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By Admin   Former Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Yahaya Bello, CON, has extended warm felicitations to the Governor of Imo State, Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum and Renewed Hope Ambassador, His Excellency Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodinma, as he marks his 67th birthday. Bello described Governor Uzodinma as a courageous statesman, visionary leader,…

By Zainab Oyekan   The National Council on Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy (NCCIDE) has honoured top-performing states in Nigeria’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector. The honours were bestowed on the states at the closing of NCCIDE’s 13th Regular Meeting in Jos on Friday. Anambra won overall best state and best in human capital…

By Martha Agas Smallholder farmers in Gwagwalada have pushed for the inclusion of their communities` climate priorities, the security of their farmlands and improved farm mechanisation in the council’s budget. Speaking at the official unveiling of the Climate Participatory Budget Proposal on Thursday at the council`s secretariat, the smallholders said they need improved seedlings to…

By Opeyemi Gbemiro Nigeria’s future hinges on developing leaders with strong character, integrity, and vision,  Prof. Segun Joshua, an academic scholar has said. Joshua, of the  Department of Political Science at the  Federal University (FUL) in  Lokoja, Kogi said this in a lecture he delivered at the 36th inaugural lecture of the university on Thursday…

By Blessing Odega The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) branch, has distributed relief items to 200 patients and honoured 21 retired nurses for their service. Mrs Victoria Samson, Chairperson of NANNM, JUTH branch, said on Thursday in Jos that the gesture marked the 2025 International Nurses Week,…

By Emmanuel Antswen A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Women Environmental Programme (WEP), says it would empower 100 persons in Benue in aquaponic farming and smart mini ranches. Head of Programmes at WEP, Ms Damaris Uja, made the disclosure on Thursday in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area at the project inception meeting. Uja said that the project was…

By Emmanuel Antswen   The International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) have trained 150 subject teachers in Benue on the national revised curriculum. Speaking at the opening ceremony of a 2-day workshop in Makurdi, Mrs Rhoda Dia-Johnson, Project Manager, ICMPD School Anti-Trafficking Education…

By Emmanuel Antswen   The Benue State Government on Tuesday said the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) has supported some schools in the state with equipment and infrastructure. The state Commissioner for Education and Knowledge Management, Dr Margaret Adamu, made the disclosure at the “Training of Subject Teachers on Mainstreamed Trafficking In Persons…

By Abah Benjamin Eneojoh Kogi State Governor, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has officially unveiled the Ajaokuta Economic City, also known as the Kogi–Hunan Free Trade Zone, describing it as a historic leap that signals the dawn of a new economic era for Kogi State and Nigeria at large. Speaking with confidence and optimism…

By Martha Agas The Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF) says only a strong financing framework can unlock Nigeria’s vast mineral wealth and drive its national development. SMDF`s Executive Director, Hajiya Fatima Shinkafi stated this at a workshop themed ‘Building a Sustainable Finance Framework for Nigeria’, on Tuesday in Abuja. The workshop was organised by the…