FG to address $1bn losses on spare parts importation
By Lucy ogalue The National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) has taken further steps to address the over one billion dollars which the country lost due to importation of…
Association urges Nigerians to embrace library culture for development
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Dr Dominic Omokaro, President of the Nigerian Library Association has urged Nigerians to embrace library culture, calling it essential for national development. Omokaro spoke in Abuja on…
UNDP trains 402 participants in counter terrorism measures
The e United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says it has trained 402 participants from the Martin Luther Agwai International Leadership and Peacekeeping Centre (MLAILPKC), Lagos in counter terrorism measures. The…
Musawa calls for collective support, empowerment for girls
By NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA The Minister of Arts, Culture, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has called for support from civil society organisations, development partners, and others to create an…
Experts call for promotion of value-driven youths leadership to foster development
Some developmental experts have stressed the need for the promotion of a value-driven youths leadership to advance national progress. The experts spoke during the 2024 Behavioural Change Conference in Abuja…
CDS emphasises research, development for national security
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, stressed the importance of research and development in enhancing military capabilities and ensuring national security. Speaking at the Defence…
Nasarawa State gets Education Development Trust Fund as Assembly passes bill into law
Nasarawa State House of Assembly has on Tuesday 17th September, 2024 passed into law an Executive Bill on Education Department Trust Fund and restated its continued commitment to support any…
Future of sustainable economic growth, job creation rest on MSMEs – FG
By Lucy Ogalue The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Doris Anite, has emphasised the critical role of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in driving Nigeria’s economic growth and…
Centre advocates collective action to achieve sustainable devt. in Africa
The Centre for Research, Innovation, Development, and Entrepreneurship (CRIDE) has called for collective action towards achieving sustainable development in Africa. The Head of Academics, CRIDE, UK, Prof. Ganiyat Adesina-Uthman, made…
Registrar cautions stakeholders against impeding medical laboratories’ dev’t
By Franca Ofili Prof. Tosan Erhabor, Registrar, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), has implored stakeholders to avoid acts that could impede ongoing efforts to sanitise medical laboratory facilities.…
Institute advocates reforms, innovative solutions to drive national development
By Angela Atabo and Emmanuel Oloniruha Abuja, Aug. 22, 2024 (NAN)The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) has called for comprehensive reforms in governance and economic management to address Nigeria’s…
Debate: Yiaga engages youths on critical thinking for national development
By Perpetua Onuegbu Yiaga Africa, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), says it will continue to engage the Nigerian youths especially those in tertiary institutions on critical thinking, to proffer solutions…
Unity, pathway to sustainable development in Africa – Ex-Tanzanian president
By Sumaila Ogbaje Unity in Africa is a transformative pathway to achieving sustainable development, former President of Tanzania, Dr Jakaya Kikwete, has said. Kikwete said this while delivering a Graduation…
NSSEC partners CSCHEI on capacity development of teachers
The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has partnered the Civil Society Organisation Community Advancement and Humanitarian Empowerment Initiative (CSCHEI) in capacity development of Senior Secondary School teachers. The partnership…
FG urges BOI, financial institutions to increase funding emerging sectors
By Lucy Ogalue The Federal Government has urged the Bank of Industry (BOI) and other Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) in Nigeria, to provide adequate funding for emerging sectors of the…