By Lucy Nwachukwu The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says food insecurity is a structural challenge in Africa, affecting 20 per cent of the continent’s population compared to the global rate of 9.8 per cent. The Director of the ECA office for West Africa, Ngone Diop, said this in aContinue Reading
Isaiah Eka Beneficiaries of Special National Economic Livelihood Emergency Intervention (SNELEI) have commended the Federal Government for the relief materials given to them as a result of 2022 flooding. They gave the commendation on Thursday, when the Monitoring and Evaluation Team led by Mr Abdulkadir Ibrahim, visited Uyo to assessContinue Reading
Agriculture By Adeyemi Adeleye Mrs Oluranti Sagoe-Oviebo, the Lagos State Coordinator Agro-Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) Project has advised media practitioners to embrace opportunities in agriculture for value creation. Sagoe-Oviebo gave the advice while delivering a lecture at the Radio, Television, Theatre and Arts Workers’ Union ofContinue Reading
By Folasade Akpan The Chairman, National Population Commission (NPC), Alhaji Nasir Kwarra, has assured that the N200 billion spent on the postponed 2023 census was judiciously utilised and items procured available for scrutiny. Kwarra said this on Thursday in Akwanga, Nasarawa State, while fielding questions from journalists on the sidelineContinue Reading
By Isaac Aregbesola Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, the Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has stressed the need for a better living wages as an antidote to corrupt practices in the civil service. Owasanoye said this on Thursday in Abuja at a National Policy Dialogue on LivingContinue Reading
By Collins Yakubu-Hammer Some Nigerian movie enthusiasts have lauded a movie “A Family’’ released by the Korean Cultural Centre in Nigeria (KCCN) to celebrate the Korea’s Chuseok festival. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Thursday by the Director of KCCN, Mr Kim Chang-ki. Chuseok, also known asContinue Reading
FROM CHINA’S EXPERIENCE, PRESIDENT TINUBU ON PATH OF HISTORY WITH ECONOMIC REFORMS By Oche Echeija Egwa By nature, most people would like to dodge payment of taxes if the system allows it. It’s not surprising that some easily agree with the saying that tax collectors rarely have many friends. But,Continue Reading
By Rita Iliya The Niger Government says it will soon begin the automation of all pensions at the state and local government levels as part of its reform agenda. Gov. Umaru Bago disclosed this at a two-day Human Right Protection Sensitisation Workshop/Seminar on Labour Productivity in Nigeria. The workshop tookContinue Reading
By Ibrahim Kado International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has trained 27 journalists in Adamawa on effective first aid treatment for prospective casualties. Speaking at the opening of the three-day training in Yola on Thursday, Communication Field Officer of the organisation, Mr Lemdi Edmond, took the participants through theContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje A Federal High Court, Abuja has discharged and acquitted two Chinese; Hao Aijun and Liu Yangxi, and a Nigerian, Obi Anthony-Chibuzor, who were charged with conspiracy, forgery and fraud. Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, in a judgment, upheld the arguments of the lawyer to Hao and Liu , AkinloluContinue Reading
