Madam Lydia Seyram Alhassan, the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, has tasked Ms Georgina Andoh, the winner of 2024 Miss Galaxy, a sanitation pageantry platform, to pursue sensitization in schools on issues of environmental sustainability.
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Day: June 21, 2024
Mrs Thelma Ohene-Asiamah, Director of the Public Sector Reform Secretariat, has urged Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to assist the Government in implementing the Open Government Partnership (OGP) 5th National Action Plan (NAP).
She encouraged th…
The Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to harnessing the full potential of the nation’s maritime resources for economic prosperity.
Badaru said this in Abuja on Friday at the commemoration…
A cross section of residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says they can no longer fend for their families due to the rising cost of foodstuff .
The residents, who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Frida…
The United Nations (UN) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) have urged young people not to allow themselves to be used to incite and deepen hatred in Nigeria.
The organisations gave the advice at the commemoration of the third Internatio…
The International Labour Organisation has urged journalists to create awareness to combat the menace of child labour in the country.
Dr Vanessa Phala, ILO Country Director for Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone, said this at a three-day Communication T…
Mr Adekambi Adeyinka, a Masters student at the University of Calabar, has captured stunning footages of the world’s rarest great ape, the Cross River gorillas, in the Afi Wildlife Sanctuary.
Adeyinka of the Department of Forestry and Wildlife, discl…
Mrs Oghogho Musa, the President, Defence and Police Officers Wives Association (DEPOWA), on Friday, pledged continuous support for wives of fallen heroes of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.
Musa said this at the commemoration of the 2024 International W…
The C-Circle Research Foundation for Sustainable Health and Environment, an NGO, has conducted an inter-school debate competition to promote environmental sustainability and awareness among young people.
The founder of the NGO, Dr Chimere Ohajinwa, …
Stakeholders in law enforcement and criminal justice for child sexual abuse survivors have called for the adoption of the ‘Child Forensic Interview Protocol’ to ensure that justice is served.
The stakeholders, including the Lagos State Government, t…
Experts have called for the adoption of good regulatory governance principles to tackle the implications of overlapping regulatory functions on business operations and the manufacturing sector.
They made the call on Thursday in Lagos at the Manufact…
The Devatop Centre for Africa Development, an anti-human trafficking and human rights organisation, has urged state governments to strengthen enforcement of laws and implementation of policies protecting children against exploitation.
The Group Proj…