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President Muhammadu Buhari has urged African leaders to re-commit themselves to the transformation of agriculture in the continent. Buhari gave the advice at the ongoing Feed Africa Summit of Heads of State and Government in Dakar, Senegal. He implored member states to explore ways of embracing innovative policies that would guarantee that the continent’s citizens eat what they produce. The President commended the provision of $538.05 million by the African […]

Abia State Governor Okezie Ikpeazu has mourned the death of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Gubernatorial candidate in the State, Eleazar Ikonne. In a statement Ikpeazu commiserated with the family of late Ikonne, the PDP family and Abians. The statement directed that all flags in the State PDP offices be lowered and flown at half mast It urged all PDP leaders and members to remain calm as they navigate through this […]

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has announced that rainfall is expected to be earlier than normal in most parts of the country. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika disclosed this while outlining some of the rainfall predictions at the 2023 Seasonal Climate Prediction event in Abuja. Sirika stated that the rainfall onset date is expected to become established in early March from the coastal states of Bayelsa, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom; in […]

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to improve primary health care delivery in the state. AbdulRazaq made this known at the official flag-off of a health care program funded by the World Bank. He noted that the program would help to deepen access to primary healthcare services. The governor assured that his administration’s commitment to the program underscores its focus to ensure universal health coverage for […]

The Federal Government evacuated at least 6,221 stranded Nigerians in 2022. This is according to data released by the Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM. According to data, 3,159 stranded Nigerians were evacuated from Libya; 196 Nigerians were evacuated from India; 129 from the Niger Republic; 105 from Chad; 2,090 from Ukraine; and 542 from the United Arab Emirates. It added that the Federal Government evacuated 2,090 stranded Nigerians, mostly […]

Kwara State Government has declared work-free day for civil servants to collect their Permanent Voter Cards. A statement signed by the state Head of Service, Susan Oluwole, revealed that the Governor declared Wednesday, January 25, 2023, as a work-free day for the state civil servants. The statement advised those that were yet to collect their PVCs to seize the opportunity of the public holiday to do so. It urged those […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has maintained that the January 31 deadline for the withdrawal of old naira notes will not be extended. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced this at the apex bank’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. Emefiele insisted that enough time had been given to Nigerians to swap their old naira notes for new ones. The Governor revealed that kidnapping and ransom-taking had reduced […]

Enugu Stat Commissioner of Police Ahmed Ammani, has assured residents of peace, security, and safety before, during, and after the general elections. Ammani gave the assurance in a statement issued by the police spokesperson, Daniel Ndukwe, on Tuesday. The statement charged security operatives to remain firm, resolute, and wade off any criminal incursions into the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

  The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has sympathized with the entire Catholic faithful in the country on the gruesome murder of Isaac Achi. A statement signed by CAN President, Daniel Okoh, described Achi’s murder as a tragedy and a big loss to the Church. The statement appealed to the authorities to improve internal and external security framework to stop future occurrences of such incidents. It prayed for the soul of the departed […]