The primate of The African Church, Archbishop Julius Olayinka Osayande Abbe has called on President Bola Tinubu to make it a point of duty to address the troubling crises of food, fuel and security in the country. He made the call at the 5th Biennial and 118th Conference of The African Church recently held at…
Barely two months after Umo Eno, Akwa Ibom State Governor unveiled a food security programme for the vulnerable persons in the state, he has also announced an interest-free loan for traders. The loan for which N1.5bn has been earmarked is a scheme in which the state government will give N500m to traders in each of…
Rural communities in the country will soon receive further support for growth through empowerment of rural dwellers. This ray of hope was given recently by the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation. The Foundation spoke through Oludare Odusanya, its general manager. Mr. Odusanya disclosed the foundation is working towards partnering with other non-government organisations to empower…
Rite Foods Limited is collaborating with iCreate to launch the “iCreate Club Programme” in schools in Lagos State. Rite Foods will be doing this under the Rite Recycle Initiative. The programme is designed to “educate and empower children on the importance of recycling and its role in building a more sustainable world.” A release by…
As the world marks International Workers’ Day, the Japanese Tobacco International, JTI Nigeria says its objective is to be a certified employer of choice every year in its 60 locations. This it promises to achieve through screwd talent management, rewards for innovative and good service as well as empowerment. This objective is in tandem with…
Justrite outlet in the Eleyele area of Ibadan, capital of Oyo State had an unusual visitor recently, just as customers and other passersby were also thrilled by the development. The visitor was Sola Sobowale, Mouka’s Brand Ambassador. She was the star guest at the official opening of the Justrite store. The joy of the residents…
A private firm has given support to the programme of Senator Oluremi Tinubu, wife of President Bola Tinubu in her untiring efforts to enhance women involvement in farming in Nigeria. Amo Farm, a notable agribusiness outfit, decided to give a boost to the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Women Agricultural Support Programme, which was launched recently. Amo…
Ebonyi state government says it has paid a counterpart fund of 100,000 US dollars for nutritional activities. It, however, said that the responsibility does not rest solely on the Ministry of Health but cuts across other sectors such as Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Human Capital Development, Ministry of Skill acquisition & Job Creation among…
