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Mr Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, says there is the need for Nigerians to accord agriculture its prime position a good replacement for the dwindling crude oil. Nanono gave the advice on Owerri at a one-day workshop organised for maize growers and processors by the Maize …

….. review to fill gaps to better protect the Child #ForAGreaterLagos @jidesanwoolu The Lagos State Government on Monday said processes are in place for the review of the state’s Child Rights Law, 2015. The Director, Directorate for Citizens Rights, Mrs Oluwatoyin Odusanya, stated this at the essay and debate competition …

The amount spent on the importation of petroleum products into Nigeria rose to N700.46bn in the third quarter of this year, moving closer to the pre-COVID-19 level, the latest data from the National Bureau of Statistics have shown. The amount is more than three times the N221.47bn spent on fuel …

Former U.S. First Lady and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, on Monday renewed her call for abolition of the country’s Electoral College. She made the call in a tweet shortly after voting as an elector alongside her husband and former President Bill Clinton in New York. “I believe we should …

…Hails U-TOLF, Vitamin Angles’ collaboration towards women, children’s health Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Monday, reiterated that quality, accessible and affordable healthcare delivery to the people of the state will remain at the front burner of his administration’s eight point agenda. Gov. Ugwuanyi restated this when he flagged …

LAWMA Celebrates her ever honest and hard-working memebers who see to it that every street and road on Lagos are kept clean to the best of their abilities…. What does a team of heroes look like? At Lagos Waste Management Authority we have taken the time to build an exceptional …

One of the rescued students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, whose name was not ascertained at press time, has shed light on the recent abduction in Katsina, claiming a total of 520 students were abducted by bandits in the state. According to him, the kidnappers counted them twice after …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday came under the hammer of Northern elders and the Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) over weekend’s abduction of 333 students of the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State. While the elders lamented that the “President’s idea about insecurity has proved inadequate to deal with …

Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has said bandits have released 17 students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, who were kidnapped on Monday evening. Speaking in an interview with Deutse Welle Hausa Service in Katsina on Monday, the governor said he had just be informed that 15 students were …

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) South West Zonal Caretaker Committee has suspended its Chairman, Dayo Ogungbenro, for negligence of duty, saying he has failed to call any meeting since he was appointed. Seven out of the 12 members in the Caretaker Committee, who suspended the chairman, also called on the …