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[ad_1] Gilbert Ekugbe The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, is planning to empower over 4.5 million women across the country with the Nigeria for Women Project Scale-Up initiative. The Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, stated the need for swift action to implement the NFWP-SU, just as the ministry’s […]

[ad_1] Electricity workers in Ibadan on Friday staged a protest against alleged unfair labour practices by the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) and its outsourcing agent, Premier International Procurement Logistics. They accused the companies of engaging staff under exploitative conditions, denying them hazard allowances, and withholding rightful payments. The protesters gathered at IBEDC’s office in

[ad_1]   Tekena Amakiri interrogates the recent statement of Senator Adams Oshiomhole on the failure of the Federal Government to deploy the JTF in the Northern part of the country to fight illegal mining, same way it has done in the Southern part to fight oil bunkering. What Oshiomhole Said: “There is no question in

[ad_1] The Labour Party caucus of the House of Representatives has said that it is deeply saddened and devastated by the news of the death of its party man and member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka, representing Onitsha North state constituency after a prolonged period of captivity in the hands of

[ad_1] PORT HARCOURT – Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has extolled the sterling motherly virtues of late Mama Ayebadieye Edward Igbeta, and urged the children not to deviate from those valuable lessons she had taught them. Late Mama Ayebadieye Edward Igbeta (79 years) is the mother of Dr Ayebaesin Jacob Beredugo, the Principal Secretary

[ad_1] A second judge has blocked Trump’s plan to change who gets to be a U.S. citizen at birth. The judge said no U.S. court has ever agreed with Trump’s view of what the Constitution means. On Wednesday, Judge Deborah Boardman in Maryland listened to concerns from immigrant advocacy groups and five pregnant women. These

[ad_1]   As skin cancer cases surge among persons with albinism in Bayelsa, the Albinism Association of Nigeria (AAN), Bayelsa State Chapter, has sounded the alarm over a growing health emergency. Marking the 2025 World Cancer Day with the theme “United by Unique,” the association joined millions worldwide in calling for immediate intervention to prevent

[ad_1] A Civil Society Organization (CSO), with a special interest in Aviation, National Association of Aviation Progressives (NAAP), has lauded the appointment of Captain Chris Najomo, as the substantive Director General (DG) of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu In a statement signed on Wednesday by the President of Aviation

[ad_1]   President Bola Tinubu has increased the proposed 2025 budget from ₦49.7 trillion to ₦54.2 trillion. Tinubu has cited additional revenues generated by key government agencies. The President conveyed the budget adjustment in separate letters sent to both the Senate and the House of Representatives, which were read during Wednesday’s plenary by the Senate