Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday disclosed that over 1,500 people had so far benefitted from the ongoing surgeries under the Free Surgery Intervention Programme of his administration. The governor, who disclosed this while monitoring the sale of discounted rice to civil servants at the State Secretariat, Oke-Mosan Abeokuta, maintained that thousands of […]
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday in Lagos to review the year ended December 31st 2023. Speaking at the meeting which featured the presentation of the group’s year-end financial statement and re-appointment and ratification of its board directors, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the NESG, […]
The Citizens Watch Africa (CWA) has commended the Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, on his efforts towards improving the nation’s telecommunications sector since his assumption of office. The convener of the group, Dave Ogbole, during a media briefing on Tuesday, said Maida had introduced commendable reforms that have not […]
In furtherance of its National Food Intervention Programme, the Aliko Dangote Foundation has facilitated the distribution of thousands of bags of rice to beneficiaries and vulnerable Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, with no fewer than 48 charity organizations and orphanages involved in the process. According to the company’s spokesperson, Anthony Chiejina, the initiative […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday announced that it had shut down KFC facility at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos with immediate effect over what it termed discriminatory treatment of a customer. The management hinged its action on a social media report by a Passenger with Reduced Mobility (PRM), […]
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Germany has commended AFOS Foundation, a civil advocacy organization committed to capacity building across Nigeria’s agribusiness and entrepreneurial value chains, for the successes recorded so far on its ongoing projects in Nigeria. The Senior Policy Officer of BMZ, Dr. Manuel Neumann, gave the commendation during the […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released a joint report designed to support practitioners and decision makers to turn migration into a force for development in Africa. The report titled ‘Diaspora Engagement, Climate-Induced Migration and Skills Mobility: A Focus on Africa’ examines the impact of migration on human […]
Ecobank, the pan-African banking group, has formally signed the Women’s Empowerment Principles by UN Women and the UN Global Compact (WEPs), which provide guidance to the private sector on how to advance gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and community. The bank’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Jeremy Awori, announced the signing of […]
The Farm and Infrastructure Foundation, a civil advocacy organization at the frontline of food security in Nigeria, has charged Nigerians to join forces in ensuring that governments in the country prioritize policies and programmes that will ensure food security as their fundamental human right in the years ahead. Giving the charge during a statement on […]
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has reported that its agreement on the issue of the living wage during a Meeting of Experts on Wage Policies in February was on Wednesday endorsed by its Governing body At the February meeting, the experts agreed that decent wages are central to economic and social development and to advance […]