Mr Uzoma Nwagba, Managing Director of the Nigeria Consumer Credit Corporation (CREDICORP), says the scheme is critical to improving the living standards of Nigerians and curbing corruption across the system. Nwagba stated this on Tuesday during a ‘Meet the Press’…
Land Disputes, Domestic Violence Top Nigeria’s Justice List
Mrs Ijeoma Nwafor, the Country Representative of the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HIIL) says land disputes and domestic violence topped the list of its 2025 Justice Needs and Satisfaction (JNS) in Nigeria report. Nwafor said this in Abuja…
AfDB Project Restores Electricity in Zimbabwean Communities Following Devastating Cyclone Idai
The AfDB-funded Post-Cyclone Idai Emergency Recovery Project restored electricity access, revitalizing businesses across communities in Zimbabwe In March 2019, Cyclone Idai tore through Zimbabwe’s eastern districts with unprecedented fury, leaving behind a trail of devastation. Among the hardest hit…
NCAN Nurturing 1m Seedlings to Boost Cashew Production
The National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN) says it is nurturing one million seedlings in nurseries to distribute to farmers across the country to boost cashew production. NCAN President, Dr Joseph Ajanaku, said this on Tuesday at the planting of…
APPO to Host Inaugural Energy Investment Roundtable at UNGA 2025
The Africa Petroleum Producers Organization (APPO) has announced its maiden Energy Investment Roundtable – New York (2025), set to take place on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). This high-level event aims to…
Experts Urge Action to Prevent Typhoid Outbreaks
Some medical experts have called for the adoption of urgent preventive measures to safeguard public health and reduce the risk of waterborne typhoid fever transmission in communities. Dr Bayo Ogundeyi of Lugbe Primary Health Care Centre, noted that typhoid was…
UN Women Trains Bauchi Artisans on Biogas Digester Installation
The UN Women says it has trained 20 artisans and seven agricultural extension workers on biogas digester installation, maintenance, and kitchen gardening to boost livelihoods in Bauchi’s rural communities. The National Coordinator for the UN Women Biogas Projects, Mr Desmond…
FG Evolves Strategic Framework to Deal Decisively with Plastic Pollution
The Federal Ministry of Environment has restated its commitment to deal decisively with plastic pollution in order to have a cleaner, greener and more resilient environment. Malam Balarabe Lawal, Minister of Environment, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at an…
Dangote Refinery’s Fuel Distribution Scheme to Cut Inflation, Boost Jobs – Experts
A recent initiative by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, involving the distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), diesel and other petroleum products to marketers, petrol station operators, manufacturers, telecommunications companies, the aviation sector, and other large-scale users, with free logistics support,…
Nigeria Contributes 85,325km² Global Seabed Mapping Initiative
The Hydrographer of the Federation, Rear Adm. Ayodeji Olugbode, says Nigeria has contributed 85,325 square kilometers to the global seabed mapping initiative. Olugbode said this on Tuesday, in Abuja at a news conference on World Hydrography Day celebration/West Africa Hydrographic…