FG set to review 2003 Child’s Act – Minister
By Justina Auta Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of Women Affairs, said efforts were in place to review the 2003 Child Rights Act (CRA) to strengthen response towards child protection and…
NCWS gets new national President, inaugurates women empowerment initiative
By Justina Auta Mrs Edna Azura as emerged as the new National President of the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Azura…
2024 Young Adult Literature Prize: TY Buratai Literary Initiative awards N2.5m to 6 Winners
By NAN Abuja, Nov. 2, 2024 (NAN) The TY Buratai Literary Initiative (TYBLI) has awarded N2.5m to the winners of the 2024 Young Adult Literature competition. The event which took…
Heifer International empowers 7,000 poultry farmers on innovative solutions
Heifer International, a development organisation, says it has empowered over 7,000 smallholder poultry farmers across Kaduna and Nasarawa states on innovative solutions that would address challenges in poultry sector. The…
Nasarawa Speaker in Kano, encourages Inter-tribal and inter-state marriage for national integration
“… as Nasarawa Lawmaker, Hon Musa Gude ties nuptial knots with Asmau in Kano State…” Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Danladi Jatau, has called on Nigerians to…
Company raises alarm over alleged EFCC’s unwarranted intimidation, harassment of ProprietressÂ
The Management of Homadil Reality, a Real Estate firm has raised alarm over unwarranted intimidation, harassment and violation of human rights of their Proprietress,Mrs Rebecca Omokamo Godwin-Isaac also known as…
FG grants water use licenses to BUA Cement, others
The Federal Government, through the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC), has granted Water Use Licences to BUA Cement and Penstock Energy Ltd. During the presentation ceremony in Abuja…
Eid-el-Kabir: Sen. Kingibe felicitates Nigerians, calls for sacrifice among leaders
By Perpetua Onuegbu, NAN The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Hajiya Ireti Kingibe, has urged leaders in all spheres of life to sacrifice for the good of the…
NBTE introduces mandatory skills qualification in polytechnics
The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), has introduced a Mandatory Skills Qualification (MSQ) as a graduation requirement for all newly reviewed National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND)…
COAS commiserated with widow, family of late Gen. Duba
By Sumaila Ogbaje, NAN The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, on Monday, paid a condolence visit to Hajiya Rabi Duba, widow of the late Lt.-Gen. Garba Duba,…