Abuja: The Federal Government has urged the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), organised labour, and other stakeholders to intensify their efforts in eradicating child labour in Nigeria. Mr Muhammadu Dingyadi, Minister of Labour and Employment, made this appeal during the 2025 World Day Against Child Labour and a Special Children’s Conference […]
Day: July 1, 2025
FG Unveils $40m ICT Project to Digitise Tertiary Education
Abuja: The Federal Government has unveiled a forty million-dollar ICT project aimed at digitising and transforming tertiary education in Nigeria. Known as the Blueprint ICT Development (Blueprint-ICT-Dev) Project, the initiative is funded by the French Development Agency (AFD) and will be implemented across 10 federal universities. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the Minister of […]
ACCI Advances Gender Reforms, Defines Women-Owned Businesses
Abuja: The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), with support from the Investment Climate Reform (ICR) Facility, has implemented a two-phase initiative aimed at enabling transformative reforms for gender equality in Nigeria. Mr Agabaidu Jideani, Director-General of ACCI, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). According to News Agency […]
Nigeria Moves to Strengthen Counterterrorism Framework with Revised National Strategy
Abuja: Nigeria is enhancing its counterterrorism efforts by revising its National Strategy. The Coordinator of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, made this known during a high-level workshop to review and validate the revised National Counter Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST). According to News Agency of Nigeria, the NACTEST was first developed in 2015 and […]
National Hospital Partners with U.S. Cancer Centre for Enhanced Research and Clinical Trials
Abuja: The National Hospital, Abuja, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center at Virginia Commonwealth University, U.S., to strengthen cancer research and enhance clinical trials in Nigeria. The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Prof. Muhammad Mahmud, and the Director of the Centre, Dr Robert Winn, signed the agreement […]