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IKURU Town Receives Commissioned Facilities by HCDT. By Katherine Abayomi Ikuru town in Andoni LGA of Rivers State has witnessed the flag-off of a water project and the commissioning of a renovated community school. The projects undertaken by the Host Community Development Trust (HCDT) Ikuru, a joint venture between Green Energy International Limited and Lekoil…
NDE launches renewed hope employment initiative for A/Ibom youths By Uko Etim, Uyo The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has launched the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative, a programme to provide skills training and job placement opportunities for unskilled and unemployed youths in Akwa Ibom State. The Director General of NDE, Mr. Silas Agara, disclosed this…
Nigerian Women in Business Gets UNDP $10 Million Lifeline The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has facilitated $10 million in investment from trade lenders for businesswomen in the country. This lift is part of UNDP’s recently launched #HerAfCFTA initiative, which is aimed at helping women entrepreneurs in Nigeria as part of the African Continental Free…
No Excuse for Violence Against Women – By Mohamed M. Fall No cultural practice, tradition, economic, or social pressure can justify the suffering endured by millions of women and girls. Our role is to challenge these harmful narratives. Gender inequality and violence against women remain among the most significant challenges to sustainable development, not just…
German President Sets To Visits Nigeria German President, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to pay a state visit to Nigeria from December 10 and 12, 2024. A statement released on Thursday reads: “The German Embassy in Nigeria is pleased to announce the visit of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, His Excellency Dr….
FGC Gwoza Receives RemodeledFacility. The Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has handed over the remodeled Federal College of Education site in Gwoza Local Government Area to the Federal Ministry of Education. The college’s buildings include over 100 upgraded classrooms, modern laboratories, improved administrative facilities, and staff quarters for principal officers. The institution, formerly Teachers…
Ahoada West Kingpin Gun Down By Rivers Police katherine Abayomi Rivers State Police Command has announced the killing of a Kingpin and Murder suspect, Nkem ThankGod, a.k.a.”2Man,” from the Ogbologbole Community In Ahoada West Local Government Area. This was revealed in a Press Release by Commissioner of Police Rivers State CP Mustapha Mohammed Bala Psc. Nkem ThankGod,…
ECOWAS Court Orders Nigeria To Investigate Police Abuse And Compensate Tutored Victim The ECOWAS Court of Justice has on 3 December 2024, delivered judgment in the case of Oluwatimilehin Adebayo v. Federal Republic of Nigeria (ECW/CCJ/APP/47/23), ordering the Federal Republic of Nigeria to pay ₦5 million in compensation to the Applicant for the violation of…
CSO Groups Address COP29 Stance In Climate Issue, Insist On $8trn Climate Reparation. …advocating for a better climate …help vulnerable nations and raise hopes. By Tracy Ohovwore and Katherine Abayomi The alarming rate of climate change and the disproportional release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere has risen to a level of concern. This gave rise…
Abducted Sex Worker Escapes in Rivers. Katherine Abayomi Onyemachi Iwoh, a Twenty-year-old lady from Ebonyi state, escaped from forced prostitution from a brothel known as 49 around Azikiwe/Ojoto roundabout, Mile 2 Diobu Port Harcourt on Thursday, November 28th, 2024. In an exclusive interview on Sunday evening, December 1, 2024, she said commercial sex work is…
