts in tac kling economic turbulence in Nigeria. Bagudu said this in Lagos at the National Women’s Conference of Committee of the Wives of Lagos State Officials, COWLSO, themed “Relevance…
Nutrition Experts have called on the federal government to implement the National Strategic Plan of Action for Nutrition, NSPAN, twenty-fourteen to twenty-nineteen, at all levels of government, with emphasis on maternal and child nutrition. The experts made the plea at…
500 triathlon athletes will vie for honours at the fourth edition of Triathlon Fiesta slated for Monday, 26th of October through Sunday, 1st of November at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere. The sport, according to the Chairman, Lagos State Triathlon Association,…
Emir of Hadejia in Jigawa, Adamu Abubakar, has called on Nigerians to invest in education to enhance sustainable development in the sector. Abubakar made the call when members of the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals of Secondary Schools, (ANCOPSS), paid…
A non-governmental Organisation, Centre for Citizens with Disabilities, (CCD), has called for the need to remove barrier’s against the participation of citizens with disabilities in socio-economic activities in Nigeria. At an Interactive Forum Organised by the centre in Lagos, the…
The Acting Director-General, National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion, (NOTAP), Dan-Azumi Ibrahim, says funding of youth projects is key to self actualisation in technology. Ibrahim made this assertion in an interview with Newsmen in Abuja. According to Ibrahim, innovation…
As part of efforts to strengthen the coordination drive in statistical production process in Nigeria, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has organised a workshop to educate stakeholders on data mapping for Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria, SDGS. Speaking at…
Lagos Zonal Head, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, (ICPC), Shintema Binga, has urged religious leaders to be involved in the crusade against corruption. Binga made the call, during a consultative forum organised by the ICPC for leaders…
Transition Monitoring Group, TMG, has deployed over two hundred observers to monitor the Bayelsa and Kogi States’ Gubernatorial Elections. The chairman of the Group, Comrade Ibrahim Zikirullahi made this known today at a press conference in Abuja. Zikirullahi said that…
