Bauchi: Bauchi State has received an outstanding partnership award from Shandong Province, China, at the ongoing 2025 Shandong International Friendship Cities Cooperation and Exchange Week (IFCCE). Other recipients of the outstanding partnerships award include Brittany Region, France; Vitebsk Region, the Republic of Belarus; Borsod-Borsod-Abaºj-Zempl©n County, Hungary; Wakayama Prefecture, Japan; and South Gyeonsang Province, the Republic […]
Day: May 28, 2025
CAPRIGHTS-VP Advocates Swift Justice for Abused Domestic Workers
Lagos: The Center for the Advancement and Protection of the Rights of Vulnerable People (CAPRIGHTS-VP) has advocated for stringent and swift punishment for individuals who maltreat domestic workers, especially children. The call was made by Mrs. Olufunmilola Coker, the Advocacy Manager of CAPRIGHTS-VP, during a school sensitisation outreach at Idimu Junior College in Egbeda, Lagos […]
UNICEF and RUWASSA Promote Menstrual Hygiene Among Sokoto Pupils
Sokoto: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in collaboration with the Sokoto State Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency (RUWASSA), has engaged pupils in promoting proper menstrual hygiene practices. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the event took place at the Turaki Government Secondary School, Sokoto, as part of the 2025 Menstrual Hygiene Day, observed […]
Group Advocates for Children’s Empowerment to Fulfill African Union Agenda 2063
Abuja: African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 Ambassadorial Assembly, an NGO, has emphasized the necessity of prioritizing the empowerment of children as a core strategy for achieving the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Dr. Elizabeth Emeka-Onwucheka, Chairperson of the Education and Mass Literacy Committee at the AU Agenda 2063 Ambassadorial Assembly, highlighted this need during the 2025 […]
Senate Approves N1.8 Trillion for 2025 FCT Statutory Appropriation Bill
Abuja: The Senate has approved N1.8 trillion for the 2025 Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Statutory Appropriation Bill. This decision was made after the presentation of the Committees on FCT’s report by Chairman Sen. Bomai Ibrahim (APC-Yobe) during a plenary session. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Ibrahim detailed that the Senate and the House […]