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The Management of Olam’s Rice Farm in Rukubi, Nasarawa State, has enjoined Nigerians to rise up against all forms of child labour. The company flagged-off the awareness campaign across 17 public and private schools within its host communities in the state to commemorate the 2020 World Day Against Child Labour and the International Day of

Nutritionists and public health experts have identified high cost as the major reason for protein deficiency in Nigeria. Speaking during a webinar on Nigeria’s Food Culture and the Challenge of Protein Deficiency, Dr. Omadeli Boyo, Medical Director of Pinecrest Specialist Hospital lamented that carbohydrates such as rice and garri constitutes the most commonly consumed food

  High cost has been identified as a major disincentive for the consumption of most protein food sources in Nigeria. This was revealed in a national survey report, the Nigeria Protein Deficiency Report, unveiled at the recent launch of the Nigeria Protein Awareness Campaign. The campaign is tagged ‘Protein Challenge Nigeria’. The survey, which was designed

  The National Pension Commission (Commission) wishes to inform stakeholders in the Nigerian pension industry and the general public that its regulatory intervention in First Guarantee Pension Limited (the PFA), which resulted, among other things, in the appointment of an Interim Management Committee (IMC) to superintend over the affairs of the PFA had been concluded.

  On the occasion of this year’s World Press Freedom Day, the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, wishes to congratulate all journalists in the country and across the world, especially those in the frontline covering the Covid-19 pandemic. The Guild urges media owners to provide special protective equipment for these journalists, in order for them

  The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Ahmed Kuru has written to condole President Muhammadu Buhari, over the death of his friend and Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari. The Chief of Staff died in Lagos on Friday April 17, 2020 as a result of complications from the dreaded Coronavirus

    The Nigerian Guild of Editors strongly condemns the harassment on Sunday of drivers of newspaper distribution vans by overzealous security agents in some states. It should be noted that the media is a strategic partner in national affairs, with the Constitutional mandate of providing information to the populace. The body of Editors hereby restates that

   …Govs Ayade, Ugwuanyi, Airpeace CEO, Zenith Bank GMD, Globacom others make list The best of the nation’s human resources and institutions will be on parade on Friday March 20, 2020 as Champion News Media, the publishers of Champion Newspapers rolls out the drums in celebration of the winners of its 2019 awards and recognitions.

    The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) has kick-started a $2.2 million project to provide fertilizer suppliers in Nigeria with financial support to improve supply for 200,000 smallholder farmers. The trade credit guarantee project is AFFM’s first in the West African nation and will involve 10 fertilizer suppliers, 12 hub agro-dealers and 120 retail

L-R: Mr. Anurag Shukla, Managing Director, Crown Flour Mills Limited with female staff during the commemoration of 2020 International Women’s Day at Crown Flour Mills headquarters in Lagos recently. International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8, and the theme for the 2020 edition is ‘Each For Equal.’ As a part of activities to

    The Abia State Government says a thriving entrepreneurship industry and agricultural base in the State should be the foundation for the creation of a potentially viable industrial hub, its Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu told the African Development Bank (AfDB) during his visit to the Bank. A statement by the Bank said Ikpeazu met with

  BudgIT, a leading civic transparency group, has called on five state governments to take immediate measures to improve the lives of people with disabilities in their states. Currently, BudgIT is implementing a project through the use of Tracka (a service delivery platform)  to monitor projects that concern people with disability in Anambra, Lagos, Kano,

      (L-R) Damilola Adeniyi, Corporate Affairs Manager, Olam Nigeria; Sharon Bort, Officer, Sustainability Community, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Solve; Mireille Wondia Yeo, Programme Associate, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, Olam International; Mukul Mathur, Country Head, Olam Nigeria; Julie Greene; Vice President, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability, Olam International and Sarah Rawson, Social Sustainability Officer,

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has cautioned the Federal Government against regulating the social media in Nigeria as such measure is in clear contravention of Section 39 of the 1999 Constitution (As amended), which guarantees every Nigerian citizen the right to “freedom of expression, including the right to hold opinions and to receive and