The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC), a non- profit organisation says it has trained 288 girls on electronics and renewable energy to thrive in the digital age.Adeyemi Odutola, External Relations Lead, W.TEC, in an interview with the News …
The Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Namibia, Gosia Lachut, has urged the Namibian Government to implement stringent measures to combat poaching and illegal resource harvesting.During a roundtable discussion on poaching and N…
Gunmen kidnapped the Ekiti State’s chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Paul Omotisho, on Saturday.APC’s Publicity Secretary in Ekiti, Mr Segun Dipe, stated at Ado-Ekiti that the assailants abducted Omotisho as he was driving on the Agba…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has congratulated Prof. Olugbemiro Jegede, on his recent award as Association of African Universities’ (AAU) Higher Ambassador for Open and Distance Learning in Africa.Obasanjo in a statement he personally signed on S…
Smallholder Women Farmers Organisation of Nigeria (SWOFON), has urged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), to expedite action in passing the agricultural statutory budget and allocation of specific funds to farmers.The measure according…
The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says the commission is yet to get additional approval for the inbound movement of pilgrims to Nigeria through King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.The NAHCON’s Commissioner of Opera…
Founder and President of Moore Life Ministries, Keith Moore has called on Christians to remain focused in spite of the challenges of life.The cleric made the call at the opening of a three-day Impartation Conference tagged ‘Triumphant’, organised by th…
Petrus Shaama has been appointed as the new Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN).Shaama will replace Theo Mujoro, who has been ECN Chief Electoral and Referenda Officer since September 2019.Shaama will serv…
Headspring Investments has availed N.dollars 1.8 million for the construction of a school hall and full-service kitchen at the Naosanabus Primary School in the Omaheke Region.The investment includes N.dollars 405 000 in feeding scheme support.Headsprin…
Minister of Urban and Rural Development Erastus Uutoni on Thursday inaugurated a N.dollars 15.2 million sewage system to 620 residential erven in Ongwediva’s Extension 15 and Sky Phase 1 informal areas.In his remarks at the ceremony, Uutoni said the se…
Rear Adm. Olukayode Olotu has assumed duty as the 20th Commandant of the National Defence College (NDC) with a pledge to build on the foundation laid by his predecessor, Rear Adm, Murtala Bashir.Olotu, at an event to mark the signing of the handover an…
Wild Africa Fund has called for urgent actions to curb illegal wildlife trade, deforestation and climate change to reduce the risk of future disease transmissions.The call came as the world marked World Zoonoses Day on July 6.Mr Kelechukwu Iruoma, Nige…
Lobito Corridor represents a unique opportunity for the private business sector to boost business, said the European Union (EU) ambassador to Angola Jeannette Seppen.Speaking to ANGOP, on transfer of the concession of rail services and logistics in the…
Ministers of Defence of the International Conference on Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) discussed Friday in Luanda the peace and stability in the region at the Committee’s Ordinary Meeting of this African body.The meeting, opened by Angolan minister of Nati…
Dutchman Hans Hoogeveen was reappointed for a second consecutive term as head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), during its 43rd plenary session held Thursday in Rome, Italy.For a mandate that runs until 2025, the ind…
