Vatican City: On April 21, the Holy See, the central governing body of the Catholic Church and Vatican City State, announced the death of Pope Francis, the 266th pontiff. The demise of the pontiff followed bouts of respiratory illnesses, pneumonia in both lungs, among other complications; he has been hospitalized intermittently in the past four […]
Day: April 23, 2025
Octogenarian Broadcaster Defends PhD Thesis at University of Abuja
Abuja: Mrs. Christiana Akpunonu, an octogenarian and retired broadcaster with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), has successfully defended her PhD thesis at the University of Abuja. The achievement marks a significant milestone, as Akpunonu becomes the first octogenarian to achieve this feat within the Department of Theatre Arts. According to News Agency of […]
SMEDAN and GIZ Launch SEA-HUB Initiative to Foster Youth Entrepreneurship in Niger State
Niger State: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) has intensified efforts to promote youth entrepreneurship through the Students Entrepreneurship Activity Hub (SEA-HUB) initiative in secondary schools. Mrs. Maureen Achonu, Assistant Director at SMEDAN, highlighted that the agency is collaborating with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) to drive this initiative. […]
Katsina Govt. Pledges 30% Budget to Climate Resilience
Katsina: Katsina State Governor, Dikko Radda, has pledged to allocate 30 per cent of the state’s annual budget to climate resilience as part of efforts to establish a Green Investment Fund. Radda made this commitment at the Katsina State Climate Action and Green Investment Summit in Abuja, which focused on transforming climate challenges into development […]
Stakeholders Advocate for Multi-Sectoral Efforts to Boost Nigeria’s Maritime Tourism
Abuja: Tourism stakeholders have called for multi-sectoral collaborative efforts among different actors in the blue economy sector to develop Nigeria’s maritime tourism. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the stakeholders made this call at a one-day seminar entitled ‘Development of National Blue Economy and Coastal Biodiversity in Tourism’ held at the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Center. […]