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Innoson, NATA Train 5,000 Youths In Vocational Skills

1 week ago | nannews.ng | Tosin Kolade

By Alex EnebeliInnoson Kiara Academy, Enugu, has partnered with the Nigerian Automotive Technicians Association (NATA) to train 5,000 youths in vocational skills over the next two years. The programme targets unemployed youths from the South-East region of Nigeria, with the aim of equipping them with practical skills for gainful employment in the automotive and related sectors.
X-Raying Tinubu’s Foreign Policy After Two Years

1 week ago | nannews.ng | Tosin Kolade

X-Raying Tinubu’s foreign policy after two years By Mark Longyen, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Foreign Affairs analysts have expressed the view that Nigeria’s foreign policy under President Bola Tinubu since his assumption of office on May 29, 2023, has been a mixed bag of the old and the new.
NAHCON Takes Over Masha'er Tent Facilities From Service Providers

1 week ago | nannews.ng | Ismail Abdulaziz

By Deji AbdulwahabThe National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has officially taken over the management of the improved Masha’er tent facilities from service provider, Mashariq Al-Dhabiyya. NAHCON disclosed this in a statement by its Public Affairs Officer, Malam Muhammad Musa, in Makkah on Thursday. Musa said that NAHCON took charge of the tent facilities management in collaboration with all state Muslim pilgrims welfare boards, agencies and commissions.
TEXEM Programme Sparked Strategic Leadership For Digital Age- Abubakre

1 week ago | nannews.ng | Ismail Abdulaziz

In the vibrant heart of Abu Dhabi, under the soft glow of a May morning, an extraordinary gathering unfolded. Senior executives from across Nigeria and beyond convened for TEXEM UK’s transformational executive development programme—Digital Innovation: Stimulating a Culture of Intrapreneurship in a Digital Age.
Assessing HYPREP’s Clean-up Mandate In Ogoniland

1 week ago | nannews.ng | Tosin Kolade

By Abigael Joshua, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)For decades, the waters of Ogoniland in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta ran black with crude. Rivers that once teemed with fish became lifeless. Farmlands turned barren. The air thickened with the stench of spilled oil, and for the people; many of them subsistence farmers and fishermen, the land ceased to provide. Although oil production in the region halted in 1993, the scars left behind endured.
ECOWAS Parliamentarian Raises Alarm Over Surge In Terrorism Across W/Africa

1 week ago | nannews.ng | Tosin Kolade

By Mark LongyenA Nigerian ECOWAS Parliament member, Rep. Zainab Gimba, has raised an alarm over the surge in acts of terror and violent extremism across Nigeria, West Africa, and the Sahel.
Centre Advocates E-procurement Processes To Curb Corrupt Practices

1 week ago | nannews.ng | Ismail Abdulaziz

By Monday IjehThe Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Enhancement Center of Excellence (SPESSECE) has advocated for the adoption of e-procurement processes by government at all levels to curb corrupt practices. The SPESSECE coordinator for the FCT, Katsina, Jigawa and Sokoto States, Dr Lawal Salisu, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja.
Do Not Patronise Silverkuun Ponzi Scheme, SEC Warns Public

1 week ago | nannews.ng | Magdalene Ukuedojor

By Ginika OkoyeThe Securities and Exchange Commission has warned the public against investing in unregistered investment schemes, including Silverkuun Investment Cooperative Society/Silverkuun Limited. In a circular issued by the commission in Abuja on Wednesday, SEC said the scheme was not registered to operate in any capacity in the country’s capital market.
Indonesia, Ethiopia To Strengthen Economic Partnership Through BRICS

1 week ago | nannews.ng | Philip Yatai

Indonesia, Ethiopia to strengthen economic partnership through BRICS Indonesia and Ethiopia are considering ways to expand bilateral cooperation, as well as interaction in the BRICS bloc, according to a report by Antara News Agency, a partner of TV BRICS.
Russia Remains Reliable Partner Contributing To Africa's Sovereignty

1 week ago | nannews.ng | Philip Yatai

Russia remains reliable partner contributing to Africa’s sovereignty – Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that Russia remains a reliable partner to Africa and will continue to contribute to the continent’s sovereignty. The Russian Foreign Minister said this at a reception held in Moscow on the occasion of Africa Day, as published by the official website of the Russian Foreign Ministry, partners of TV BRICS.