UNICEF urges Bauchi Govt. to employ female teachers trained under its support programme
Mohammed Abubakar, Gov. Bauchi State The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has urged the Bauchi State Government to recruit the female teachers trained under its Female Teachers Training Service…
AMC launches new film production hub for Africa
With a focus on African storytelling, the African Movie Channel has launched a production hub to develop and produce movies and TV series. Its new production division will be…
Out-of-school: Nigeria losing out on literate, skilled workforce – UNICEF
The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF), says Nigeria is losing out on a literate and skilled workforce it needs to grow economically due to huge number of out of school…
Bayelsa community: Flood submerge over 500 rice farms
No fewer than 500 rice farms at Okpotuwari and Ondewari communities in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa, have been submerged by flood. Mr Ezekiel Ogbianko, Chairman, Rice…
FIFA ban knocks out Sierra Leone from CAF qualifiers against Ghana
Sierra Leone may have gifted Ghana Black Stars six points in two African Nations Cup qualifiers scheduled for Kumasi on Thursday and Freetown next Monday. Sierra Leone is barred from…
Dokubo giving amnesty programme strategic direction –NIPSS Director…Warns FG against neglecting Niger Delta ex-agitators
Habu Galadima, Director of Research, NIPSS Director of Research at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, Prof. Habu Galadima says the Special Adviser to…
Northeast: UNICEF rehabilitate 833 children involved in armed conflicts
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with government of Borno State, have rehabilitated 833 children involved in armed conflicts in the Northeast. Geoffrey Ijumba, Head of UNICEF in…
AFCON 2019 qualifier: Akwa Ibom govt. subsidises gate fees by 50 per cent
Akwa Ibom State government has slashed the price of tickets for fans willing to watch the match between Nigeria and Ghana at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo this Saturday,…
Human trafficking: Immigration arrests 8 Ghanaian ladies at Lagos airport
Muhammed Babandede, Comptroller General,NIS Officials of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) say it has arrested eight Ghanaian ladies over alleged attempted human trafficking at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport…
NANTS calls for govt. intervention as Nigerian woman commits suicide over closure of shops in Ghana
Following the closure of her shops by Ghanaian authorities, a Nigerian woman and mother of three has committed suicide, the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTs), Ghana Chapter, reported in…