AI and Digitalization Can Boost Workplace Safety and Health -NSITF MD

AI and Digitalization Can Boost Workplace Safety and Health -NSITF MD

By Chinedu Echianu Managing Director of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye has advocated the adoption of Artificial Intelligence also known as AI and Digitalization in ensuring workers safety in Nigeria. Speaking in Abuja at the Occupational Safety and Health Forum in commemoration of the World Day of Safety and Health organized by the Fund, Barrister Faleye, advised that while embracing technology, care should be taken not […]

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MediPool: ICRC DG Applauds Tinubu’s Efforts to Enhance Pharmaceutical Access

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Director General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), Dr. Jobson Ewalefoh, has applauded the approval of the MEDIPOOL project as a major breakthrough in addressing drug access disparities in Nigeria’s most underserved regions. Speaking on the sideline of FEC's approval of the MEDIPOOL project and other Public Private Partnership projects including the 6 megawatts Ikere Gorge Hydropower Project and the Federal Coastal FISHERY TERMINAL, Borokiri Fishing Terminal, […]

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DG NILDS Calls for Urgent Measures Amid Persistent Boat Accidents

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Director General National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, Professor Abubakar Sulaiman has described as disheartening the boat Mishap that claimed the lives of twenty seven (27) traders returning from Niger market en route Kaima local government area of Kwara state. He spoke in a statement on Sunday issued on Sunday by his media aide, Mohammad Abdulkadri. Professor Sulaiman conveys his sincere heartfelt condolences to […]

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Papal Inauguration: President Tinubu Proves He Is Not A Religious Bigot – Bishop Adegbite

By Chinedu Echianu Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has commended President Bola Tinubu for his physical presence at the formal inauguration of Pope Leo XIV as the 267th Catholic Pontiff in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. In a statement signed by Celestine Toruka, Deputy Director and Head Media and Public Relations Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission, Bishop Adegbite said, "I am pleased that […]

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APC Set to Welcome More high-profile defections – Speaker Abbas

By Oluwakemi Kindness The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is expecting more high-profile defections in the coming months, signalling the growing confidence of Nigerians in the ruling party. This is just as the Speaker said the ruling APC has strengthened democracy within its fold. Speaker Abbas made this known in Kaduna on Saturday, at the North-West Zonal Stakeholders Meeting of the […]

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Bwari, Gwagwalada Councils to Get New Bus Terminal – FCT Minister

By Sofia Adenekan The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has unveiled plans to construct new bus terminals in Bwari and Gwagwalada Area Councils. This is part of it efforts to improve public transportation and enhance commuter safety within the Federal Capital Territorym (FCT). The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, announced the development on Saturday during an inspection tour of ongoing infrastructural projects in the Bwari Area Council. These include […]

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President Tinubu Appoints Holloway to Lead National Theatre Rebirth

By Oluwakemi Kindness President Bola Tinubu has appointed Disun Holloway as Chairman of Theatre Partners, the body tasked with running and reviving the iconic National Theatre, Lagos. Holloway is a seasoned cultural advocate and former Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism and Intergovernmental Affairs, who brings decades of leadership in governance, arts, and the creative economy to the role. He is known for championing initiatives that fuse cultural preservation with economic […]

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FEMD Intensifies Search For Drowned 13 Year Old Boy

By Chinedu Echianu The search for 13 year old Great Duru who fell into Apa River at Urumi village after Idu Railway junction in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has intensified. The unfortunate incident occurred when Great Duru attempted to rescue his sibling who had fallen into the river. A statement signed by Nkechi Isa, Head Public Affairs at the FCT Emergency Management Department (FEMD) said the Search and Rescue […]

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Fast-track Passage of Labour Laws, Minister Urges House of Reps

By Chinedu Echianu Ahead of the transmission of some key national labour bills to the National Assembly, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Dingyadi, has appealed to the House of Representatives to facilitate a speedy passage of the bills. The bills are the Labour Standards Bill, Collective Labour Relations Bill, Occupational Safety and Health Bill, Labour Institutions Bill and the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund Act, 2010 (to align […]

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