The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), the private-sector-led philanthropy focused on empowering African entrepreneurs has announced a final list of 2,100 entrepreneurs to benefit from the inaugural TEF-UNDP Entrepreneurship Programme.
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‘It’s Criminal Carrying Arms When Not Licensed To Do So’
Small Arms and Light Weapons in the country have been a major concern to the Federal Government as it combats insecurity in the country. Air Commodore J. F. Adeleke (Retd.) has been involved in the discourse to ensure arms get off wrong hands in the country. He was a facilitator at the just concluded UNDP […]
‘70% Weapons Used For Crimes In Nigeria Are Locally Made’
Dickson Orji is the Programmes Coordinator, Nigerian Presidential Committee on the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (PRESCOM). He is an expert in Defence, Security and Human Development and also the President, West Africa Action Network on Small Arms (WAANSA-Nigeria). After a two-day training of Trainers Workshop For Border Security Operatives sponsored by the […]
Japanese Govt Releases $1.5m For Stabilization Activities In N’East
The Government of Japan has released USD 1,500,000 to fund community stabilization activities in Nigeria’s North-East region. These funds will be utilized through an ongoing programme launched in 2016, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme in Nigeria. The interventions being implemented in the region are aimed at supporting victims of Boko Haram insurgency in […]