By Ndahi Marama, Maiduguri Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has directed immediate selection and sponsorship of indigent youths for degree programmes in high-value fields, including Piloting, Aeronautical Engineering and related disciplines. He gave the directive on Thursday during a meeting at the Government House in Maiduguri when he received Mr. Isaac Balami, the […]

In what can be described as a win for Nigeria’s beauty, wellness, and women’s empowerment ecosystem, Hajiya Rahma Adam Mohammed, CEO of Amaryadotcom and Founder of HER360, has been named one of Africa’s Global 100 Most Impactful Leaders by the Pan African Youth Leadership Foundation (PAYLEF).  The high-level recognition was presented at the 2nd Edition […]

By Nnasom David The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Public Health, Dr Uju Rochas-Anwukah, says Nigeria needs stronger collaboration with donor organisations and development partners to effectively tackle malnutrition and meet national nutrition targets. She spoke in Abuja on Thursday at the Alive & Thrive Nigeria Project closeout and dissemination event organised […]

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – OVER 100 organic fertilizer producers under the auspices of the Organic Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria, OFPSAN, yesterday, called for inclusion in the Federal Government’s Presidential Fertilizer Initiative, PFI, to boost healthy food production and consumption. The call was made at a press briefing held in Abuja,which was […]

By TOOCHUKWU OBIOTIKA In the 1960s and ‘70s, during Nigeria’s earliest attempts at nation-building, many Christian leaders discouraged their members from taking active roles in politics. To the fathers of faith in that era, African politics was too dirty, too manipulative, too immersed in struggle and moral compromise. Political engagement, they believed, would stain the garments […]