By Henry Ojelu  ABUJA — The BATN Foundation has commenced applications for the seventh cohort of its Farmers for the Future, F4F, programme, offering N10 million in grant funding to support young Nigerians seeking to establish and expand agribusiness ventures. The initiative, targeted at serving members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, is designed […]

The position was contained in a statement signed by the National President of NANS, Comrade Akinteye Babatunde Afeez.

Chief Great Ogboru has signalled his readiness to make another determined push for Government House, Asaba, declaring that the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is well-positioned to end years of one-party dominance in Delta State. The ADC governorship candidate made the declaration on Friday upon his arrival at Osubi Airport, where thousands of supporters turned out […]

By Luminous Jannamike ABUJA — Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Abia State, Dr Kelechi Anosike, has pledged to redirect development from Aba and Umuahia to neglected rural communities, unveiling a policy agenda centred on security, local government reform, agriculture and infrastructure. The proposal seeks to make rural communities safer, better connected and more […]

Welcoming participants, Country Director of ActionAid Nigeria, Dr Andrew Mamedu, stressed the need to create spaces where boys can speak openly about their challenges rather than hide them.

By OLAYINKA LATONA LAGOS – A member of the LAWNMA Executive Council of The Apostolic Church Nigeria (TACN), Pastor Godwin Akintola, has called on federal and state governments to intensify efforts to address the growing wave of kidnapping and insecurity across the country. Speaking against the backdrop of rising abductions, including cases involving schoolchildren, Akintola […]

Mr Sam Amuka Pemu, Chairman and Founder of Vanguard Newspapers – he has been Uncle Sam to me for the better part of five decades – celebrates another birthday today. His 91st year on this mother earth. The day I gather, would be just another day – that is if he doesn’t get his way to leave […]

By Nnasom David The Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) has appointed Barrister Nwachukwu Chukwukairo Okafor as its new National Assembly Relations Executive, in a strategic move aimed at strengthening engagement between the organised private sector and the legislature. The appointment, contained in a letter dated June 4, 2026, positions […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young GENEVA — In a landmark move set to reshape the future of work, the International Labour Organization, ILO, has adopted the world’s first international convention aimed at protecting millions of workers in the rapidly expanding digital platform economy.The new Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention, 2026 was approved at the closing […]

The call comes amid concerns over persistently high maternal mortality rates, limited healthcare access in many rural communities and growing mental health pressures on women across the continent.