Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is billed to open up on the many initiatives of the Federal Government in support of SMEs as he chairs the 1st Abuja SME Conference next week.  The event put together by the National Chamber Policy Centre of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and Abuja Chamber of Commerce and...

The Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, has given the rationale behind the nation’s increase of its target in the new Nationally Determined Contributions to mitigate negative effects of climate change. Speaking to journalists on the recent developments within the environment sector in Abuja, he explained that the updated NDC with an unconditional contribution of 20 per cent below business-as-usual by 2030 and 47 per cent conditional contribution on international support offered...

Stakeholders at a policy dialogue in Abuja, on Thursday, called on the public and private sectors to provide on-site lactation rooms and flexible programmes for the wellbeing of mothers and children. The stakeholders spoke at the Nigeria Health Watch Nutrition Policy Dialogue with the theme ‘Strengthening workplace policies for exclusive breastfeeding: A shared responsibility’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...

The Federal Government has approved the change of name of Ministry of Science and Technology to the Federal Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation in a bid to reposition it to drive its innovation agenda and catalyse the country’s economic growth. The name change was announced today (August 6) by the Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu at a...

...As WHO seeks reversal to low-income countries ...Calls for moratorium on boosters The director-general, World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus. (Photo by Getty Images) The director-general of World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, has said the organization is not on track on meeting its COVID-19 vaccine “Sprint to September” target. Recall Ghebreyesus in late May, called for global support for a “sprint to...

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) has been appointed the president of the Pan-African Agency of the Great Green Wall (PAGGW). He is expected to preside over other 11 countries under the agency which include Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Sudan. The Minister of Environment, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, made this known at a press briefing on the recent positive...

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP) have entered into a partnership on reviving their bilateral relationship to fast-track industrialization and eradicate poverty bedevilling Nigerian citizens. The country representative and head, Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO) of UNIDO in Nigeria, Mrs. Abimbola Olufore, made this known when she paid...

 The Nigerian Postal Services (NIPOST) has launched N50 revenue stamp for use in denoting documents and authenticating business transactions and agreements in the country. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, unveiled the revenue stamp in Abuja, saying henceforth the stamp would be used to authenticate all financial transactions in the country. "From now henceforth all these transactions...

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, has tasked Information Technology experts to prioritize the safety and security of the country’s cyberspace. He gave the challenge in his address titled ‘The imperatives of cybersecurity for a digital economy’ at the annual International Conference of the Nigeria Computer Society which is taking place in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom...

A university don, Prof. Sabo Ahmed has called for the inclusion of more women in decision making bodies across ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) for the country to achieve its long-term vision of fighting climate change. He made the call in a paper presentation at a stakeholders' workshop organized for civil society Organizations on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) at the Command...