By Thompson Yamput The Federal Government on Wednesday inaugurated the distribution of farm inputs worth hundreds of millions of Naira to more than 10,000 farmers in Kogi. Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), who inaugurated the distribution at the FMAFS office in Lokoja, described it asContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The sudden seizure of funds to fight HIV/AIDS following the U.S. recent policy on foreign aid, will erode all achievements and put young Nigerians at risk, an expert has said. Dr Nandul Durfa, Managing Director, Reach Care Foundation, an HIV/AIDS care-giver outfit, told the News Agency ofContinue Reading
FG distributes free farm implements to farmers in ImoContinue Reading
By Justina Auta The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Iziaq Salako, has urged states to mobilise domestic funding for the control and elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) in Nigeria. Salako, represented by Daju Kachollom, the ministry’s Permanent Secretary made the call at a media conferenceContinue Reading
By Constance Athekame The Nigerian Independent System Operator (NISO) says it has fully restored power supply to all parts of the country, and system stability normalised after a system disturbance. The management of NISO made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday. According to NISO, investigations into theContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang The Federal Government has confirmed Air Strikes on terrorist target in the Northwest of the country. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this in a statement on Friday by Kimiebi Ebienfa, Spokesperson of the Ministry. The Minister explained that Nigeria is engaged in Structural SecurityContinue Reading
The Federal Government has declared Dec. 25, Dec. 26 and Jan. 1, 2026 as public holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year celebrationContinue Reading
By Rita Iliya Federal Government/ International Fund for Agricultural Development-Value Chain Development Programme (FG/IFAD-VCDP), has trained 105 rice farmers Niger on improved agronomic practices aimed at boosting productivity and enhancing food security. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the training was held on Thursday for farmers inContinue Reading
By Priscilla Osaje The Federal Government said that the annual Zuma International Film Festival (ZUFF) has affirmed its reputation as Nigeria’s most prestigious platform for celebrating creativity, talent and the transformative power of storytelling. Dr Mariya Mahmoud, Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT) stated this at the closing andContinue Reading
By Emmanuella Anokam The Presidential Initiative on Compressed Natural Gas (PiCNG) and Electric Vehicles (EVs) says it has attracted more than two billion dollars investments in the CNG subsector. The Executive Chairman/CEO, PiCNG, Mr Ismaeel Ahmed, made this known on Friday in Abuja at the Alfa Design Nigeria Limited CNGContinue Reading
