Bode, Author at National Accord Newspaper

How we have made progress addressing malnutrition – Osinbajo

Bode August 18, 2020

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the Buhari-led administration is making progress tackling the problem of malnutrition in the country through the implementation of various intervention programmes, and increased funding. According to a release by Laolu Akande, media aide to the vice president, Osinbajo said this on Tuesday...

ADIHEX’s 18th edition to be extended to 7 days international fair since its launch

Bode August 18, 2020

EHIME ALEX, Lagos The 18th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) has been announced to hold from September 27 to October 3, 2021 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative...

Ogun commences enforcement of road taxes

Ogun commences enforcement of road taxes

Bode August 18, 2020

EHIME ALEX, Lagos Ogun State Internal Revenue Service (OGIRS) has commenced enforcement of road taxes, urging motorists to be law abiding by validating their old number plates, register their vehicles properly and renew other expired particulars as and when due. According to a statement made available to NATIONAL ACCORD...

Kidnapped wives, child of slain Bauchi lawmaker regain freedom

Bode August 18, 2020

ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi The two wives and daughter of Musa Baraza, the Member representing Dass Constituency in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, who were kidnapped early hours of Friday have been rescued by the Police. NATIONAL ACCORD had reported that Baraza was attacked and murdered at his house...

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Nigeria to resume international flights August 29, as Enugu reviews business activities

Bode August 18, 2020

By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – International flights operations are to resume in Nigeria on August 29, almost six months after they were suspended in the wake of raging COVID-19 pandemic. Domestic flights that were also suspended, had earlier resumed in the four international airports in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and...

Wada Maida, NAN Board Chairman, dies at 70

Bode August 18, 2020

Malam Wada Maida, Chairman, Board of Directors of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), is dead. He was aged 70. Malam Lawal Sale Maida, a member of his family, who confirmed this to NAN, said that Maida died in Abuja on Monday. Maida, former Editor-in-Chief and later Managing Director...

Nigeria records 417 new COVID-19 cases, total infection now 49,485

Bode August 18, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 417 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 49,485. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday. According to it, two deaths were recorded in the country....

Gov Mohammed congratulates IBB at 79, describes him as one of Nigeria’s remarkable leaders

Bode August 17, 2020

ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed has congratulated former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida (retd) on his 79th birthday anniversary describing him as a beacon of hope and strength who contributed immensely to the growth and development of Nigeria. The governor, in a congratulatory message to the...

FG urges women farmers to access agricultural insurance

Bode August 17, 2020

ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi The Nigeria Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) has urged smallholder women farmers in Bauchi to access federal government agricultural insurance service scheme in order to secure their farms and agricultural goods. NAIC made the call at a programme tagged ‘Participatory Assessment of Government Expenditure on Agricultural Community...

Malami stalled high-profile corruption cases to protect crooks, civil rights groups write Buhari

Bode August 17, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has been told to investigate allegations that the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, was responsible for halting series of high profile corruption cases thereby providing safe havens from crooks, a statement to NATIONAL ACCORD on Sunday stated. One of such...

Residents call on Kaduna govt to provide lasting solution to perennial flooding in Chikun LGA

Bode August 17, 2020

EDDY OCHIGBO, Kaduna Worried by the looming danger of flooding in Chikun Local Government Council of Kaduna state, residents of the areas affected have called on the state government to find a lasting solution to the perennial flooding which has brought about untold hardship to the people annually during...

NCC set to tackle consumer-centric issues in telecom industry

Bode August 17, 2020

…Restates commitment to partner telecom consumer rights advocacy groups EHIME ALEX, Lagos In spite of the threat being posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated its commitment to tackle consumer-centric issues in the telecom eco-system. This is according to a release to NATIONAL ACCORD signed by Dr...

Tribunal nullifies election of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa state

Bode August 17, 2020

The Bayelsa Governorship Election Tribunal has nullified the election that produced candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP), Senator Duoye Diri as Governor. The three-member panel held the election was unlawful due to the exclusion of Action Democratic Party (ADP) and its candidate, King George from the November 16,...

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Agba preps Social Protection Policy for inclusion in MTNDPs and Nigeria’s Agenda 2050

Bode August 17, 2020

By SUFUYAN OJEIFO – Flowing from the Federal Government’s prioritization of social protection intervention as a key anti-poverty reduction programme, it has partnered the World Bank to design the National Social Safety Net Project (NASSP) aimed at dedicating national resources to improve citizens’ lives and strengthen the role of...

DSS invites Mailafiya again

DSS invites Mailafiya again

Bode August 17, 2020

The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited Dr Obadiah Mailafiya, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for questioning again. Yakubu Bawa, Mailafiya’s lawyer confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Jos. According to him, Mailafiya is expected to...

NNPC pledges support to Yobe on Energy, Education, Health

Bode August 17, 2020

From SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has promised to intervene and support Yobe citizens in the areas of Energy, Education and Health to promote peaceful co-existence among the people of the state. NNPC’s Gas and Power Chief Operating Officer, Alhaji Yusuf Usman, made the...

MTEF/FSP 2021-2023: How FG is managing financial crisis – Agba

Bode August 17, 2020

Following the financial crisis occasioned by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Government has instituted fiscal measures aimed at improving revenue and entrenching a regime of prudence with emphasis on achieving value for money. The goal of the fiscal interventions, according to the Federal Government, would be to keep...

FCT , NITDA to partner on ICT development

FCT , NITDA to partner on ICT development

Bode August 17, 2020

By GRACE AUDU, Abuja – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammad Musa Bello has reiterated the commitment of the FCT Administration to the deployment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the management of the Territory. Malam Bello who stated this at the weekend when he...

Philanthropist ikeoha gururugburu Imo by-election

Great philanthropist, Ikeoha Gburugburu set for Imo by-election

Bode August 17, 2020

BY AUSTIN FAIR, Lagos – As the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] finally releases the guidelines and date for the by-elections in the states and pares expected to nominate their candidates between August 24 and September 8, the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] in Imo State may not find it...

existing PMAN presidents legally elected

Bombshell: None of the existing PMAN Presidents was legally elected

Bode August 17, 2020

By AUSTIN FAIR, Lagos – As the debate and confusion over who is presently the authentic President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria [PMAN] rages, a veteran musician and follower of the association’s archives since inception has said that none of the present personnel parading themselves as the...