By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government on Tuesday unveiled nationwide distribution of 515,720 bags of urea and NPK fertilisers to 128,930 smallholder farmers across 25 states and the FCT. Vice President Kashim Shettima, at the event in Abuja, said the intervention was under the National Agricultural Development Fund’sContinue Reading
By Monday Ajogun The Edo Government has demolished a building allegedly linked to cultism and ritual activities, while sealing another property in Uromi, Esan North-East Local Government Area of the state. . Speaking during the exercise, the Secretary of the Edo State Security Squad, Mr John Izegaegbe, saidContinue Reading
By Joshua Oladipo The Oluwo of Iwoland in Osun , Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has appealed to politicians to desist from politicising insecurity in the country. The appeal is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Osogbo by the Oluwo’s Chief Press Secretary, Alli Ibraheem. ObaContinue Reading
By Talatu Maiwada The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won all the 21 chairmanship seats in the Adamawa Local Government Elections conducted on Saturday. Mr Mohammed Umar, Chairman of the Adamawa State Independent Electoral Commission (ADSIEC), announced the results on Monday in Yola. Umar alsoContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye Chairmen of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Accord Party and Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in Lagos State have faulted a Federal High Court judgment ordering the deregistration of their parties. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal HighContinue Reading
By Naomi Sharang The National Assembly and Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) on Monday renewed efforts to expand the student loan scheme, with a plan to increase direct beneficiaries from the current 1.6 million to, at least, seven million. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of NELFUND, MrContinue Reading
By Monday Ajogun Mr Peter Obi, 2027 Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has advised that the judgment, ordering deregistration of some political parties in Nigeria should be reversed. The NDC presidential candidate decried the growing damage to the nation’s sacred institutions on the altar ofContinue Reading
By Nefishetu Yakubu Accord Party has rejected the Federal High Court judgment ordering the de-registration of five political parties, describing the ruling as a travesty of justice. The National Chairman of the party, Maxwell Mgbudem, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Mgbudem said theContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu Gov. Monday Okpebholo of Edo on Monday assured National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to the state that his government is taking steps to address welfare concerns to improve their overall service experience. Okpebholo made the pledge in his address at the NYSC PermanentContinue Reading
By Felicia Imohimi The Federal Government has inaugurated a Technical Working Group (TWG) on Agricultural Produce Residue Standards to strengthen food safety, improve export quality and enhance Nigeria’s competitiveness in global markets. Speaking at the inauguration on Monday in Abuja, the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Sen.Continue Reading
