Awatt wins 2m at William Lawson’s first Naija Highlandah competition
By Moses Nosike Akinwale Awatt has conquered every obstacle, earned his kilt, and the bragging rights as the first-ever Naija Highlandah champion, earning a trip to Scotland and a cash award of two million naira. The hunt by William Lawson’s for this coveted role began on October 6 and culminated on November 12 with the […]
2022 World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse: Implement Child Rights Act- Hon Onyejeocha
By Gabriel Ewepu, Abuja AS Nigeria joins rest of the world to commemorate 2022 World Day for Prevention of Child Abuse, the Deputy Chief Whip of House of Representatives and Member representing Isuikwuato/ Umunneochi of Abia State, Hon Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Saturday called on government at all levels and Nigerians to implement the Child Rights Act. […]
Fragile emission action as Egypt hands over COP 27 baton
By Sonny Atumah Environment matters have dominated global discourses since the last quarter of the 20th century. Global warming continues to be a matter of serious thought as the global climatic Conference of the Parties (COP 27), in Sharm el-Sheikh,Egypt which started Sunday, 6 November ended on Friday, 18 November, 2022. The global discourse has […]
EU, ECOWAS open post-graduate scholarship programme on sustainable energy for West Africans
By Victoria Ojeme The European Union and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has initiated a post graduate scholarship programme on sustainable energy for citizens of West Africa. At the launch event in Abuja, the Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation to Nigeria and the ECOWAS, Cecile Tassin-Pelzer, said the scholarship is aimed at […]
Agric Ministry, BAT Foundation for boosts farmers’ productivity with irrigation equipment
By Gabriel Ewepu and Favour Joseph, Abuja AMIDST daunting challenges facing thrown up by devastating flood impact in the agricultural sector, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the British American Tobacco (Nigeria) Foundation, BATNF, Thursday, boosted Smallholder Irrigation Farmer Clusters in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, for all-year round agricultural activities. Explaining […]
Taiwanese NGOs voice support for Uyghurs’ independence
Several Taiwanese NGOs voiced their support for Uyghurs’ struggle to build a sovereign nation and called others to take a stand against China’s oppression of the minority group, Focus Taiwan reported. In an event, Secretary-general of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights Shih Yi-Hsiang said, “As human rights workers in Taiwan, the least we can […]
