UN Women urges accountability in gender budgeting
The UN Women Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Ms. Beatrice Eyong, has called for stronger monitoring and accountability in the implementation of gender-responsive planning and budgeting across Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, of government.
Rivers monarch, community disagree over operations of Amama Soldiers
Udekama Community in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State have disagreed with the Amanyanabo of Elem Kalabari, His Royal Highness, Asari Dokubo, over the operations and activities of a security outfit, Royal Fouche Security Services allegedly linked to him.
Foundation empowers 2,000 FCT students through back-to-school project
In a remarkable show of community impact, the Skyewise Foundation, a non-governmental organisation, has extended its educational support to students of Government Secondary School, Gosa, a community along Airport Road, Lugbe, in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), through its Back-to-School Project.
Hotspot targets 500 communities with World Bank-backed broadband rollout
Nigeria’s drive to close its rural digital divide is set for a boost as Hotspot Network Limited plans to deploy telecommunications and broadband infrastructure across 500 unserved and underserved communities under the World Bank-backed Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-Up, DARES, project.
EMT Foundation founder Esther Tonlagha receives Community Impact Award in Dallas
By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja Founder of the Esther Matthew Tonlagha Foundation, Asst. Pastor Mrs. Esther Matthew Tonlagha, has received the Community Impact Award at the AFRIMMA MusicFest Live in Dallas, Texas, United States. The award recognises Tonlagha’s contributions to community development, empowerment and the creation of opportunities for vulnerable and underserved people. The EMT Foundation, […]
Jubet joins emPawa Publishing as Hardest Truth expands global reach
By Emmanuel Okogba Following more than four months on the Billboard U.S. Afrobeats Songs chart and major Shazam milestones, the Nigerian singer-songwriter enters a new chapter with emPawa Publishing. Nigerian singer-songwriter Jubet is entering a significant new phase of his career after joining the emPawa Publishing roster, marking an important step in the development and […]
