The Honourable Commissioner for Women Affairs in Kaduna State, Hadiza Abubakar Yar’adua, has announced that Katsina State is preparing to launch the Nigeria for Women Project (NFWP) with support from the World Bank. This will mark a significant step for…
Nigeria’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, has said that domestic investment is the best way to improve the country’s economy. She said this on Nov. 11, 2024, in an interview with ARISE News Business Anchor Boason Omofaye.…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared an indefinite strike scheduled to start on Dec. 1, 2024, if the Federal Government does not implement the new minimum wage of N70,000 promised in July 2024. This decision was made after the…
The Iraqi government is moving to amend the marriage law that allows men to marry young children as the government has reduced the age of consent from eighteen years to nine years. The proposed amendment to Iraq's "personal status law"…