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Buhari gives recipe for surplus food production in Africa

NewsDeskNgJan 25, 2023January 25, 20230

President Muhammadu Buhari has admonished African leaders to demonstrate political will and re-commit themselves to the transformation of agriculture in the continent. The President made the call at the ongoing Feed Africa Summit of Heads of State and Government in Dakar on Wednesday. He tasked member states to explore ways...

Cattle rustling: Dealers union to start issuance of waybill for transporting livestock

NewsDeskNgJan 25, 2023January 25, 20230

The National President of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria, Dr. Muhammad Tahir Ibrahim says the union will henceforth issue waybills to articulated trucks transporting cattle from the north to other parts of the country. Ibrahim, who disclosed this during a visit to the Niger State...

2023: Abia YPP candidate cries out over alleged destruction of campaign billboards

NewsDeskNgJan 25, 2023January 25, 20230

A State House of Assembly candidate under the Young Progressives Party for Umuahia east constituency in Abia, Innocent Nwachukwu has alleged the destruction of his election campaign billboards mounted in strategic places in the constituency by opposition elements. He particularly frowned in strong terms, the destruction of his billboards and...

Court dismisses Saraki’s suits against EFCC, ICPC

NewsDeskNgJan 25, 2023January 25, 20230

The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed two separate suits filed by ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki. Saraki sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, and Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB. Justice Inyang Ekwo on Wednesday struck out the litigations...

Ohanaeze mourns death of Abia PDP gov candidate Uche Ikonne

NewsDeskNgJan 25, 2023January 25, 20230

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has expressed grief on the death of the governorship candidate of Abia State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Professor Uche Eleazar Ikonne. Ikonne died at the age of 67. Ohanaeze consoled the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, over Ikonne’s death. Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, described Ikonne’s death...

FRSC recovers, returns N3.2m to accident victim in Kogi

NewsDeskNgJan 25, 2023January 25, 20230

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kogi Sector Command on Tuesday recovered and returned the sum of N3. 2 million to the family of an accident victim in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the money belonged to one Mrs Beatrice Ehimare who was involved in...

Council boss, Akpabio trade words over Senator’s chances at poll

NewsDeskNgJan 24, 2023January 24, 20230

Following the affirmation of the senatorial candidacy of Godswill Akpabio by the supreme court for the 2023 elections, the Chairman of Essien Udim local government area of Akwa Ibom state, Mr Anthony Luke has noted that Akpabio would not win even in Essien Udim, his local government area. In an...

Nigeria is world’s IT talent factory – NITDA Boss, Inuwa

NewsDeskNgJan 24, 2023January 24, 20230

National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Director-General, Kashifu Inuwa has declared Nigeria as the most viable Information Technology (IT) investment destination. The DG stated that the country ticks all the boxes in terms of size, population, youth demography, government support, and legal and regulatory framework. At the 2023 Digital Life...

CBN increases interest rate to 17.5%

NewsDeskNgJan 24, 2023January 24, 20230

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has unanimously voted to increase the benchmark interest rate by 100 basis points to 17.5 per cent. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this while reading the communiqué of the end of the two-day MPC meeting, the first of...

Gov Ortom appeals to Benue varsity, BSU to shelve planned strike

NewsDeskNgJan 23, 2023January 23, 20230

The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has appealed to industrial unions particularly the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Benue State University chapter to shelve its planned industrial action. The Governor who spoke on Sunday during a Thanksgiving Mass in his honour held at the BSU Good Shepherd Catholic Chaplaincy,...