Category: News

Lagos APC Bans Justice Forum, Mandate Group, Others
June 9, 2020 No Responses

Lagos APC Bans Justice Forum, Mandate Group, Others

The Governor’s Advisory Council (GAC) has announced the dissolution of all political groups within the All Progressives Party (APC) in the state. The 27-member GAC, the highest decision-making organ of the party in the state, announced the dissolution on Tuesday after...
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Mother Of 13 Gives Birth To Quadruplets In Zaria
June 9, 2020 No Responses

Mother Of 13 Gives Birth To Quadruplets In Zaria

A 34-year-old housewife, Hauwa’u Sulaiman, of No. 70 Alfadarai in Zaria, also a mother of 13, gave birth to a set of quadruplets at the Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Zaria, on Friday, June 5.Sulaiman told the News Agency of Nigeria...
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Opinion: Racism Seeks To Drive Us Apart But There Are Rays Of Hope
June 9, 2020 No Responses

Opinion: Racism Seeks To Drive Us Apart But There Are Rays Of Hope

By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General Today, I received a message from a parent. Her nine-year-old son, Oscar, had been sitting in his living room during the Covid-19 lockdown, watching coverage of protests, sparked by the death of George Floyd ...
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World Bank Begins APPEALS Project Implementation Review
June 9, 2020 No Responses

World Bank Begins APPEALS Project Implementation Review

The 5thWorld Bank Implementation Support Mission (ISM) of the Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Support (APPEALS) Project commenced on Monday online across all Project Implementation Units (PIUs).  Scheduled to end Thursday, June 11...
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Coronavirus Cases In Nigeria Now 12,801
June 9, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus Cases In Nigeria Now 12,801

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC)  has recorded 315 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the  total number of infections in the country to 12,801. The NCDC announced this on Monday through its official Twitter handle, noting that as at Ju...
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Shippers’ Council, Stakeholders Harp On Sustained Cargo Evacuation From Seaports By Rail
June 8, 2020 No Responses

Shippers’ Council, Stakeholders Harp On Sustained Cargo Evacuation From Seaports By Rail

The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) is to supervise Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) of cargo evacuation between the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) and the APM Terminal. Speaking on Monday at the resumed evacuation of cargoes by rail in Lagos, Mrs Ife...
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NLC Canvasses Global Standards For Food Safety
June 8, 2020 No Responses

NLC Canvasses Global Standards For Food Safety

“It is important to develop and enforce global standards that will promote food safety from farm to the table, the President of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC)”, Comrade Ayuba Wabba has said.  In a message to mark 2020 World Food Day,...
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FG Supports 6, 457 South-West Maize Farmers With N1b Inputs
June 8, 2020 No Responses

FG Supports 6, 457 South-West Maize Farmers With N1b Inputs

No fewer than  6,457 members of South-West Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) are to receive inputs worth N1 billion from the Anchor Borrower Programme (ABP) of the Federal Government.  Already, some of the inputs were distributed to farmers in Ibadan,....
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Obasanjo Seeks Increased Food Production
June 8, 2020 No Responses

Obasanjo Seeks Increased Food Production

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has advised African leaders to intensify efforts at improving agriculture in their respective countries in order to meet the challenges of post COVID-19 looming food crisis. Obasanjo gave the advice at the flag-off of his fi...
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Airtel Africa Celebrates 10 Years Milestone With 110m Customers
June 8, 2020 No Responses

Airtel Africa Celebrates 10 Years Milestone With 110m Customers

Airtel Africa, a telecommunications provider in 14 countries across sub-Saharan Africa, celebrates its 10-year anniversary in June, the company said in a statement on Monday.The company said in the statement that over the past decade it had supported social tr...
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IITA: Cassava Seed System Profitable For Players In Value Chain
June 8, 2020 No Responses

IITA: Cassava Seed System Profitable For Players In Value Chain

The cassava seed system is profitable across the value chain, the International Institutes of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has said. In a statement issued on Sunday, IITA Project Director, Dr Hemant Nitturkar explained that the Building and Economically Su...
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Nigeria Records 260 New Coronavirus Cases
June 8, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Records 260 New Coronavirus Cases

The Nigeria Center For Disease Control(NCDC),  has announced 260 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 12,486. NCDC explained on Sunday through its Twitter handle that “Till date, 12,486 cases have bee...
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NPA To Receive 16 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Frozen Fish, Soya Beans, Others
June 7, 2020 No Responses

NPA To Receive 16 Ships Laden With Petroleum Products, Frozen Fish, Soya Beans, Others

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) is expecting 16 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods from June 6 to June 20. NPA in its publication, `Shipping Position,’ explained on Saturday that the ships are expected to arrive...
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El-Rufai To FG: Transfer Ecological Funds To Environment Ministry
June 7, 2020 No Responses

El-Rufai To FG: Transfer Ecological Funds To Environment Ministry

Kaduna State Governor,  Nasir El-Rufai on Saturday canvassed for the transfer of the Ecological Fund to Federal Ministry of Environment, which has the expertise and national reach to manage the fund more efficiently. The governor made the call when the...
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