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Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia on Monday swore in Prof. Ikechi Mgbeoji as the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture. Speaking at the swearing in ceremony in Government House, Umuahia, Ikpeazu urged the commissioner to utilise his wealth of experience to turn the state to an agricultural hub. The Governor also urged him to consider his new duty as an opportunity to make positive contributions that would enable the state government achieve its developmental plan. Ikpeazu urged the new commissioner to run an inclusive administration in the discharge of his duties. “I am aware that you are conversant with the new trends…
Alhaji Yusuf Musa, the General Manager, Nasarawa Broadcasting Service (NBS), has assured that the station would continue to promote peace and developmental issues. He also assured members of the state House of Assembly of adequate coverage of their activities and other events geared towards promoting unity and progress of the state. Musa, who is also a member of the Board of Directors, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), gave the assurance on Monday when the state House of Assembly Committee on Information paid an oversight visit to the station in Lafia. He said that the station was established in order to…
Ms Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development expressed the resolve of the Federal Government to lift 90 million Nigerians currently living in poverty across the country. Farouq said this while presenting the 2020 budget estimates N44.21 billion for the approval of the House Committee on Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees chaired by Rep. Mohammed Jega on Monday. The minister said that the ministry was tasked with the responsibility to address some of the underlying causes, drivers and consequences of humanitarian crises and underdevelopment including. She said this included the relatively high level of poverty of…
The government of Oyo State has approved the release of the sum of N526 million as running costs for its 2,500 primary schools and about 640 secondary schools. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, which was made public on Monday in Ibadan, confirmed that the sum of N400 million has been advanced to the secondary schools, while the primary schools got the sum of N126 million. The amount is to cover the running grants of the schools for the first term of the 2019/2020 academic session. According to the state government, Principals…
The Presidential Task Team on Monday said it has nothing to do with the violence that erupted at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) Lillypond Truck Transit Park at Ijora, Lagos State last Thursday, leading to the death of one person and loss of loss of property.The Task Team urged anyone spreading false information on its involvement to desist forthwith. In a statement signed by the Executive Vice Chairman of the Presidential Task Team on Apapa, Comrade Kayode Opeifa, and made available to The Nation on Monday, Opeifa exonerated the the team saying the violence was reportedly formented by miscreants opposed to the operations of…
”To be passionate about Africa is to believe in Africa, understand Africa” The above words from Jean Claude Bastos De Morais, the Founding Board member of African Innovation Foundation (AIF) were enough motivation for Justus Nwaoga, the Chief Technologist in the Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry University of Nigeria Nsukka to begin the journey of changing Nigeria’s electricity supply via renewable energy. Pharmacist Justus Nwaoga set out a project solely focused on Africa’s Solar energy market, believing that it is possible to have clean, renewable solar energy powered by African solar panels. He arrived at an understanding that Mimosa can…
Big Brother Naija 4 ‘Pepper Dem’ reality show winner, Mercy Eke a.k.a ‘Lamborghini’ has bought a four bedroom flat apartment in lekki, Lagos State. The excited reality TV star, took to her instagram page @official_mercyeke to share the good news as well as a video captioned. “I stepped out of the house today as a tenant and returned as a house owner. “Thanks to Victoria Crest Home for making this possible.” On the other-hand, she was accompanied by ex BBNaija housemate turned lover, Ike as she received a key with the inscription “Just got our key” amidst friends and well-wishers.…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says it will conduct a simulation exercise on counter-terrorism, codenamed, “EXERCISE NA ZO”, along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road on Monday. Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. “This is to inform the general public, especially residents of Birnin Gwari and Afaka as well as their environs, that the Nigerian Air Force will conduct a simulation exercise on counter-terrorism, codenamed, EXERCISE NA ZO, along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari Road on Monday, 28. “Accordingly, there will be a movement of military aircraft, vehicles, equipment, personnel…
The Nigerian Police has arrested one Isiaka Ayobami of No. 2, Ayo Ijaiye Street, Isheri, Lagos, for forcefully seizing a one-year-old girl, Aishat Isiaka, from her mother and hitting her on the ground. DSP Bala Elkana, Lagos Public Relations Officer, in a statement released to newsmen on Sunday, said that the baby’s head was shattered and that she died on the spot. Elkana said that the father of the deceased, Alhaji Garuba Isiaka, of No. 7, Ayo Ijaiye Street, had earlier reported at Isheri Police Station about the crime by the suspect. “The suspect was almost lynched by angry mobs…
The Ogun Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has advised motorists to minimize night traveling to avoid being victims of armed robbery attacks and reduce carnages on the highways. The FRSC Sector Commander in Ogun, Mr Clement Oladele, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Ota, Ogun. Oladele was reacting to two accidents in the early hours of Saturday that claimed nine lives and 12 injured on Sagamu-Ijebu Ode-Benin Expressway. NAN reports that one of the accidents occurred when a gang of armed robbers operating at night were robbing…