In a national drive to ensure that no one is left behind, a coalition of civil society organizations, earlier today, hosted the Difa Community in Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State, to a workshop on mitigating carbon emissions and…
Special Reports
LAWMA Academy Organises Summer School for Pupils
LAWMA Academy, the educational arm of Lagos Waste Management Authority, has organised a four-week summer school, for children aged 8 to 12, with the aim of teaching the younger generation the fundamentals of effective waste management. The four-week programme began…
Future Policy Award 2023: Eight Policies Shortlisted for Awards
The World Future Council has announced a shortlist of eight policies from 4 continents that are final contenders for the 2023 Future Policy Award. This was after receiving a total of forty policies from five (5) continents in response to…
NEMA partners media on disaster, emergency reporting
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has sought the partnership of the media on the reportage of disaster and emergency in the country. The Director-General of NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed stated this at a workshop for media practitioners on Saturday in…
DCAF awards scholarship to support education of indigent undergraduates in Anambra
The Dr Chioma Awuzie Foundation (DCAF), a non-governmental organisation, on Saturday offered scholarships to 17 indigent students of Tertiary institutions in Anambra State. The students were drawn from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam and the…
Global Conference on Anti-corruption Sets Agenda for Tinubu
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Center) and its international partners have set an agenda for President Bola Tinubu on anti-corruption in the country. HEDA and partners urged Tinubu to decisively fight corruption to halt the country’s possible…
Society launches survey on subnational action on climate change
The Society for Planet and Prosperity (SPP) in collaboration with the Center for Climate Change and Development (CCCD), Alex Ekwueme University, Ebonyi State has launched a nation-wide survey on sub national action on climate change. Prof. Chukwumerije Okereke, Director, CCCD,…
African Countries Show Progress in Advancing Women’s Rights: Landmark Report on the Maputo Protocol
To mark the 20th Anniversary of the Maputo Protocol and to promote the continued adoption and implementation of its progressive provisions, the Solidarity for African Women’s Rights Coalition (SOAWR), Equality Now, and Make Every Woman Count (MEWC) has released the landmark…
Anambra, UNICEF trains nurses, CHEWs to curb maternal, infants deaths
The Anambra State Government in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has commenced training for health workers on modified life saving skills to eradicate maternal and infant mortality. Dr Afam Obidike, state’s Commissioner for Health, at the opening…
Coldhubs unveils 5 units of 20 tonnes refrigeration trucks
By Fabian Ekeruche ColdHubs, manufacturers of solar powered cold rooms has unveiled five units, 20-tonnes refrigerated trucks into its refrigeration transportation services in Nigeria. The five additional refrigerated trucks makes it a total of seven trucks ColdHubs is deploying…
