Day: June 24, 2024

Nigerian visual artist, Promise Ebegbulem, has urged the Federal Government to create more avenues for artists to access grants, to enable them thrive in their chosen profession.

Ebegbulem made the call while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria …

The West Africa Democracy Solidarity Network (WADEMOS), an independent civil society-led transnational democracy solidarity network, has urged collaboration between Civil Societies and Creatives to drive social change in the region.

Dr Kojo Asante of…

Experts in renewable energy have harped on the need to fully harness the available potentials in the sector to boost the nation’s economy.

They made the call at the Techfine Partners’ training to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Nexgen Energy and …

President Bola Tinubu has commended the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development over the first commercial transaction under the National Gold Purchase Programme (NGPP).

The President said this when he received gold bars sourced from artisanal and smal…

An expert, Mr Ibrahim Yahaya, says that the Trade Modernisation Project (TMP) being implemented in Nigeria will boost efficiency in trade facilitation.

Yahaya said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja.

NAN re…

Nigeria has about 40.2 million agricultural households, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said.

This was made known at the unveiling of the National Agricultural Sample Census (NASC) 2022 in Abuja on Monday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN…

The Kungaboku rural community in the Bwari Area Council, has appealed to the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike for the construction of its access road and provision of potable water, other basic amenities.

Residents of the predominantly farming community,…

Nigerian and European business leaders, policy makers and institutional stakeholders will converge on Abuja on July 2, to identify and explore investment opportunities along specific value chains during the ninth European Union-Nigeria Business Forum….

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Monday, arraigned Abubakar Sambo, Director of Finance and Account of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) over alleged N1.84 billion fraud.

Sambo was arraigned before…

The Federal Government has urged states and local government councils to scale up environmental health surveillance in eateries and public places nationwide.

These include markets, garages, schools, restaurants, stadia, religious and sporting events …