By Justina Auta Sustainable Gender Action Initiative (SGAI), UN Women and the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have intensified grassroots mobilisation against technology-facilitated gender-based violence across communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Dr Mufuliat Fijabi, Executive Director of SGAI, during a community outreach inContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Nigerian Army says troops of Operation Peace Shield rescued 10 kidnapped women during a special operation in the early hours of Friday in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A credible source at Army Headquarters revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) onContinue Reading
Okeoghene Akubuike The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says digital transformation is critical to unlocking trade and investment potential under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Dr Yemi Kale, Group Chief Economist and Managing Director, Research, Afreximbank, stated this at an engagement event on “Unlocking Nigeria’s Trade and Investment PotentialContinue Reading
By Ibironke Ariyo The Nigerian Correctional Officers’ Wives Association (NICOWA) has strengthened digital education in its schools with the ground-breaking of a new school hall and state-of-the-art computer laboratory in Abuja. Speaking at the ceremony on Friday in Abuja, the President of NICOWA, Mrs Victoria Nwakuche, said the project wasContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN) has expressed readiness to train no fewer than 1,500 engineers and technicians in the power sector to boost electricity. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Power, Alhaji Mamudah Mamman, said this in Abuja at a one-day Stakeholders’ Engagement for theContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Corporate governance experts have urged ethical leadership, disciplined structures, and strong crisis preparedness to protect corporate reputation in turbulent periods. They spoke during the Chartered Institute of Directors’ (CIoD) induction ceremony on Thursday in Lagos. The event, which inducted 334 new members and 10 upgrades, had theContinue Reading
The International Press Institute (IPI) Nigeria is to endow a prize at the University of Abuja in honour of its late treasurer, Rafat Salami. In a statement on Friday, IPI Nigeria said the prize to be endowed would be to instil in students of the institution the values that theContinue Reading
By Angela Atabo The President of the United Nigerian Youths Congress (UNYC) has called for a renewed focus on national interest, urging Nigerians to put the country first in all endeavours. The President of UNYC, Naseer Chamber, made the call in Abuja, at the 2025 National Youth Conference with theContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker The Obuzor of Ibusa, Prof. Louis Nwaobishi, has affirmed that the Anioma people of Delta Notth are Igbo, citing history, language, and culture as evidence for their Igbo roots. Nwaobishi was reacting to some recent divergent views, particularly that of the Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Epiphany Azinge,Continue Reading
