The gender gap in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is narrow and continues to get slimmer by the day, says an agency of FCT Administration (FCTA). According to the Gender Development Department of FCTA, the gap is so small that sooner rather than later, it would be nothing to write home about. Acting Director of the […]
About 41,000 youths and women farmers in Bauchi state have been penciled down to benefit from a five- year project, women and youth project(WAY), which is being undertaken by Menonite Economic Development Association (MEDA); and supported by the Canadian government through Global Affairs Canada (GAC). The programme was launched in Dass Local Government Area of […]
The Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA) on Wednesday in Kano launched a campaign: ‘We say no to Drug Abuse, Child Molestation and Yes to Youth Empowerment’. The campaign is coming at a time the state is experiencing an up surge in cases of Child Abuse as well as drug abuse which the state has the […]
THE Senator representing Delta North District in the National Assembly, Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, has empowered 784 persons aimed at boosting micro-credit business and cutting down the effect of recession in Delta North Senatorial District. The 784 beneficiaries, who each received N50, 000 totaling N39.2 million, were selected from the nine Local Government Areas that make […]
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said in an interactive session at his HillTop Presidential Mansion in Abeokuta, Friday, that leadership was not about age, but quality of the individual, stressing that Buhari has performed creditably well in the areas of fighting insurgency and securing the country. His words: “I don’t know about what is your […]
DELTA State Governor. Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa has urged members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to respect and support the party structure. The Governor who made the call Saturday in Asaba during an enlarged stakeholders’ meeting of the PDP, specifically, called on all political office holders to support and sustain the party in their […]
Nollywood actress and wife to Africa’s leading musician 2Baba, Annie Idibia, has unveiled her new foundation called Annie Idibia Care Foundation which is tilted towards women and youth empowerment. According to her statement shared on her Instagram page “Annie Idibia Care Foundation is a NOT FOR PROFIT organization founded and supervised by Mrs Annie M. […]
Lagos State Government has empowered another a total of 6, 678 Youths, Traders Vulnerable and Farmers in various agricultural value chains in the state. Following the 3,149 people empowered in October 2014 during the maiden edition of Agricultural Value Chains Empowerment Programme, another 3,529 households benefitted at the second edition held at Oko Oba Agege. […]