The Nigeria’s Supreme Court has adjourned the suites filled by some state governors against the Federal Government over the cashless policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in old Naira note withdrawal to February 22 for the hearing.
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The National Programme Manager of the Flour Milling Association of Nigeria (FMAN), Dr. Aliyu Samaila, has said that Nigerian wheat farmers have cultivated a total of 114,000 hectares in 16 states.
ASHENEWS reports that the Presidency has that the Federal Government or the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had not disobeyed the ruling of the Supreme Court by refusing to recognise old N200, N500 and N1,000 notes as legal tender.
A few years ago, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) rated eighty-six countries as low-income and food-deficient nations, thus, considered to be food insecure (http://www.fao.org/docrep/w9290e/w9290e01.htm). Forty-three out of these food-deficient countries are located in the African continent, which has a total of 58 countries. The most affected among the forty-three countries are in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where chronic hunger, squalor, and abject poverty are widespread. This is despite overall gains recorded in food production and food security over a decade on a global scale.
The Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Taraba state, Mr. Anthony Nzoka has warned corps members against meddling in local politics in their places of primary assignments.
The Kebbi state governorship, and deputy governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Atiku Mai-Ahu and Barrister Nafi’u Abubakar, have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
ASHENEWS reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has disclosed that the country spends N2 billion for the importation of wheat annually.
An online streaming platform, Spotify, says John Legend, D’Banj, Banky W had emerged artistes with the most playlisted songs during the 2023 Valentine season.
The Nigerian government said it had started the process of declaring 111 historical sites in the country as National Monuments.
The Sustainable Urban and Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (SUREWASH), Kaduna Implementation unit, will provide portable drinking water and sanitation services to 7.5 million residents of the state.