UNICEF trains stakeholders on gender-focused WASH programme in Kaduna
By Alex Uangbaoje The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has conducted a gender-focused Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) training under the Acceleration to Sanitation and Water for All (ASWA) Phase III Project for stakeholders in Kaduna state. The training, which aligns with UNICEF’s gender-responsive infrastructure standards and programs, brought together representatives from relevant Ministries, Departments, […]
Kaduna govt. pledges nutrition funding, paid maternity leave extension
By Alex Uangbaoje The Kaduna state government has reaffirmed its commitment to improving nutrition programs by increasing budget allocations and extending paid maternity leave from three months to six months. This was disclosed during an advocacy visit by the National Secretariat of the Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition in Nigeria (CS-SUNN) to various Ministries, Departments, […]
KADIRS partners group to review committee on taxpayers’ grievances
By Alex Uangbaoje The Kaduna State Internal Revenue Service (KADIRS) has partnered with the Tax Justice and Governance Platform (TJ&GP) to review the roles of the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM). This follows KADIRS’s inauguration of GRM, an institutional tool that enables effective tracking of taxpayer grievances and ensures corrective measures are taken where necessary. During […]
Trained workforce panacea to increased productivity – MD NSITF
The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has said for Nigeria’s economy to witness an increased productivity and rapid industrialization, a trained workforce must be in place. Managing Director of NSITF, Oluwaseun Faleye who made this known while receiving the Senior Special Assistant to the President on industrial training and development, Adamson Olawatosin Ayide and […]
FG creating opportunities for PWDs to fully participate in digital economy – DBI
The President/CEO, Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), David Daser, has said the Federal Government was committed to bridging the digital divide and creating opportunities for Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) to fully participate in the digital economy. Daser who spoke at the graduation ceremony of 24 persons with disabilities on Thursday at the Lagos Office of the […]
Folktales: Enduring instrument for heritage and society building
By Abdulkareem Ikharo To a large extent, major aspects of human existence and ways of life have overwhelmingly been agreed to evolve through the process of imitation. This is particularly true when we explore the aspect of communication which invariably forms inevitable practice among human rights creation and from generation to generation. Mankind in the […]
The Jeffrey Goldberg leak and the ethics of information earfare
Some mistakes are small. Others can shake the world. Jeffrey Goldberg, a journalist with The Atlantic, was mistakenly added to a WhatsApp group where high-level war intelligence was being exchanged. It was a space meant for classified discussions, strategy, operations, the kind of information that can change the course of a conflict. He had two […]
Reps advocates increased funding for NMCN, other regulatory agencies
The House of Representatives Committee on Healthcare Services has called on the federal government to increase funding for healthcare regulatory agencies in Nigeria to enable them deliver on their mandate, curb the activities of quacks. Chairman of the House Committee on Healthcare Services, Hon. Amos Magaji who made the call during an oversight visit to […]
FG unveils 50 textbooks authored by Nigerians
In renewed efforts to address the critical shortage of high-quality academic resources in Nigerian universities and colleges, the Federal Government has unveiled fifty (50) textbooks written by Nigerian authors for tertiary institutions. The initiative was spearheaded by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), under the Higher Education Book Development Intervention Project The Minister of Education, […]
Natasha’s recall, Rivers state of emergency threat to Nig’s democratic integrity – Electoral HUB
The Electoral Hub has warned that the recent political developments in Nigeria especially the ongoing recall process of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan and the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, were potential threats to the country’s democratic integrity. A statement by the Director IRIAD-The Electoral Hub, Princess Hamman-Obels in Abuja, said there was […]