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Religious clerics have been urged to play a more active role in educating their followers on the importance of child spacing and family planning, stressing that these align with both health benefits and religious teachings. In an interview with LEADERSHIP Sunday, a renowned Islamic scholar, Sheikh Bello Mai Nasiha, underscored the importance of child spacing, […]
A former district governor of Rotary International, Rotarian Lawrence Okwor, has said Nigeria’s developmental challenges are not caused by lack of funds but a catastrophic failure in resource management. Okwor who spoke yesterday in Abuja after a training session for new members and officers organised by the Rotary Clubs of Abuja Kubwa, Abuja Kubwa Gateway […]
Kogi State Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo has directed all commissioners, high-ranking political appointees in each local government area and appointed government officials to return to their respective areas to lead grassroots mobilisation for the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. According to the commissioner for information and communications, Kingsley Femi Fanwo, the directive which takes […]
The Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) yesterday started a training and empowerment programme for 120 women and youths across Niger South Senatorial District. The programme, sponsored by Senator Ndalikali Peter Jiya, focuses on fish farming and aquaculture. The two-day training covers fish production, processing, marketing and value addition. Participants yesterday had 70% […]
The Defence Industries Association of Nigeria (DIAN) has urged the federal government and the armed forces to increase patronage of locally made defence equipment as a way of strengthening security and curbing insurgency. Secretary-general of DIAN, Engr. Kola Balogun, made the call in an interview on Friday on the sidelines of the African Chiefs of […]
A notorious kidnap kingpin identified as Yusuf Muhammed has been apprehended with 21 others in Orokam community, Ogbadibo local area of Benue State. An online medium, The Network, reported yesterday that the council chairman, Mr. Sunday Ajunwa, disclosed this to newsmen on phone in Makurdi yesterday. Ajunwa told journalists that Yusuf and his gang members […]
The Kyautata Rayuwa Project, a humanitarian intervention funded by Latter-day Saint Charities (LDSC) and implemented by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in partnership with The Bakhita Initiative (JDPC Sokoto), has helped over 30,259 vulnerable individuals in Sokoto State, according to beneficiaries and officials at the project’s close-out ceremony. The beneficiaries, many of whom are Internally Displaced […]
President Bola Tinubu has rejoiced with Governor Monday Okpebholo of Edo State on his 55th birthday, describing him as a committed democrat dedicated to serving his people. In a statement by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu extolled Okpebholo’s devotion to good governance and the welfare of his people, especially at the grassroots, noting that his […]
The federal government has renewed commitment to tackle the malnutrition crisis through large-scale food fortification, pledging stronger local solutions to reduce reliance on imports and improve nutrition outcomes for citizens. Speaking at the Nigeria Health Watch Roundtable themed: “Fortifying Nigeria’s Future: Strengthening Nutrition Through Local Solutions,” on Thursday in Abuja, the permanent secretary in the […]
Leaderships of the National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have demanded justice and structural reforms from the Dangote Group following recurring road tragedies involving the company’s cement trucks in student communities across Nigeria. A meeting held at the Dangote Refinery in Lagos had students’ representatives presenting a […]