Abuja: The Federal Government and UN Women have strengthened mechanisms to enhance accountability and catalyse transformative action toward achieving Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment (GEWE) for sustainable development. Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, Minister of Women Affairs, highlighted this at the GEWE Coordination Mechanism and Institutional Strengthening Meeting in Abuja, emphasizing the need for a unified and […]
Day: June 25, 2025
Make MSMEs Funds Revolving to Grow Sector – NASME President Urges FG
Abuja: The Nigeria Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME) has called for the institutionalisation of intervention funds as revolving schemes to ensure sustainable financing for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria. Dr Abdulrashid Yerima, President of NASME, made the call during a panel discussion at the ongoing 2025 MSME Forum in Abuja. […]
Don Pushes for Sustainable Environmental Practices
Abuja: Prof. Wisdom Japhet, a lecturer at Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, has called on Nigerians to adopt practices that protect the environment and promote sustainable development. Japhet made the call in Abuja on the sidelines of a training workshop on environmental standards. The workshop was organised by the Sustainable Procurement Environmental and Social Standards […]
Peace Corps of Nigeria Advocates Peace Education to Address Violence
Mararaba: Peace Corps of Nigeria has advocated vigorous campaigns on peace education, cultural orientation on unity, and social cohesion as solutions to the spate of violence in the country. The National Commandant of the Corps, Dr. Dickson Akoh, proposed these solutions in Mararaba, Nasarawa State during a National Stakeholders’ Conference aimed at exploring ways to […]
FG Unveils National Strategy on Animal Genetic Resources Management
Abuja: The Federal Government has unveiled the National Strategy and Action Plan (NSAP) on Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR) management for the effective conservation, utilisation, and development of the nation’s livestock sector. Speaking at the event in Abuja, the Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, stated that the NSAP represented a major milestone in the country’s […]