The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) on Wednesday commenced training for 100 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in the Federal Capital Territory on Professional IT/ICT Skills.Speaking at the opening ceremony of the four-weeks training supported by GIZ-Skills Development for Youth Employment (SKYE) and implemented by the Business Entrepreneurship Skills and Technology (ACCI-BEST)…
NACCIMA Business Women Group (NAWORG) has called on the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) for a collaboration on viability of settlement of export processing zones to cater for women owned Businesses in the country.The National chairperson NARWOG, Hajiya Aisha Abubakar lauded the Managing Director, NEPZA, Professor Adesoji Adesugba while commencing his efforts and drive…
The European Union (EU) has unfolded a seven-year green economy and capital development plans for Nigeria. According to the EU, the priority areas are in “agriculture, good governance and Human development” across the six geopolitical zones. The priority areas were announced yesterday (Tuesday) by the Programme Manager, Temitayo Omole at the EU Borno packaging coordination…
“I want to identify with your vision as young CEOs especially because you have ascribed to yourself, a role that is critical to success. What is the conception of a CEO? A CEO is someone who is in charge, someone who has all the information, somebody who has all that is needed to be a…
A Nigerian Civil Society Organisation (CSO) FollowTheMoney (FTM) Movement, has emerged winner of the World Summit Award (WSA) 2021, for digital solutions on accountability in governance.Mr Hamzat Lawal, the Founder FTM, a globally recognised social accountability tool made this known in a statement on Tuesday, in Abuja .Lawal said that the group emerged winner in…
Some 85 support groups, under the aegis of the United for Better Nigeria Initiative (UBNI), have adopted former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim, as their presidential aspirant ahead of the 2023 general elections. The groups also declared support for South-East presidency. Some of the groups are Arewa Sai Anyim, Nyja Malaysian 4 Anyim, and United…
The Borno State Government in partnership with Action Against Hunger (AAA) has raised its social protection register to over 80,700 vulnerable households. The integration of 6,719 households was funded by the European Union (EU); under the social protection project (SPP) in the State. While announcing the new households on register, yesterday (Tuesday), at the EU…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Minority Caucus has appointed Senator Shaibu Lau (Taraba North) as the Senate Deputy Minority Leader. The post became vacant following the defection of its former occupant, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha (Taraba South) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the weekend. President Muhammadu Buhari officially received Bwacha into the APC at…
In the margins of the 6th European Union – African Union summit on 17 and 18 February 2022, European Commissioner for International Partnerships Jutta Urpilainen launches the first Africa-Europe Week including the 7th EU-Africa Business Forum (EABF). This new forum’s objective is to strengthen cross-continent people-to-people relations. The Africa-Europe week aims at bringing together young people, civil society organisations, local authorities, cultural actors and…
While the hypothesis of a total withdrawal of French troops from Mali is becoming clearer at the Elysée, the transitional authorities in power in Bamako continued, Monday, February 7, the verbal escalation with Paris. After the expulsion, at the end of January, of the French ambassador following comments deemed “hostile and outrageous” by Jean-Yves Le Drian on…
