By Salisu Sani-Idris The Office of the Vice-President has inaugurated ‘Advancing Sustainable Heritage and Autonomy’ (ASHA), a project aimed at empowering 200,000 women through renewable energy, digital literacy, entrepreneurship, and banking initiatives across Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ASHA is coordinated by the Presidential Committee onContinue Reading
(Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State) (Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State) Flowerbud News/ Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State and his Enugu State counterpart, Peter Mbah are among recipients of the 2024/2025 Zik Prize in Leadership Awards. Prof. Pat Utomi, Head, Selection Committee, announced this in a statement issuedContinue Reading
Flowerbud News/ Oyo State Government has refuted viral online post suggesting it has concluded plans to impose tax on some social activities, such as burial, naming and wedding ceremonies. A statement on Thursday in Ibadan by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade urged members ofContinue Reading
POLICY STATEMENT O30 BY THE INDEPENDENT MEDIA AND POLICY INITIATIVE (IMPI), ON: Finally, Nigeria’s Poor Get a Makeover: A Critical Analysis of Tinubu’s application of the law of requisite varieties in the reduction of poverty in Nigeria BACKGROUND The only economic reform programme undertaken by a Nigerian Government that theContinue Reading
FRSC records zero death, reduced crashes in 9-month in Ugwu-Onyema axis of Enugu-Onitsha Road The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says that it has succeeded in recording no deaths and drastically reduced crashes within nine-months in the Ugwu-Onyema axis of Enugu-Onitsha Road. The Sector Commander of FRSC Enugu State Command,Continue Reading
TCN Maintenance: Mainpower Disco announces planned power outage in parts of Enugu The MainPower Electricity Distribution Limited (MEDL) has announced a planned power outage for maintenance repairs that might span days in some parts of Enugu metropolis. This is contained in a statement issued by the Head, Corporate Communications of MEDL,Continue Reading
Enugu Govt. calls for holistic, collective action to tackle poverty head-on The Enugu State Government has called for holistic and collective action from citizens, communities, civil society organisations and international partners to tackle poverty head-on. The Enugu State Commissioner for Human Development and Poverty Eradication, Prof. Benedette Okoli, made theContinue Reading
Integrate Digital Health, AI into Nursing Education, Clinical Practice – Alhassan By Adewale Owoade The Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, Dr. Ndagi Alhassan, has emphasised the need to integrate digital health, telemedicine, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) into nursing education and clinical practice. SpeakingContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Mr Bockarie Kalokoh, former Deputy Minister of Finance of Sierra Leone, has urged insurance operators in West Africa to invest in local data systems and climate risk expertise to strengthen the region’s resilience against climate change. Kalokoh made the call while presenting a paper on “Global andContinue Reading
