15 oil companies have been selected by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to do the lifting of oil for Nigeria for 2019 NNPC released the list of 15 companies on Sunday after screening 132 local and international firms that submitted…
Premium Times’ Editor-in-Chief, Musikilu Mojeed, has been selected to be on the judging panel for the 2019 Fetisov Journalism Awards. The global journalism award, which was launched in Switzerland, is an international contest for journalists aimed at generously rewarding the…
...The shortlisting by Youth Hub Africa was to commemorate the United Nations International Youth Day 2019. Youth Hub Africa stated that those shortlisted was “making an exceptional impact, using their varying skills and talent in shaping their spheres into the future they wish to see.”
MEDRIVE, a media hub focused on training for African journalists, has organized training for Nigerian journalists to effectively report conflicts happening in the country. The training included practical and highly interactive sessions to ensure that knowledge is truly passed and…
With youth unemployment/underemployment rate (according to the National Bureau of Statistics) at 55.4% in Nigeria, Paradigm Initiative and Dufuna Technology will be organizing a digital skill training to empower Nigerian youths on accessing employment opportunity within and outside the country.…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday assigned portfolios to the newly sworn-in ministers. The full list is below: 1) Dr. Uchechukwu Ogah – Abia, Mines and Steel Development, State 2) Muhammed Musa Bello – Adamawa, FCT 3) Sen. Godswill Obot Akpabio…
The Human Development Initiative (HDI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Nigeria, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to increase the funding of education to improve the quality and standard of education in the country. HDI made this known in a communiqué…
Civil Society Organisations have called on the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to open an investigation into the gruesome murder of police officers by personnel of the Nigerian Army. The CSOs, who spoke in Abuja at a round table of…
Paradigm Initiative and Citizens Gavel have agreed to work together to promote and advance digital rights in Nigeria through strategic litigation and other activities. Both organisations will also work together to educate the public about the digital rights and applicable…
Dr. Yemi Akinbamijo, Executive Director, Forum for for Agricultural Research in Africa, FARA, Ghana has said there’s urgent need to close the gender gap in the Agricultural sector in order to achieve food sufficiency in Nigeria. Dr Yemi Akinbamijo made…
