NACA, IHVN Seek Stronger Media Engagement to Boost PrEP Uptake in Nigeria
By Nkechinyere Ewa The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) and the Institute of Human Virology Nigeria (IHVN) have called for stronger media engagement to improve public understanding and demand for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) as Nigeria intensifies efforts to prevent new HIV infections. The agencies made the call at a two-day national…
Omga007Africa Can No Longer Afford to Export Its Wealth Raw — RMRDC DG
Council challenges continent to build factories around its minerals, agriculture and other resources By Joy Omagha Idam Africa may not need to discover more natural resources to trigger its next industrial revolution. What the continent urgently needs, according to the Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), is the capacity and determination to turn the…
30% VALUE -ADDITION LAW : RMRDC DG SAYS NIGERIA MUST STOP EXPORTING RAW WEALTH
Mandatory local processing will unlock factories, jobs and industrial growth — Ike-Muonso By Joy Omagha Idam Nigeria’s natural resources must begin generating greater value at home rather than being exported largely in raw form, as the proposed 30 per cent mandatory value-addition law could fundamentally reshape the country’s approach to natural-resource exploitation, the Director-General of…
NBBF Election : Group Urges President Tinubu to Ensure A Level Playing Field, Says it’s South-East Turn
By Destiny Temisan Jemiriayegbe Attention: His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR A group of concerned stakeholders in Nigerian basketball has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to pay close attention to the ongoing leadership transition in the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) and ensure that the forthcoming elections are conducted transparently, inclusively and without imposition…
Gov Okpebholo Expresses Confidence APC will Win Elections in Edo
Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo on Tuesday expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) would win elections in the state, as he presented the party’s candidates for the 2027 general elections to members during a mobilisation rally in Ologbo Wards 9 and 10 in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area. Governor Okpebholo who said the APC…
NUJ FCT Council Praises AIBEN CEO, Chief Andy Elerewe for Housing, Media Support on Birthday
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT Council, has felicitated Chief Andy Elerewe, CEO of AIBEN Properties, applauding his contributions to the housing sector and his sustained support for media development as he marks his birthday today. This is contained in a statement signed by the Chairman Comrade Grace IkeKey points to use in a…
Orshi Family Announce Death and Burial Program for Pst Peter Tyoakaa Orshi
THE ORSHI FAMILY The family of Orchiviri Dr. James Akperan Orshi, the 3rd Tor Tiv, of Mbatiev, Mbapen, Tombu, Buruku Local Government Area of Benue State, announces with deep sorrow, but with total submission to the will of Almighty God, the passing unto glory of their beloved son, husband, father, uncle and brother, PASTOR PETER…
Clanging of a Dysfunctional Cymbal
By Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele Ijeoma Osamor’s article, “Edo Governor, Sen. Monday Okpebholo: Think Again,” is not advice. It is a lengthy sermon on humility delivered with the confidence of someone who came looking for faults and found insinuations instead. If criticism were a road project, her article would have broken ground, held a commissioning…