Day: July 5, 2022

The Institute of Social Works of Nigeria (ISOWN) says it is collaborating with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in providing professional services on fistula care and rehabilitation across the federation.Mr Yakubu Oni, MOMENTUM Saf…

The Bill on the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC Trust Fund, if passed into law will enhance the maintenance of facilities and facilitate the extension of NYSC orientation camps across the country. The Trust Fund bill which runs with the vision of en…

Dr Charles Ugwanyi, a consultant in the Surgery Department at the National Hospital Abuja has expressed confidence in his ability to provide leadership for the medical community in the FCT.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ugwanyi is an asp…

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed Nigeria’s gratitude to the outgoing Secretary-General of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Mohammed Barkindo, describing him as a worthy ambassador of the country. Receiving Barkindo at S…

The new Saudi Arabia guidelines on performance of the Hajj rites at the Holy sites have been confirmed as being in line with Islamic teachings and not capable of vitiating the exercise.Alhaji Alidu Shutti, NAHCON Deputy Coordinator for Makkah and Alhaj…

A non-government Organisation, SafePath Alliance for Women and Girls (SAFEPATH -NIGERIA) has empowered women who work as artisanal stone breakers with seed funds to venture into value-adding small-scale businesses.The Organisation said the ”move is to…

The Minister of Power, Mr Abubakar Aliyu, on Tuesday in Abuja said that access to digital, ground-truth data would increase the electrification planning rate in Nigeria.The minister said this at the official inauguration of the upgrade of Nigeria Sust…

The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Monday announced the listing of two FGN savings bonds for subscription for the month of July.It stated that the first is a two-year savings bond due on June 15, 2024, at an interest rate of 8.2 per cent per annum.The…

Zimbabwe’s central bank on Tuesday said it would start selling gold coins as a store of value to tame runaway inflation, which had considerably weakened the local currency.The central bank governor John Mangudya said in a statement that the coins would…

The Catholic Diocese of Kafanchan, Kaduna State has confirmed the release of Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Silas, barely 24 hours after he was abducted by some armed men.Silas was kidnapped from the parish rectory at St. Charles Catholic Church in Zambina, Kauru …