The Government of Kaduna State has launched the Girl Effect Oya Campaign, a multi-sectoral initiative aimed at empowering adolescent girls through preventative healthcare and improved nutrition. Unveiled at a ceremony in the state capital, the campaign marks a major milestone in Kaduna’s public health efforts: over 754,000 girls aged between 9 and 14 have now…
In a continued effort to support Nigeria’s most vulnerable populations, the Dangote Foundation has donated 30,000 bags of rice to the Oyo State Government. The gesture forms part of the foundation’s national food relief programme aimed at tackling hunger among disadvantaged groups. At a handover event in Ibadan on Wednesday, Mr Victor Ejiro, Head of…
Poland’s government on Tuesday accused Russia of interfering in the presidential election campaign by spreading disinformation and attacking the country’s critical infrastructure. Digitalisation Minister, Krzysztof Gawkowski, made the accusations at a defence conference in Warsaw. Polish voters would go to the polls on May 18. He said the Russian Military Intelligence Agency (GRU) has doubled…
Air Peace Ltd. has partnered with top smartphone brand Tecno Nigeria to launch the ‘Free to Snap, Free to Soar’ campaign aimed at celebrating customer loyalty. Air Peace’s Chief Operating Officer, Mrs Oluwatoyin Olajide, said in a statement on Sunday that the campaign seeks to reward loyal flyers through tech-driven engagement. The campaign includes two…
Gov Monday Okpebholo of Edo announced on Wednesday in Benin that he has begun mobilising support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reelection bid in 2027. The governor made this known while receiving Mr. Kaycee Osamwonyi, a member of the Edo State House of Assembly. Osamwonyi defected from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the…
Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja has pledged the Church’s support for the Federal Government’s Clean Nigeria, ‘Use the Toilet’ campaign to end open defecation. He made the commitment when he received the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, and senior ministry officials in Abuja on Tuesday. Kaigama commended…
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu on Tuesday in Kaduna, inaugurated the Free To Shine campaign, an initiative of the Organisation of African First Ladies (OFLAD) aimed at eliminating HIV/AIDS, Syphilis, and Hepatitis infections. The campaign is an advocacy initiative led by the African Union (AU), OAFLAD, and global partners among women of representative age….
kamala Harris and Donald Trump fought it out Saturday in the swing states on the final weekend of the tensest US election of modern times, with the Democrat urging voters to “turn the page” on the Republican’s scorched-earth brand of politics. With only three days left in the campaign, 73 million people have already cast…
