Written by By Chioma Obinna Nigeria’s ambition to build a stronger, innovation-driven health system took a decisive leap yesterday as the Society for Family Health, SFH, through its enterprise arm SFH Access, launched the CoElevate Catalytic Fund. CoElevate Catalytic Fund is a pioneering mechanism designed to accelerate homegrown solutions in HealthTech, WASH, pharmaceutical R&D, and non-communicable diseases. … Continue reading “SFH unveils CoElevate Catalytic Fund, sets agenda for Nigeria’s generation of health innovators”
When former FIFA President, Joseph S. Blatter, launched the FIFA Goal Project in 1999, the initiative was envisioned as a catalyst for global football development; one that would help countries build modern training grounds, nurture grassroots talents and strengthen the structures of football administration. For many nations, the project has been nothing short of transformative. … Continue reading “Ugborodo’s abandoned FIFA project”
Governor Dauda Lawal has approved full scholarships for students from Zamfara State to study at the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria. This was announced in a statement by the Executive Secretary, Zamfara State Scholarship Board, Professor Rasheedah Liman, recently. She said the initiative aligns with the administration’s Six-Point Agenda and its Rescue Mission, with … Continue reading “Zamfara governor trains indigenous pilots at NCAT Zaria”
Zamfara Governor’s wife, Hajiya Huriyya Lawal, has appointed wives of the fourteen Local Government Chairmen as Mama Ambassadors, assigning them to champion community-based advocacy aimed at improving child immunisation across the state. Inaugurating the ambassadors on Friday, Lawal said the chairmen’s wives would take immunisation awareness to every community, reminding mothers to vaccinate their children, … Continue reading “Zamfara First Lady appoints vaccine campaign ambassadors for LGs”
THERE can be no further doubt in the minds of the average Nigerian that our dear country faces a clear and present danger on many fronts. The immediate one is the unrelenting wave of terror attacks, exemplified by repeated attacks on communities in Kwara State, which was preceded by abduction of Kebbi school girls, now said … Continue reading “Insecurity: Managing our clear and present danger, by Adekunle Adekoya”
The Zamfara State Environmental Protection and Enforcement Agency (ZEPEA), under the leadership of Hon. Zangina Abdullahi Yari Gusau and represented by Permanent Member I, Comrade Sani Mohammed Mayanchi, on Friday received officials of the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) at the agency’s headquarters in Gusau. The visit was aimed at strengthening collaboration … Continue reading “Zamfara, NESREA move against pollution”
The Zamfara Zakkat and Endowment Board says trained 400 orphans on computer skills and poultry farming in the state. This is contained in a statement issued to Newsmen by the board’s Public Relations Officer, Jamilu Sani on Friday in Gusau. According to the statement, the Executive Secretary of the board, Mallam Habibu Balarabe, said the … Continue reading “Zamfara trains 400 orphans on computer, poultry farming”
The Nigerian Senate erupted in a heated debate on Wednesday over the nation’s spiraling insecurity, with Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South) launching a scathing critique of President Bola Tinubu’s administration for failing to hold the military accountable for withdrawing troops from a Kebbi school, paving the way for the abduction of dozens of students. Abaribe, […]
A witness from the Department of State Services (DSS) testified in the Federal High Court in Abuja that Tukur Mamu, who is on trial for allegedly funding terrorism, was never appointed by the federal government to negotiate with terrorists responsible for the attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train in 2022. The witness, an operative of the […]
The House of Representatives has launched an investigation into the alleged non-payment of scholarship stipends to Nigerian students studying locally and overseas, following reports that many beneficiaries are now facing financial distress. The probe is being handled by the House Committee on Student Loans, Scholarships, and Higher Education Financing, chaired by Ifeoluwa Ehindero. The investigation […]