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. […]
Month: April 2025
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. […]
Oyebanji Inaugurates Aerial Mapping of Ekiti to Enhance Land Administration
Ado-Ekiti: Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State on Wednesday launched a ground-breaking 3D drone aerial mapping of the state to enhance land administration and boost investment. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the ceremony was held at the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport in Ado-Ekiti. Oyebanji, while speaking at the ceremony, said the mapping was […]
NDLEA Advocates Drug Integrity Test for Corps Members and Couples
Abuja: The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa, has advocated for the implementation of drug integrity tests targeting corps members, prospective couples, and others as a measure to discourage substance abuse. Marwa emphasized that these proposed tests are not punitive but preventive measures aimed at early intervention […]