By Polycarp Auta Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau says he has allocated 30 hectares of land in Wase Local Government Area (LGA) for the cultivation of Napier Grass. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that napier grass, also known as Elephant Grass, is a key fodder crop primarily usedContinue Reading
By Deborah Coker Sen. Ned Nwoko, Chairman, Prince Ned Nwoko Foundation for Malaria Eradication and the Community, has alleged that Western Pharmaceutical Companies are not interested in helping Nigeria eradicate malaria from the country. Nwoko said this in Abuja, at a malaria vaccine workshop organised by the Foundation. He saidContinue Reading
By Celine-Damilola Oyewole The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has joined other Nigerian lawmakers in calling for 35 per cent affirmative action for women in the legislature. Represented by the Wife of the Speaker, Hajiya Fatima Abass, Mrs Tinubu made this declaration on Tuesday morning in Abuja at the ExhibitionContinue Reading
By Salif Atojoko The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) has commended President Bola Tinubu’s administration for the inauguration of the dualisation of sections two to four of the Ekpoma-Auchi-Okpella-Okene-Ajaokuta Expressway. Mr Chukwudi Enekwechi, Chairman of the group, said the move had brought hope to motorists using the road linking Edo andContinue Reading
By Ikenna Osuoha Cyriacus Umeha, Lawmaker representing Ezeagu/Udi Federal Constituency, Enugu State, has asserted that the South East Development Commission (SEDC) will harness technological innovativeness of youths in the zone. Umeha, also member of the House of Representatives Committee on SEDC, said this in an interview with the News AgencyContinue Reading
There have been growing concerns about the obnoxious increasing trend of ritual killings across Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the heightened situation of ritual killings is driven by the quest for quick wealth, poverty, unemployment, and lack of effective legislation. There have also been sustained callsContinue Reading
By Aisha Cole The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, says its Operation Whirlwind intercepted 245,370 litres of petrol with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of NGN238.1 million in less than three months. Adeniyi made this known at a news conference in Lagos convened because of the recent petroleum productsContinue Reading
By Hamza Suleiman Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum, has approved a two-year tax waiver for traders affected by the September 2024 flood disaster and Maiduguri Monday Market traders. The Chairman of the Borno State Internal Revenue Service (BO-IRS), Prof. Ibrahim Bello, announced this on Sunday while briefing journalists in Maiduguri. HeContinue Reading
By Abujah Racheal As Africa faces multiple health crises, stakeholders at the ongoing Africa Health Agenda International Conference (AHAIC 2025) in Kigali, Rwanda, on Sunday, called for urgent reforms to strengthen the continent’s health systems. With the dual burden of infectious diseases and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), alongside economic constraints, theContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar on Sunday paid condolence visits to the family of late Afenifere Leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo. During Jonathan’s visit, he explained why his administration did not implement the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference. Jonathan said that the political situationContinue Reading
