By Taiye Olayemi and Aderonke Ojediran Lagos May 27, 2024 (NAN) The Lagos State Government on Monday says it empowered no fewer than 3,748 youths in the last one year of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second tenure administration. Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, disclosed this during aContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) On Aug. 16, 2023, President Bola Tinubu heeded the call by tourism industry stakeholders for the creation of a stand-alone Ministry of Tourism in the country, with the appointment of Lola Ade-John as the minister to spearhead affairs of the ministry. TheContinue Reading
News Desk Sen. Ahmed Wadada Aliyu (SDP- Nasarawa West) has empowered no fewer than 586 women and youths in his Senatorial Zone with various entrepreneurial skills to make them self reliant. Wadada, while speaking at the closing of the entrepreneurship training on Saturday in Keffi, said the gesture was hisContinue Reading
By Ibrahim Kado Mr Prakash Silwal, Chief of Party, Feed the Future Nigeria Integrated Agriculture Activity, has tasked state governments on sustainability of agricultural development programmes to ensure food security in the country. Silwal made the call at the 2024 Wet Season Agriculture Inputs Fair in Yola on Tuesday. TheContinue Reading
By Ibrahim Kado OXFAM and other implementing partners with fund from German government have closed-out 11 months project on improving social cohesion through Community Development Planning (CDP), in 16 wards of Michika Local Government Area of Adamawa. Mr John Makina, OXFAM Country Director, speaking at the close-out and review disseminationContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Evergreen Musical Company has begun the construction of a musical museum in Ikeja, Lagos. It’s Managing Director, Bimbo Esho, who disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, said the museum upon completion would be called “Evergreen Music Heritage Foundation”. Esho said that the museum would helpContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The Overseas Friends of Bharatiya Janata Party (OFBJP), Nigeria chapter, on Saturday urged Indians in Nigeria to vote Indian Prime Minister for third term in office. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Indian general elections is from April to June 2024. Mr Pravin Kumar, GeneralContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The National Directorate of Employment (NDE), has commenced the training of 20 unemployed youths in Adamawa under its 2024 Environmental Beautification Training Scheme (EBTS). Malam Abubakar Nuhu-Fikpo, Director General NDE, disclosed this at the inaugural ceremony of 20 beneficiaries for the 2024 EBTS, in Yola. Represented byContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM), Lagos office on Thursday unveiled digitalised documentaries of Nigerian heritage sites. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the project was unanimously carried out by NCMM, Institut Français de Recherche en Afrique (INFRA-Nigeria) and the Centre for DemocracyContinue Reading
