The Nigerian Chambers of Commerce Dispute Resolution Centre (NCC-DRC) inaugurated its settlement week committee to support efforts by the justice sector to improve access to justice through Alternative Dispute Resolution. The settlement week is a week set aside by the NCC-DRC to help the courts to clear backlog of cases through referrals to the NCC-DRC for possible resolution.  The centre will...

In an effort geared towards engaging the relevant stakeholders towards the implementation of the Strategic Road Map and Action Plan (SRAP) 2021-2024 of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), its director- general, Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi, has urged the Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NIRA) to align with the agency’s initiatives for them to fully enjoy its benefits. He made the...

WHO director-general, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus and a group of global health leaders today issued an urgent call for vaccine equity globally and in Africa in particular.  The leaders stressed that the worst pandemic in the last hundred years would not end unless and until, there was genuine global cooperation on vaccine supply and access. They also reiterated the WHO’s global...

…Say fortification no longer a choice Development partners at the forefront of driving global nutrition security have called for food fortification sensitization and local patronage of premixes in Nigeria. The development partners who spoke at the Food Fortification and Digitalization Roundtable organized by TechnoServe Nigeria under its Strengthening African Processors of Fortified Foods (SAPFF) program said despite the severity of hidden...

As part of efforts to promote Nigeria’s digital economy development, the Federal Government has engaged federal public institutions (FPIs) and technology industry players in the communication sector to brainstorm on ways of helping the country achieve its quest. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami said at the maiden edition of the Digital Transformation Technical Working Groups...

All over the world, Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) are regarded as panacea for global sustainable economic development. Developed countries like the United States of America (USA), China, Japan and Germany as the leading economic development index and high gross domestic product (GDP) the world over, are undoubtedly the top countries that have demonstrated mastery of STI development. Arising from...

     Since the advocacy to eliminate trans fatty acids (TFAs) from the food supply system in Nigeria began, many Nigerians have actually expressed confusion over the issue, particularly the sources of trans fatty acids. In a bid to douse this confusion, a family physician and president Medical Initiative for Africa, Dr. Taiwo Fasoranti has provided explanation. For a better understanding...

In a quest to produce virile young girls in preparation for challenges and opportunities in the future, the director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Abdullahi has urged young girls to embrace habits of adopting skills to solve global problems using Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Abdullahi said this at a virtual engagement with the Gear Hub,...

A national summit on the governance of solid minerals in Nigeria will hold tomorrow (September 14, 2021) in Abuja at the instance of the African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD), with support from the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA). The annual event on the strengthening civic engagement and advocacy for effective natural resource governance in...

A non-profit organization, Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) Africa, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its consistent effort to improve the quality and transparency of elections particularly in the deployment of technology in the electoral process. INEC had in its quarterly consultative meeting with civil society organisations (CSOs) shared its plan to deploy the...