February 2025 – Page 33

NAWOJ FCT Partners With Traditional Rulers To Empower Rural Women

25.02.2025

As part of preparation for the 2025 International Women’s Day celebration, the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), FCT Chapter, has partnered with traditional rulers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to amplify the voices of rural women. This partnership took place in Abuja to promote the rights and interests of rural women, who often...

Lagos Assembly Workers Condemn Detention Of Three Members By Security Agency

25.02.2025

The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), Lagos State Chapter, has condemned the detention of three staff of the Lagos State House of Assembly by the Department of State Services (DSS). Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, the State Chairman of PASAN, Comrade Babatunde Ogunlana, condemned the humiliating arrest, detention and trial of the...

KCCI Backs Action To Sanitize Kano NGOs

25.02.2025

Kano Concerned Citizens’ Initiative (KCCI) has thrown weight behind the move to scrutinize the operations of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) being funded by foreign-based agencies in the state. KCCI pointed out that the urgent need to verify the motive and sources of funding of NGOs in Kano becomes pertinent considering the recent revelation of a United...

Firm commits to innovation, creativity in advertising

25.02.2025

Lagos-based advertising agency, 7even Interactive, has reaffirmed its commitment to creativity and innovation as it marks its 10th anniversary. According to a statement, 7even Interactive’s Chief Executive Officer, Taiwo Agboola, made this pledge at a recent celebration at the company’s Ikeja office. He assured stakeholders that the agency would continue pushing the advertising industry’s boundaries....

Osun LG Election, A Waste Of Tax Payers’ Money

25.02.2025

Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the Local Government election held in Osun State on Saturday as a mere waste of taxpayers’ money. Oyintiloye, a member of the defunct APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) made this remark while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Osogbo. He said that...

Export of perishables from Africa, our biggest business – Emirates SkyCargo chief

25.02.2025

The world of cargo in the aviation business continues to expand, with Africa leading with the export of perishables. This has greatly added to the advancement of Emirates SkyCargo, a subsidiary of Emirates Group that is making waves in the cargo business globally. The company’s Senior Vice President, in charge of cargo products and innovation,...

Tinubu’s Aide Urges El-Rufai To Move On

25.02.2025

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has claimed that former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai is hurting for being left out during Tinubu’s ministerial appointment. New Telegraph recalls that El-Rufai was initially nominated as a Minister by President Tinubu while the president was forming his cabinet but was...

NPA Simplifies Export Shipments For Quick Turnaround At Ports

25.02.2025

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has created a one-stop-shop for cargo consolidation, stuffing, documentation, packaging, certification and onward shipment through electronic call-up to the ports for quick turnaround time for export processing. It noted that this had eliminatedthe duplications and bureaucratic overlaps that previously rendered Nigerian exports uncompetitive in the international marketplace. The Managing Director of...

Newly Elected LG Chairmen Inaugurate Executives

25.02.2025

The Local Government Chairmen elected on February 22 in Osun State have inaugurated the new executives into the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON). New Telegraph reports that the inauguration was held during their first meeting at the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs on Tuesday, February 25. Recall that Osun State Independent...

Pension unions seek stronger collaboration on retiree welfare – Punch Newspapers

25.02.2025

Some Pension Union executives have met with the Executive Secretary of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate, Tolulope Odunaiya, has called for stronger collaboration to boost the welfare of retirees. In a statement from PTAD, it was revealed that the representatives of pension unions include those from the Association of Retired Police Officers of Nigeria, the...