Workshop participants on Thursday raised concerns at the involvement of more girls and ladies in drug abuse, urging collective action to tackle it.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has identified peace as a key ingredient in strengthening Africa’s voice and influence as well as unlocking its future in the world order. Guterres said this on Thursday in New York at the opening of a debate on its critical role in addressing global security and development challenges. The debate was convened by Mozambique, the Council president of the Security Council for May, on the maintenance of international peace and security of African States. “Now is the time to unleash Africa’s peace power,” he said. He called Africa “an important voice for the global good,” citing…
The Emirate which predates the Nigerian State is not a product of statute and cannot therefore be disbanded by statute as the Ganduje Government did. The Government can remove Emirs with just cause as allowed by law but cannot dissolve the Emirate and recreate new ones.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume on Thursday in Abuja said that insecurity in the country is ecological. Akume said this at the launching of Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contribution Implementation Framework (NDC-IF) (2023-2030). The SGF who was represented by Senior Special Assistant (Technical) in the office of the SGF, Prof. Bolaji Babatunde, said the document is of immense contribution to tackling climate change issues in the country. “I have to sing it loud that one of the reasons for insecurity in the country is largely ecological.The issue of climate change should not be taken lightly…
The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to reduce the adverse effects of carbon emissions in Nigeria.
Parliament member from Togo, Mrs Maimunatu Ibrahima, has been sworn in as the first female speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament.
The Federal Government has advised farmers to embrace biotechnology as a measure to tackle food shortage and disease control.
The Director General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Mr Segun Ajayi-Kadir, says the recent decisions by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will further exacerbate the challenges of the manufacturing sector. Ajayi-Kadir, on Thursday in Lagos, said the further tightening credit interventions, and increasing loan costs would raise production costs, limit fund accessibility, and erode investment and competitiveness within the manufacturing sector. The MPC at its 295th meeting on Tuesday raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 150 basis points from 24.75 per cent to 26.25 per cent while the Liquidity Ratio (LR) was left unchanged at 30.0 per cent. Also,…
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris relaunching the portal on Thursday in Abuja
ASHENEWS reports that the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has accused the Kano state government of attempting to weaken traditional institutions in the state and undermining the authority of monarchs.