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Boosting agriculture in the Northeast

Sharing in the nations quest for Agricultural Transformation Agenda of the Jonathan Administration, the Agricultural Research Institutes have been identified to be one of the most effective channels ...

05.22.2013

‘Nigeria can achieve food security in 2020’

Nigeria will be one of the few Africa countries to have achieved food security by year 2020, an agriculture expert, Bridget Obi has said.

05.22.2013

All Agriculture

Agency offers free registration to prospective students

British/Canadian International Education (BCIE) has announced the introduction of free application forms to prospective students willing to apply through it to gain admission to British universities.

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05.23.2013

Ajimobi awards N100m scholarship to Oyo students

Twenty-eight years after scholarship awards were awarded in Oyo State, Governor Isiaq Abiola Ajimobi has awarded N100 million scholarships to students of the state origin in tertiary institutions ...

05.23.2013

All Education

Gambian workers, NGO hold ‘No Plastic Day’

Civil servants association of Gambia in collaboration with a Non-Governmental Organisation called Young People Without Borders (YPWB) trooped into major streets in Banjul, capital of The Gambia and ...

05.23.2013

Kwara youths embark on environmental advocacy

Youths in Kwara have joined on-going efforts to rid the state capital of refuse as well as avoid the reoccurrence of last year’s flood by identifying and clearing some blocked drainages likely to ...

05.23.2013

All Environment

In Abuja's backyard: Clinics in low places

Dagiri Comprehensive Health Centre in Gwagwalada hasn’t had a permanent doctor since 2008, evidence suggests.

That year was the last time one was posted there, alongside medical laboratory scientist ...

05.22.2013

Nigeria and yellow fever vaccination

Not long ago the Minister of Health Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu was reported in the media to have said that the Federal Government of Nigeria would soon introduce a revised yellow fever vaccine card.

05.21.2013

All Health

Negative effects of parental favouritism

While many parents are quick to deny they have a favourite child, reality however shows that a huge number of them, if not most have a favourite child or favour some of their children over others. ...

14 hrs 32 mins ago

Women and social responsibility

Women play crucial roles in developing the society. They have the responsibility of maintaining a healthy society starting from their roles in nurturing the family unit to their contribution in the ...

14 hrs 32 mins ago

All Home Front

8 Health Apps

Your health is arguably the most important thing in your life; without it nothing else seems to matter. That’s why you need to pay some attention to it on a regular basis. In this article, I will ...

05.20.2013

Phase3 Telecom wins International Arch of Europe award

Phase3 Telecom has been awarded the International Arch of Europe Award for Quality for 2013.

The award is globally recognized for product excellence and business maximization. It is composed of a ...

05.20.2013

All IT World

State of emergency: Spell out rules of engagement, NLC tells FG

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has endorsed the state of emergency declared by President Goodluck Jonathan in three states of the country but urged the Federal Government to spell out the rules of ...

05.20.2013

NDE commissions skills centre in Katsina tomorrow

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in what it called “continuation of efforts at creating self-employment through skills training” is set to commission a new skills acquisition centre in ...

05.20.2013

All Labour

ASFF secures release of awaiting trial inmates

The Avocat San Frontieres France (ASFF) also known as Lawyers Without Borders recently secured the release of three inmates detained in various prisons in Benue and Kaduna States.

05.21.2013

The stipend of a young lawyer

The legal profession is a noble one meant for the elite of the society due to its expensive nature; becoming a lawyer is a long, taxing and challenging journey as it takes a minimum of six years to ...

05.21.2013

All Law

Institute to begin local production of cement

The Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBRRI) has disclosed that it has concluded arrangements to begin the production of alternative cement,Pozzolana, to replace the conventional ...

05.20.2013

The Nigerian Building

Social housing promotes improved quality of life and the integration of communities by providing affordable, quality, subsidised housing with the added benefit of regenerating the area where the ...

05.20.2013

All Property

Muslim converts: Changing my religion

A British strand of Islam is emerging as more people become converts

Muslim converts have an image problem. A handful, like Richard Dart, a Dorset native jailed last month, have been implicated in ...

14 hrs 32 mins ago

Why straightening of row is important in congregation prayer (I)

Of all Ibadat, after the Kalimat Al Shahadah, the prayer is the most precious ritual that every Muslim must perform five times daily to maintain his faith. Each of the individual and congregational ...

14 hrs 32 mins ago

All Trust Islamic Forum

Women and economic development

The place of women in a nation’s economy is very important because it enhances their participation in development which is essential not only in achieving social justice but also in reducing poverty.

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05.06.2013

‘I started laundry business with bucket and wash’

Dry cleaning and laundry business sprang up to offer services to those who might be too busy to take care of their clothings or to relieve them of the stress involved in washing thereby paying for ...

02.04.2013

All Women Enterpreneurs