BATN Foundation partners SWAgCo to strengthen empower farmers in South-West
By Esther Onyegbula In a bold move to industrialise agriculture and uplift smallholder farmers in South-West Nigeria, the BATN Foundation has partnered with SWAgCo, the agribusiness arm of Odu’a Investment Company Limited, to launch a ₦65 million maize production project in Ekiti State. The initiative, unveiled at Odu’a Investment Company Limited’s 43rd Annual General Meeting […]
30,000 A’Ibom youths upscaled with employability skills
By Egufe Yafugborhi UYO – CAREER development and recruitment group, Jobberman has set on upscaling skills for 30,000 Akwa Ibom state youths between ages 18 and 35 to enhance their employability. At an Entrepreneurship and Small Business Course Training facilitated Wednesday in Uruan Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom in partnership with The Inspired Decision, Jobberman […]
NDYC to Peter Obi: Beware of partnering with Atiku in in 2027
By Dapo Akinrefon The Niger Delta Youth Congress (NDYC) has urged the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi to reject a proposed joint ticket with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, describing the latter as an “emblem of the old political order whose career is marked by allegations of corruption and […]
Commonwealth Health Ministers unite for bold action on sustainable health financing
By Sola Ogundipe Commonwealth health ministers who gathered at the 37th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting (CHMM), held in Geneva, Switzerland, have committed to a bold new approach to securing sustainable health financing, even as they laid out a roadmap to strengthen healthcare systems and ensure equitable access to quality healthcare for 2.7 billion people across […]
NASS set to amend pension reform Act 2014 – Jalo
The Chairman of the House Committee on Pensions, Hussaini Jalo, says plans are underway to amend the Pension Reform Act (PRA), which was last reviewed in 2014. Jalo made the statement at a stakeholders engagement session on the review of the PRA 2014, organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Pensions in Abuja. He […]
Lagos clarifies plastic ban: Water sachets, PET bottles exempted as July 1 enforcement nears
The Lagos State Government has clarified that its forthcoming ban on Single Use Plastics (SUPs) will not affect water sachets, PET bottles, or nylon carrier bags with a thickness greater than 40 microns.
