A statement by the global bank on Tuesday, said it approved the loan for Nigeria to scale up financing for Nigeria Women Programme, for which $100 million was initially approved on June 27, 2018.
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ASHENEWS reports that the Borno state command of the Nigeria Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has disclosed that between January and 25th June 2023, it arrested 317 persons for various drug offences, including 313 males and four females, and seized illicit drugs weighing 1,152.6 kilograms.
GE Vernova’s Gas Power business and Junior Achievement Nigeria (JAN) recently hosted a ‘Girls in STEM’ event to inspire 100 secondary school girls and bridge the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers to prepare the next generation of women engineers and innovators.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command, have arrested one Gabriel Okon Ekpiri of Ekit Itam Akpan Obong in Itu local government area for selling his nine-year-old -son for N400,000.
The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof Bolaji Owasanoye, has revealed that many grants from the World Bank are marred in corruption.
ASHENEWS reports that the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has appointed Barrister Sylvester Okonkwo as his Chief of Staff.
ASHENEWS reports that the Sokoto state chapter of the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the murder of Usman Buda Mai Hanji on Sunday, June 25, 2023 in Sokoto.
ASHENEWS reports that the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Niger State chapter has expressed optimism that the sacrifices of the Eid-El-Kabir celebration will restore the much-desired peace and unity in the state.
Once again, the G5 and its Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are at battle over the choice of the Senate’s minority leadership position.
ASHENEWS reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has secured the release of workers at the Shaanxi Construction Company a Chinese-owned Company Located on the Airport road- axis of Abuja.