The Nigerian Army has restated its commitment to democratic rule in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sagir Musa. In the statement titled, ‘Nigerian Army Remains Resolute To The Peace And Stability Of The Nation’, the army added that...
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The federal Government has reiterated its commitment to tackling food insecurity and ensure Nigeria becomes a sovereign nation in Africa through its green alternative programme. Alhaji Muhammad Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, made this known in Abuja during the World Food Symposium for 2020 World Food...
An NGO, WaterAid Nigeria, on Thursday urged governments to redouble their investments on clean water and hygiene to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Mrs Oluseyi Abdulmalik, Communications and Media Manager of WaterAid Nigeria, made the call in Bauchi in a statement to commemorate the 2020 Global Handwashing Day, with...
By JEROME-MARIO UTOMI – Barely a week after a gas explosion in Baruwa, Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos state that claimed no fewer than five lives, razed 25 buildings, 16 shops, and a private school building, another plant is currently being sited along the ever busy Demurin/Alapere road, Ketu, part of Lagos., a...
The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) says it is working vigorously with multi-sector stakeholders to formulate policies for the 5th generation (5G) mobile network. The Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umaru Danbatta, made this known on Wednesday during a virtual innovative tech forum organised by Nigeria Information Technology Reporters...
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), says global economic growth is expected to fall to -4.4 per cent in 2020. She made this known on Wednesday in Washington D. C. at a virtual media conference during the ongoing 2020 IMF/World Bank annual meetings. According to Georgieva, over the...
By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), reported on Wednesday that 179 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections had been recorded across the country. This brings to 60,834 the total number of confirmed infections as at October 14, according to the health agency. The NCDC made...
A two-time former Governor of Imo State, Senator Owelle Rochas Okoocha, recently spoke in an interview with select journalists includingNATIONAL ACCORD Correspondent in Bauchi, ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, during a visit to the state, where he was honoured by the Tijjaniniya Islamic Sect during its Annual International Maulud Celebration. Okorocha who...
A Cameroonian health researcher whose tweet on rise from his village to Harvard University went viral has spoken about his success story. Dr Desmond Jumbam tweeted a photo of a simple shack of a house next to a Harvard University badge. The photo received more than two million likes....
By OLA MODUPE, Lagos – Wife of Oyo State governor, Mrs. Tamunominini Makinde, said on Wednesday that educating the girl child will give female children “a strong voice and a bright future.” Mrs. Makinde, who stated this while commemorating the 2020 International Day of the Girl Child at the...
From SADID ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Chairman of the Borno State Football Association and Member, Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation(NFF), Alhaji Babagana Kalli, has donated items worth thousands of Naira to the Maiduguri Maximum Security Custodial Centre. The items, which include footballs, Jerseys, drugs, food items and toiletries,...
From ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has said that his administration will be conducting local government council elections this Saturday after 17 years of such not happening in order to fulfill his campaign promise. He said this in a speech at the official flag-off of...
An architect, Mr Amos Alao, has called for the adoption of landscape architecture and greenery to curb the growing climate change effects in the country. Alao, a landscape expert and environmental sustainability enthusiast, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in...
The Enugu State House of Assembly has passed the state’s Criminal Code Amendment Bill, House Bill No. 12, 2020. The amended bill, sponsored by Mr Chima Obieze, Ezeagu Constituency, at the plenary on Wednesday in Enugu said that it was not in doubt that some of the provisions of...
The Forum of All Progress Congress (APC) Councillors in Edo on Wednesday staged a peaceful protest in Benin over the non payment of their five months salaries.News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protesters marched to the Secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists to lodge their grievances.Spokesman...
The National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), is set to establish green house facilities across the country in partnership with Biocrops Technology Ltd, to boost the industrialisation of yam production. Prof. Alex Akpa, Director General of the NABDA in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday...
Wife of Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Hajiya Aisha-Ummi, has described the extension of maternity leave for civil servants from three months to six months as an investments in human capital development. Mrs El-Rufa’i, Chairperson, Kaduna State Nutrition Emergency Action Plan, stated this in Kaduna on Wednesday at...
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council has condemned the abduction of Mrs Uduak Okoro, wife of Sun Newspaper Correspondent in the state by gunmen. Addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Calabar, Mr Victor Udu, chairman of the council called on security agencies to ensure her unconditional...
EHIME ALEX, Lagos The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has announced to host an Oil and Gas sector webinar on Tuesday, 20 October 2020. On the theme, ‘Perspectives of Operators and Industry Experts Post-COVID-19’, the webinar will bring together key players across the entire oil and gas value chain to discuss the impact of...