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FAME Foundation has called on well-meaning Nigerians to rise against killings and all forms of violence against women and girls across the country. Speaking at a press conference on Monday in Abuja, the Executive Director of FAME Foundation, Arabirin Aderonke Atoyebi, said that gender-based violence is not just a personal or family issue but a…
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FAME Foundation has called on well-meaning Nigerians to rise against killings and all forms of violence against women and girls across the country. Speaking at a press conference on Monday in Abuja, the Executive Director of FAME Foundation, Arabirin Aderonke Atoyebi, said that gender-based violence is not just a personal or family issue but a…
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The Northern Youth Assembly (NYA) has faulted the suspension of the chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Mamman Mike Osuman SAN over utterances against President Bola Tinubu. The assembly worried that rather than defending the interest of the region, ACF had reduced itself to a mere protecting agent of Tinubu's administration. NYA however demanded…
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Experts at Nigeria's agricultural sector, the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), and Heifer International Nigeria workshop, on Monday, called for a data-driven, de-risked mechanization model as a critical step to addressing Nigeria's food security challenges. Stakeholders engaged in insightful workshop discussions, addressing best practices for improving mechanization in Nigeria. Topics included land cluster farming to…
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Nigeria's men's volleyball team delivered a commanding performance at the ongoing African Military Games 2024 (AMGA) in Abuja, securing an emphatic 3-0 (25-17, 25-8, 25-13) win over Sierra Leone on Monday. The match, held at the indoor sports hall of the Moshood Abiola Stadium saw Nigeria make their first victory in the men's volleyball event…
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The National Agency for the Control of AIDS ( NACA) has expressed its determination to scale up the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services nationwide. The agency stressed the need to promote universal access to free antenatal care and abolish user fees for PMTCT services nationwide. Director General of NACA, Dr Temitope Ilori,…
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The North-Central All Progressives (APC) Forum has distanced President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from blame on the alleged lopsided appointments of government functionaries from the zone. The forum led by Saleh Zazzaga, in a statement, Monday heaped the blame on the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), Sen George Akume, for the alleged infraction.…
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The Nigeria Women for Agricultural Progress and Development Initiative (NWAPDI) has raised concerns over the rate of violence against women farmers, saying they are gradually being silenced in communities. NWAPDI president, Omolara Swensson, raised the concern yesterday in Abuja during a train-the-trainer workshop in commemoration of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence, stating that…
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President Bola Tinubu on Monday expressed the need for the National Assembly to prioritise the funding for Nigeria's space programme to enable the country to play a leading role in the fourth industrial revolution. President Tinubu spoke at the celebration of the event, Nigeria's 25years in Space and Technology, organised by the National Space Research…
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As part of plans to increase agricultural production and reduce post-harvest losses, the Niger State government has entered into a partnership with Chinese Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone facilities in Chengdu, Mianyang, and De Yang City, all within Sichuan Province, to acquire more knowledge to improve the quality of agricultural products. Speaking to newsmen after their…
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, says the South East geo-political zone accounts for no fewer than 268,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to ecological disaster. Speaking at a Roundtable Discussion with International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) in a programme titled "Through Their Eyes: A Call To Action, Addressing Humanitarian Challenges In The…
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The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mazi Afam Osigwe SAN, has cautioned the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, against making sweeping allegations without concrete evidence. Osigwe gave the charge on Monday in Abuja while responding to journalists at the unveiling of the logo and theme for the…