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The First Lady Aisha Buhari, has renewed her effort to search for solutions to prevailing marital challenges, especially the rate of divorce and proper parenting in Nigeria. Mrs Buhari was speaking on Thursday during a National Conference on Repositioning the Muslim Family for National Development at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The conference was organised by the Future Assured Initiative of the first lady in collaboration with the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) towards mitigating the effect of marital challenges among Muslim families. She said a successful marriage is function of rules and guidelines as enshrined…

The Federal Government has embarked on measures to ensure a smooth enforcement of the newly enacted anti piracy law as part of efforts to stem criminality on Nigerian waters. This was revealed in Lagos at the annual Strategic Admiralty Law Seminar for Judges put together by the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (NIALS) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). The theme of the conference was, “Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act, 2019: Key to Accelerating and Achieving Safe and Secure Shipping in Nigeria.” it was meant to sensitise judicial sector actors on the…

A Professor of  Financial Economics, Prof. Ndubisi Nwokoma, on Thursday advised the Federal Government to be careful with external borrowing. Nwokoma, Director, Centre for Economic Policy Analysis and Research, University of Lagos, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. Nwokoma was reacting to plans by the government to approach China for a $17 billion loans. He said that Nigeria’s capacity to service its debts was being challenged. “Ordinarily, borrowing would be relatively harmless if it is tied to projects and are efficiently managed. “Nigeria’s borrowing history is not salutary and debt service…

The Raw Materials and Research Development Council (RMRDC) and Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) are set to create an opportunity for stakeholders in the manufacturing value chain. This was disclosed at the news conference held on Thursday in Abuja to enlighten the general public on the 2020 Nigeria Raw Materials (NIRAM) Expo/Nigeria Manufacturing and Equipment (NME) Expo. The NIRAM/NME EXPO 2020 is a forum that would ensure stakeholders in the manufacturing value chain meet, interact and display the country’s raw materials, machinery, technology and logistical solutions under an umbrella. Speaking at the news conference, the Director-General, RMRDC, Prof. Hussaini Ibrahim,…

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has clarified that the 500 million dollar loan being sought from China is not for the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) alone. At a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja, the minister said the loan was for three major projects contrary to the hysteria created over it in a section of the media. A section of the media had reported that the minister, while defending the loan before the National Assembly, said it was for the upgrades of facilities to enable NTA compete with the likes of America’s Cable Network News, CNN.…

A  legal practitioner, Mr Leo Ekpenyong, has described Abba Kyari, Chief of Staff to the President, as a man driving  President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight’s against corruption. Ekpenyong,the Managing Director of De Bongos Media was reacting against the barrage of sponsored attacks in the media and protests against the Chief of Staff, in a statement in Abuja on Thursday. He described such sponsored protests as an attempt to malign his person, saying under a Buhari’s administration, it had been difficult for people, even those within the government to loot the country’s commonwealth. “And Abba Kyari’s job as Chief of Staff to the President,…

By Harry Awurumibe, State House, Abuja Again, Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has advocated for a strict policy to compel parents to take responsibility for their children and wives. The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor is also seeking for a jail term for irresponsible fathers especially those who send their children to beg on the streets in the name of Almajiri system. Emir Sanusi said this in his keynote address today at the Joint National Conference of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Future Assured Initiative with the theme: “Repositioning the Muslim Family for National…

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to send medical experts to Oye-Obi in Orihi Council Ward of Obi Local Government Area and Oju LGA of Benue to arrest the epidemic outbreak in the area. This followed the unanimous adoption of a motion by Rep. Samson Okwu (PDP-Benue) at the plenary on Thursday. Moving the motion, Okwu said that there was a serious outbreak of an epidemic in Oye-Obi of Orihi Council Ward, Obi Local Government Area of  Benue. The lawmaker said that the outbreak had claimed several lives already and left many others in coma with no…

Nigerian scientists have developed and patented a technology known as bio-digester which is used for the conversion of bio-degradable waste products into cooking gas and electricity. This was made known by Prof. Alex Akpa, the Director-General of National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday in Abuja. Akpa said the technology which was the first of its kind in Nigeria and Africa, was developed by Environmental Bio-tech department of the NABDA, which was why it had to be patented. “Bio-digesters are huge things that look like big pots and inside them we…

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has assured women farmers across the country of its resolve to provide inputs and equipment at subsidised rate to ensure high yield. Mrs Karima Babangida, the Director, Federal Department of Agriculture (FDA), made this known when she received members of the Smallholder Women Farmers. Organisation in Nigeria(SWOFON), on behalf of the Minister, Sabo Nanono in Abuja on Thursday. SWOFON members had visited the ministry as part of their campaign to solicit for inclusiveness, particularly in the distribution of inputs and machinery. Babangida said government was committed to empowering women farmers in view of…