Red Cross Day: Soludo’s wife highlights compassion as key to healing, unity Wife of the Anambra State Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, says compassion remains one of the greatest forces for healing and unity in society. …
Enugu, Benue to benefit from U.S.-UNICEF grant to tackle malnutrition
Enugu, Benue to benefit from U.S.-UNICEF grant to tackle malnutrition Enugu and Benue States are set to benefit from a United States-funded nutrition intervention grant, supported by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), to combat malnutrition. …
Rising Water Prices Squeeze Lagos Households
Rising Water Prices Squeeze Lagos Households RESIDENTS across parts of Lagos are grappling with rising costs of drinking water, a development significantly affecting household budgets and daily living. A market survey conducted by the News Agency of…
LASPARK Extends Tree Planting Campaign to Badagry Schools, Public Institutions
As part of its ongoing statewide environmental sustainability initiative, the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency (LASPARK) has intensified its tree planting campaign in Badagry, with the planting of hundreds of tree seedlings across schools, public spaces, and key government…
Nigeria’s IT Skills Crisis Structural, Solvable – Expert
Dr Niran Oyekale, an Information Technology expert, says Nigeria’s skills gap is real, structural and solvable if the country adopts the Future Proof Economy Model (FPE), as a national framework for digital competence. Oyekale, Executive Chairman, Commit Technology and Consult…
Executive Order 9 to Reshape Petroleum Revenue Management — Law Firm
A Lagos-based law firm, Tope Adebayo LP, says the recently signed Executive Order 9 marks a significant shift in the management and control of petroleum revenues in Nigeria. A senior lawyer in the firm, Mr Tope Adebayo, stated this in…
23 Investors Bid as Lagos Water Corporation Targets 80% Water Supply Expansion Through Historic PPP Reform
Left: Engr. (Mrs.) Helen O. Taiwo, Executive Director, Operations and Engr. Mukhtaar T. Tijani, MD, Lagos Water Corporation. Right: Adiyan water works Lagos Moves to Privatise Key Water Infrastructure as Water Corporation Targets Major Expansion in Water Access for…
NBCC, Stakeholders Urge Innovation, Investment to Tackle Food Insecurity
The Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) and agriculture stakeholders have called for stronger innovation, investment, and policy reforms to build a resilient sector and secure Nigeria’s path to food security. They made the call at the NBCC Agriculture and Agro-Allied…
NGOs, Religious Leaders Advance Just Energy Transition Agenda
Rev. Fr. Michael Banjo, Secretary General of the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, said that effective policy-making is central to achieving a just energy transition in the country. He said this at the GreenFaith Nigeria Multifaith and Multisectoral Forum on Nigeria’s…