The AU-ILO Joint Planning Meeting held on 8 April 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has reassured on the strengthening of the collaboration and coordination between the African Union (AU) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to promote decent work and social justice in the continent. The joint planning meeting featured 20 representatives from both institutions […]
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has inaugurated a 10-member Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit (ACTU) in furtherance of its anti-corruption drive aimed at ensuring transparency and fairness in all areas of operations. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the corporation, Mr. Bello Hassan, in his remarks during the ACTU inauguration ceremony maintained that the initiative […]
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Aminu Maida, and other world-class scholars and communication professionals have commended Dr. Omoniyi Ibietan during the review of his book titled ‘Cyber Politics: Social Media, Social Demography, and Voting Behaviour in Nigeria’ based on the resourcefulness and in-depth analysis of […]
The latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released on Thursday indicated that over 24 million Nigerian children between the ages of 5 to 17 were engaged in child labour. According to the report titled ‘Nigeria Forced Labour Survey 2022’ a total of 24,673,485, representing 39.2% of […]
The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, are set to collaborate on enhancing Nigeria’s digital economy footprints, empowering and creating jobs for millions of youths. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (EVC/CEO), NASENI, Mr. Khalil Suleiman Halilu, disclosed […]
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday assured the state’s indigenes and residents that his administration would continue to fulfil all promises made to the public service by ensuring the provision of adequate working tools for the workforce. Abiodun gave the assurance during the swearing-in of the newly appointed Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde […]
Nigeria has become the first country globally to launch Men5CV vaccine, which is recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the prevention of meningitis globally. The Men5CV vaccine rollout by the country represented a major milestone in the global efforts targeted at combating meningitis outbreak, as it provides broader protection than the previous vaccines. […]
The Ogun State Government has unveiled plans to conduct household surveys to develop a framework that will assist in planning, management, and evaluation of the multi-dimensional poverty human development index in the state. The survey is expected to go one step further than the NBS’ Multi-dimensional poverty index by allowing the Prince Dapo Abiodun-led administration […]
Ogun State Government has disclosed that at least 20,000 students in tertiary institutions across the country have so far benefited from its ongoing Educash transfer of N50,000 to mitigate the current economic hardships being experienced by undergraduates in the country. This is even as he said that 10,000 indigent students in both primary and secondary […]
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 […]