The National Population Commission (NPC) in Kogi State has called on non-governmental organisations and religious bodies to collaborate with it on advocacy to improve child birth registration.
The Bwari Area Council Chairman of the Federal capital Territory (FCT) Mr Musa Dikko, has reiterated his commitment to further develop the area in conformity with the change mantra.
A heavy downpour that lasted about five hours killed two school children and destroyed several houses in some parts of Jos, the Plateau State capital yesterday.
The Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC) is partnering with the Ibrahim Badamasi Babaginda University (IBBU), Lapai, Niger State in the research and development of raw material resources in the three states of Niger, Nasarawa and Kogi.
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has said research conducted by the National Raw Materials Research and Development Council has shown that the state is blessed with 35 different types of mineral resources that are mostly untapped.
An inter-agency Task Force Committee has been inaugurated in Sokoto to tackle the menace of counterfeit drugs and other unwholesome products.
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) and the Gender Awareness Trust has bemoaned the total absence of women in elective positions in Kaduna State.