Abuja: Vice-President Kashim Shettima has affirmed Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening diplomatic ties with the Republic of Congo. Shettima made the commitment when he received the Prime Minister of the Republic of Congo, Anatole Makosso, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the vice-president received the Congolese delegation on behalf of President […]

Abuja: Chairperson of the Nigeria Association of Women in Sports (NAWIS) in Osun, Omobola Tijani, and Joy Ibekwe have emerged victorious to represent NAWIS on two national sports federation boards. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the election was conducted at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. Tijani defeated Udak Okoja by securing 29 […]

Abuja: Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama, the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, has inaugurated a six-month training program for religious leaders on sign language use to enhance inclusivity across religious spaces in Nigeria. The initiative aims to equip clerics from various faiths with the skills needed to better serve individuals with hearing impairments in their communities. According to […]

Nairobi: Sub-Saharan Africa has taken a cautious but critical step toward greater health self-reliance as locally produced HIV medicines and diagnostic tests begun reaching national programmes. This includes, for the first time, procurement of African-made treatment for Mozambique. The development marks a milestone for a region that bears nearly 65 per cent of the global […]

Minna: The Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN) has announced plans to train some of its qualified members to offer psychosocial support to the 27 abducted victims who were recently rescued in Niger. Hajiya Kulu Abdullahi, the Amirah of FOMWAN in Niger, made this announcement during a one-day sensitization workshop focused on the […]