Prince Ambassador Dr Adedipe Dauda Ewenla, Southwest Ex-officio of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged Nigerians to remain hopeful and united as the country marks its 66th Independence Anniversary. Ewenla, in an Independence Day message, called on Nigerians to work towards building a peaceful, united and prosperous country despite the economic and security challenges […]

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) on Wednesday called for the withdrawal of the proposed Foreign Aid (Regulation, Transparency and Disclosure) Bill 2026, arguing that it could impose excessive restrictions on organisations receiving funds from foreign sources. The coalition made the demand at a press conference in Abuja, where […]

By Hadiza Yusuf The Kano State Government has employed 2,037 additional health workers to address manpower shortages in public health facilities across the state. Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf announced the recruitment on Wednesday during the presentation of appointment letters to the newly employed workers. Yusuf said the recruitment was part of his administration’s efforts to […]

By Hadiza Yusuf The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has said many young Nigerians possess academic certificates but lack the practical skills required by employers. Senior Programme Officer of CITAD, Isah Garba, stated this on Wednesday during the onboarding of beneficiaries of the Inclusive Economic Environment (IEE) Pathways Project being implemented by CITAD […]

By Juliet Umeh The Federal Government says it is working on a system that will connect vulnerable households receiving emergency assistance to skills, livelihoods and other opportunities that could help them move out of poverty. The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Dr Bernard Doro, disclosed this at a Nigerian side event during the […]