Tag: initiative
ECOWAS moves to adopt binding charter on maternal mortality
Ministers of Health from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are considering adopting a binding regional charter aimed at reducing maternal, child,...
Heirs Insurance, United Capital partner on self-care, wealth for women
Heirs Insurance Group, in partnership with United Capital Plc, has unveiled an initiative to promote self-care and financial empowerment among Nigerian women.
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C’River targets 400,000 children in school deworming initiative
Calabar, March 11, 2026 (NAN) The Government of Cross River has targeted 400,000 children, between the ages of five and 14, in its 2026...
Centre unveils campaign to tackle cybercrime
Abuja, March 7, 2026 (NAN) The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC), has inaugurated an online safety and cyber-hygiene awareness campaign titled “Real...
Rivers residents to benefit from ADIafrica’s free eye-screening outreach
Port Harcourt, March 1, 2026( NAN) Indigenes of Ikwere, Obiakpor, and Etche Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Rivers are set to benefit from a...
Sri Lanka begins national drug prevention week
Colombo, March 1, 2026 (Xinhua/NAN) Sri Lanka on Sunday began National Drug Prevention Week as part of the government-backed “A Nation United” campaign, aimed...
GAC, Bauchi Govt. laud F4G volunteers on child health drive
Darazo (Bauchi) Feb. 27, 2026 (NAN) Global Affairs Canada (GAC) and the Bauchi State Government have commended volunteers under the ‘Father of Good Health’...
How Nigeria could earn billions of dollars from defunct coal value...
Zaria (Kaduna State), Feb. 19, 2026 (NAN) Transforming Nigeria’s defunct coal value chain into a high-technology feedstock base for critical AI materials such as...
TETFund inaugurates committee on multipurpose laboratories
Abuja, Feb. 17, 2026 (NAN) The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has inaugurated a seven-member advisory committee to drive the establishment and effective use...
Corps member builds, donates borehole to Osun community
Ede (Osun), Feb. 16, 2026 (NAN) Mr Enitan Pelumi, a corps member serving in Ede North LGA of Osun, has built and donated a...
France, NFLV launch drive to raise French language teaching standards
Badagry (Lagos State), Feb.16, 2026 (NAN) The Embassy of France in Nigeria has partnered with the Nigeria French Language Village (NFLV) to strengthen French...
Agency revives ‘blind workshop’ for PWDs in Bauchi
Bauchi, Feb. 12, 2026 (NAN) The Bauchi State Government has approved the renovation of ‘blind workshop’ in Bauchi as a functional empowerment center to empower...
Group enlightens Akwa Ibom residents to curb human rights violations
Uyo, Feb. 11, 2026 (NAN) An NGO, called the Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative, also known as Partners West Africa Nigeria, on Wednesday,...
AU’s APSA initiative crucial to ECOWAS peace support operations — Director
Abuja, Feb. 6, 2026(NAN) Dr Cyriaque Agnekethom, Director, ECOWAS Peacekeeping and Regional Security (DPKRS), says the African Union’s (AU) African Peace and Security Architecture...
Lagos unveils cooking oil kiosks initiative to boost environmental protection
Lagos, Feb. 5, 2026 (NAN) The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has unveiled a household-focused used cooking oil (Ororo Waste) collection initiative to curb pollution,...
Foundation launches initiative to detect undiagnosed bleeding disorders in communities
Abuja, Feb. 5, 2026 (NAN) The Haemophilia Foundation of Nigeria (HFN) has launched a nationwide patient identification and early detection initiative to improve the...
Education Orji Uzor Kalu Foundation sponsors UTME registration for 2,000 Abia...
Abakaliki, Feb. 2, 2026 (NAN) The Orji Uzor Kalu (OUK) Foundation has announced a fully sponsored University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration for over...
