Plateau targets gemstone enterprise as govt, stakeholders push for extractive sector reforms
By Marie-Therese Nanlong Jos – The Plateau State Government says it is prioritising the development of a gemstone enterprise to create job opportunities for young people and women, as part of wider reforms aimed at sanitising the mining sector. The State Commissioner for Environment, Climate Change and Mineral Development, Peter Gwom disclosed this in Jos […]
Senator Katung’s wife crowned Myiriya Bajju in Kaduna
The wife of the Senator representing Kaduna South Senatorial District and 130th Lord Mayor of Leeds City, United Kingdom, Cllr. Abigail Marshall Katung, has been conferred with the prestigious traditional title of Myiriya Bajju (Comfort of the Bajju Kingdom).
1,000 pastoral women trained on Safe Milk handling in Kaduna
No fewer than 1,000 pastoral women drawn from the three senatorial districts of Kaduna State have been trained on safe milk collection, hygiene and processing, in a bid to improve dairy quality and enhance livelihoods.
Insurgency: FG should aid Borno’s IDP resettlement -Ndume
By John AlechenuA former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume has urged the Federal Government to provide humanitarian aid to assist Borno State resettle, rebuild, and support people displaced by over a decade of insurgency. The Senator representing Borno South made the appeal at a Christmas event he hosted with the Coalition of Christian Youths (Youth-CAN) for […]
Drum Festival 2026: It’ll be culturally impactful, historic — Organisers
By Henry Obetta, LAGOS ORGANISERS of the Pan-Afrikan Drum Festival have said that the 2026 edition of the festival would be impactful and memorable. According to the organisers, the festival activities will commence on July 21 and 22, 2026, at Brampton, Mississauga and Toronto with tourists, cultural aficionados and dignitaries from around the world in […]
Monarch embarks on massive investment to curb youth restiveness, create jobs in Ogoni
A frontline traditional ruler in Ogoni, Chief Anthony Waadah, the Gbenemene of Legbo Kingdom and President of the Ogoni Business owners Association in America, OBOA has promised a massive infrastructure in the oil-rich area of Rivers state to curb restiveness and promote job opportunities.
