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The Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP), a World Bank–assisted project, says it is working towards improving rural infrastructure and road construction in Taraba State. Abishag Danagbu, the state RAAMP project coordinator, stated this at yesterday’s one-day second stakeholders’ consultative engagement meeting on road sector reforms in Jalingo. She said the project aimed to […]
Enko Capital, an Africa-focused alternative asset manager, has raised $100 million to address Africa’s structural credit gap and support economic growth, job creation, and sustainable development. With $1.3 billion in assets under management (AUM), the company announced the first close of its impact-focused private credit strategy (the Fund), raising $100 million toward its target of […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, has nullified the July 2024 local government chairmanship and councilorship elections, which produced the current administration in the state’s 13 LGAs. The court, headed by Justice H.I.O. Oshomah, held that the July 2024 elections didn’t conform with the provisions of the Electoral Act. It […]
A United Kingdom (UK)-based researcher, Dr Obinna Ogbonnia, has expressed concern that teachers in Ebonyi State do not receive adequate empowerment and training for career growth and called for collection action to actualise the goal. Ogbonnia, a lecturer at Swansea University in the UK, spoke at the Women Development Centre (WDC) Abakaliki, during a meeting […]
Minister of Marine and Blue Economy Adegboyega Oyetola has reaffirmed the federal government’s unwavering commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s indigenous shipping industry, declaring that efforts to reposition local operators for global competitiveness will not be abandoned. Oyetola gave the assurance on Tuesday when he received a delegation from the Nigeria Maritime Exhibition and Conference (NIMAREX) planning […]
The Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, has fixed the trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan for alleged cybercrime for November 24, 2025. The case was fixed for Monday, October 20, for the commencement of trial, but the trial judge, Justice Mohammed Umar, was not in court due to the protest organised by journalist and activist, Mr […]
Stakeholders have called for action on mental health as a cross-cutting priority to address what they described as the worsening mental health indices in Nigeria. At Abuja’s 4th edition of The Intersect Consortium’s flagship, The Conversation Conference, they highlighted the urgent need for integrated, systemic action on mental health across multiple societal dimensions. This year’s […]
Stakeholders have called on rural farmers to adopt digital technology to drive modern farming practices for higher productivity and food security in Nigeria. At the unveiling of Trecco, a digital agriculture platform in Abuja yesterday, Emmanuel Abuhson, CEO of Trecco Agro Services Limited, stressed the importance of financial and digital inclusion for small-scale farmers. “This […]
Participants at the maiden edition of the Girls’ Education Summit have advocated for enshrining safe spaces in secondary school curricula to enhance girl child education in Kaduna State. Safe spaces are environments free from violence, discrimination, harassment and fear where students feel secure, accepted and comfortable expressing themselves without judgment. These include the physical environment […]
Thirteen new emirates and one chiefdom have been created in Bauchi state, bringing the number of the six existing emirates and chiefdoms to 20. Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed assented to the Bauchi State Chieftaincy and Deposition Law and Matters Related Thereto, 2025, on Tuesday in Bauchi. Agreeing to the bill, Governor Bala Mohammed named the […]