The ongoing pressure being mounted on President Muhammadu Buhari by some people, which led to the setting up of a presidential committee on border reopening headed by the Minister of Finance is not a good omen for Nigeria’s agricultural sector. Particularly, it will truncate the laudable achievements of agricultural initiatives of President Buhari designed to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food Read More
In early 2020, Awa had just turned 15 years old when she heard that her marriage was being arranged. Escaping it seemed difficult, but Awa found the courage to defy her father’s decision. Her small village in Mali had a committee for the prevention of early marriage, and she took her case to them. This body of respected people presented Read More
Stakeholders from all walks of life on Monday gathered in Abuja to brainstorm and identify innovative ways to provide humanitarian response in a bid to guarantee a co-ordinated and cohesive approach in addressing humanitarian action during an after pandemic. At one-day colloquium to review COVID-19 humanitarian response intervention organised by the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Read More
The National Coordinator /CEO SERVICOM Mrs Nnenna Akajemeli has said that SERVICOM is deploying synergy to drive the service delivery improvements processes in the ongoing Open Government Partnership Initiatives of the federal government. Mrs Akajemeli stated this when she recently paid an advocacy visit to the Honourable Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire, in Abuja. The National Coordinator stated that Read More
The Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Tony Ojukwu Esq has called on the federal government to adopt a policy for the protection of civilians in Nigeria. Ojukwu made this call in Abuja Sunday while reacting to the killing of over 40 farmers in Borno state. He described the killing as one killing too many saying it Read More
The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) said it is appalled by the killing of rice farmers in Zabarmari, Borno state by Boko Haram insurgents. The Chairman of the forum Governor Simon Lalong in a statement, said the entire country was deeply saddened over the killing of the innocent rice farmers who committed no crime, except to go to the farm to Read More
Troops Sunday night and Monday morning repelled the attacks of armed bandits on Kaduna-Abuja, Kaduna – Zaria and Kaduna – Kachia highways, rescuing 39 victims and killing two of the kidnappers. A statement signed Monday by Kaduna state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs Samuel Aruwan said, as troops dislodged armed bandits along the Kaduna-Abuja highway, stray bullets fired by the bandits Read More
The United States has said more than $6 billion has been invested in Nigeria’s HIV/AID control, even as more than one million women and children are currently on HIV treatment through the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). This is as Nigerians lost to HIV/AIDS and the resiliency of those who fight for epidemic control in Nigeria have Read More
… Grief-stricken Borno state governor, Professor Babagana Zulum, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to bring in mercenaries if Nigeria is to win the Boko Haram war. This was among many other suggestions made by the governor while receiving in audience Senate President Ahmed Lawan-led federal delegation on a condolence visit to the state over the death of 43 farmers killed Read More
The FCT Police Command, Monday, arrested one Jeremiah Nnamdi at CBN Junction, along Karu axis of the FCT in connection with the murder of Professor Kwaghger of the Federal University of Agriculture, Benue state. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the command, ASP Mariam Yusuf, in a press statement in Abuja, said operatives of the command acting on credible intelligence Read More
The National Woman Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hajiya Mariya Waziri, has called for a strategic plan for women to take up more political positions in 2023 general elections. Waziri made the call at the opening ceremony of the two-days strategic workshop for women organised by the Office of the PDP National Woman Leader, in partnership with the Read More
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