CSO Chides Reuters over report of infanticide

A rights group, Northeast Advocacy for Peace and Justice (NAPJ) has described a report by Reuters, a London based news agency alleging forced abortion of unborn babies in facilities run by the Nigerian Army as a fabrication aimed at undermining national security. The CSO in a statement signed by its convener, Ambassador Abdullahi Gambo stressed […]

Nigerian Army, where Reuters got it wrong

By Philip Agbese During the 2010 Jos riots and the subsequent months, international news wire service, Reuters, did a disservice to Nigeria that many people might not have noticed but which was nonetheless bad, horrible actually for a news outlet that is perpetually steeped in virtue signaling. At that time, Reuters was engaged in reporting […]

CSO lauds NEDC on outstanding reconstruction of northeast

The Network for Good Governance in Nigeria has applauded the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) for its extraordinary contributions to the development of the region. According to a statement signed by its Executive Director, Dr. Adam Abu, the group said the NEDC has effectively tackled the menace of poverty, illiteracy, and ecological challenges in the North-Eastern […]

New professions give a boost to employment

By Li Xinping, People’s Daily An updated directory on occupational titles released by China’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MHRSS) will soon be printed. Seventy-four new professions have been included in the directory in five batches, such as B&B managers, family education tutors, educational tourism guides and robotics engineering technicians. These emerging new […]

Digital industrial clusters prosper in China

By Wang Zheng, People’s DailyThe rapid development of the digital economy over the recent years in China has led to a tide of the construction of digital industrial clusters.A batch of digital industrial clusters with international competitiveness has taken shape and grown strong across China, injecting fresh impetus into the high-quality development of the Chinese […]

Food Security: China Donates N2.8bn Agricultural Technolgy Centre To Nigeria

The Chinese government on Tuesday handed over the newly built Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Donated by the Chinese government and constructed by China Railway Bureau Group Limited (CRCC14), the centre is located in Ushafa, Bwari Area Council of Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The facility which seeks to enhance agricultural […]

NEDC: A MODEL IN PEACE- BUILDING AND RECONSTRUCTION.

By Monday Otairu Peace is said to be an intangible commodity with a priceless tag, which once shattered, gaining it back requires huge investment in terms of human and material resources. Therefore, absence of peace implies that a given community, region or country has been inflicted with instability particularly if the nature of the conflict […]

Group commends Nigerian Army’s apolitical posture, urged to sustain Annual Conference for revitalization

The Coalition against Terrorism and Banditry in Nigeria has described the Nigerian Army as a bastion of democracy through its numerous interventions, especially in internal security operations across the country. Commending the Army for its uncompromising and apolitical posture, the Coalition said the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya, has injected fresh ideas […]

2023 Manifesto: Pro-democracy group berates Obi over plagiarism, unpreparedness to govern

The National Democratic Movement (NDM) has described the manifesto of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, as an old bunch of rehearsed script full of lies, falsehood, and deception which have become the trademark of the former governor. The group which made this known at a press conference on Tuesday in Abuja […]