Unemployment: Forty One Thousand Youths Under-Going Skill Acquisition Training
By Chinedu Echianu The Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Silas Ali Agara, has reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to tackling unemployment and reducing poverty across Nigeria through innovative skill acquisition and empowerment programmes. Agara made this known in a goodwill message delivered at the Annual Conference of the Labour Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria […]
Lions Club Highlights Decline in Public Funding for Community Development
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Abuja Mega Lions Club, District 404A2 of Lions International, has drawn attention to the increasing dependence on community groups and non-profit organisations to provide social services as public funding for community development continues to decline nationwide. The observation was made in Abuja a the weekend, during the club’s 5th anniversary and […]
Over 300 Bauchi Youths Receive Agribusiness Skill Empowerment
By Chinedu Echianu In a boost to youth empowerment and food security, over 350 young men and women from Bauchi State have graduated from the 2025 Innovative and Integrated Agricultural Value Chains Agribusiness Training held at CSS Global Integrated Farms, Gora, in Nasarawa State. The intensive two-week training, organized in collaboration with the Bauchi State […]
Labour Correspondents Call for Local Resource Mobilisation to Tackle Poverty
By Chinedu Echianu The Acting National Chairman of the Labour Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria (LACAN), Patrick Abulu, has called on government, labour leaders, and development partners to prioritise domestic resource mobilisation as a key strategy for financing anti-poverty and inequality interventions in Nigeria. Abulu made the call in his welcome address at the maiden […]
Wike Applauds Court Ruling Halting PDP Convention
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has welcomed the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its planned 2025 National Convention until it complies with all statutory requirements. Speaking on Friday after a meeting of PDP leaders and stakeholders in […]
SWAN Honours Water FC Mualá, Solomon for Outstanding Impact on Sports
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has called for greater private sector involvement in sports development. SWAN who made the call during its Diamond Jubilee Celebration in Abuja, also honoured Makanjuola Mualá, founder of Water FC Academy, with a Distinguished Service Award for his contribution to sport development.[ The event focused […]
Omidiran, Daniel, Ogunnowo Honoured as SWAN Marks 60th Anniversary
By Arinzechi Chukwunonso It was a night of honour and reflection as the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) rolled out the drums in Abuja to mark its 60th anniversary, celebrating distinguished personalities whose efforts have shaped the landscape of sports development and journalism in Nigeria. Among the prominent honourees were former FIFA Council […]
PenCom Launches PenCare to Provide Affordable Healthcare for Retirees
By Oluwakemi Kindness The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has officially inaugurated the Board of Trustees for the Pension Industry Health Care Initiative, known as PenCare. The programme is designed to deliver affordable and quality healthcare services to retirees under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). Speaking at the inauguration ceremony held on Friday in Abuja, PenCom’s […]
Trump Labels Nigeria ‘Country of Particular Concern’ Over Alleged Christian Genocide
By Chinedu Echianu United States President Donald Trump has designated Nigeria as a “country of particular concern” following what he described as a Christian genocide in the country. Trump made the declaration in a post on his Truth Social account on Friday, which was also shared via the White House’s X (formerly Twitter) handle. “Christianity […]
Women Advocate Equitable Energy Access
By Oluwakemi Kindness Women under the Women Voices for Renewable Energy initiative have called for stronger national commitment to equitable energy access across Nigeria, describing energy as a human right, not a privilege. The call was made at the end of a three-day boot camp on renewable energy in Abuja, organized by the Global Initiative […]