The Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, has said that the country has enough food to feed all citizens. Abubakar made this known during his presentation at the fifth edition of the “PMB Administration Scorecard 2015-2023 Series,” held at Radio House, Abuja on Monday. The Minister blamed …
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In its continuous bid to expand higher education opportunities available to young Nigerian graduates, the European Union on Tuesday noted that it was calling for applications for the 2023 Erasmus plus postgraduate scholarship programme. Newsextra24 reports that the Erasmus plus is the EU’s flagship programme for education, training, youth and …
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THE Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has criticised the continent’s restrictions on the movement of goods and people. He explained that insurgency in the Sahel region was one of the reasons Nigeria was reluctant to rectify the free movement protocol, adding that the country had introduced a visa-on-arrival policy to …
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A gang of hackers, OPERA1ER, stole at least $11m from companies in Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, 11 other African countries, and Argentina. This is according to a new report from Group-IB, a cybersecurity firm, entitled, “OPERA1ER: Playing God without permission,” in collaboration with the researchers from Orange CERT Coordination Center. The …
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IN a bid to support Nigeria to eradicate insecurity and terrorism in the country, Turkish Drones and Helicopters are set to arrive Nigeria soon. The Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar, announced that drones and helicopters from Turkey will soon arrive in Nigeria as part of …
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Colombia won the lottery of a penalty shootout after Nigeria’s defender Comfort Folorunsho hit her kick against Luisa Agudelo in sudden death to send the South Americans into the final of the 7th FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup in India. Both teams had battled to a grim scoreless draw in …
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Giving no reason, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has again slammed visa ban on Nigerians seeking to visit Dubai. The ban was conveyed in a notice issued to the country’s trade partners in Nigeria, including travel agents. “All Dubai applications submitted are now rejected,” the notice stated, adding that the …
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Doctors recruited from Nigeria to work in the United Kingdom hospitals have lamented that they are being exploited. The doctors believe they are being overworked and fear they may put their patients’ health at risk. This is according to a BBC investigation published on its website on Tuesday. The investigation …
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The Anti-Corruption Grassroots Foundation has urged Nigeria’s next president to prioritise the fight against corruption. National chairman of the group, Comrade Mathias Nnaji, gave the charge at an event tagged “Anti-Corruption/Good Governance Summit and Honours Investiture” in Abuja at the weekend. Nnaji said for any meaningful achievement to be sustained, …
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As Ukiwe calls on clerics to seek divine intervention If Nigeria were to be a company, by now it would have been under receivership for possible resuscitation, the former Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Economic Summit Group, Prof. Anya O. Anya, has said. Anya, who stated this in Lagos on Thursday …
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