Dr Rose Gidado, the country coordinator, Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB) in Africa says the Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) technology has been stigmatized greatly in Nigeria. Gidado spoke in Abuja on Thursday when she led a team on a courtesy call to the Managing Director of NAN, Mr Buki Ponle. She noted with sadness that anti – GMO organizations had even taken her members and partners to court by painting negative pictures on consumption of GM foods. According to her, GMO technology will enable Nigeria to attain the much desired food security as crops will be resistant to pest…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Special Investigation Panel (SIP), investigating the alleged indictment of Mr Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) has submitted its report to the Inspector General of Police, Mr Usman Baba. The Force spokesperson, Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, in Abuja. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had indicted Kyari in a bribery allegation. The FBI had alleged that the DCP was paid a bribe by a serial internet fraudster, Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi, to arrest one of his (Hushpuppi’s) friends in a $1.1 million deal. Kyari was on July 31, suspended by the Police Service Commission (PSC), following…
Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General, National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says she inherited N3.2 billion as debt on assumption of office in 2017. Adeyeye disclosed this before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance, during an interactive session on the 2022 to 2024 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP) on Thursday in Abuja. She, however, said that she had been able to offset N3.1 billion from the debt, adding that the agency was in near comatose when she assumed office. She said when she joined the agency, 80 per cent of the equipment was not working,…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reacted to president Muhammadu Buhari’s response to Benue state governor, Samuel Ortom that the governor is inciting Rwandan-style ethnic and religious hatred. Buhari had reacted to Ortom’s description of him as the worst President Nigeria has ever had. The PDP in a statement by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan made available to newsmen on Thursday, replied Buhari that he was rather spreading division and hatred among Nigerians and not Benue state governor. “PDP’s position is against the backdrop of an inciting hate statement issued by the Buhari Presidency in a bitter personal attack on Governor…
…As Kyari assures gas supply will revamp industries Nigeria’s domestic gas penetration aspirations have received a major boost as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Kaduna state government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for utilisation and expansion of gas supply in the state. Speaking at the MoU Execution Ceremony which held Thursday at the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House in Kaduna, the Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, described the moment as yet another watershed in the Federal Government’s Decade of Gas initiative which is aimed at utilising the nation’s abundant gas resources to power…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has appointed its Deputy National Chairman (South), Yemi Akinwonmi as acting national chairman of the party. PDP spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan made the announcement after a closed-door meeting of the national working committee (NWC) in Abuja on Thursday. The appointment is not unconnected with the crisis that led to Uche Secondus’ sack by Port Harcourt Federal High Court as the national chairman. Details later…
…As Nigeria moves to strengthen foods systems at the post-Covid-19 era Silvex International is galvanizing private sector players in the food industry, to support the realization of the proposed first Agro-Industrial Park in Kano, northwestern Nigeria. The sector agreed to this at the just concluded 2021 Feed Nigeria Summit held in Ladi Kwali Hall, Sheraton Hotel Abuja. Critical stakeholders that participated at the Summit, focused on the need to capitalize on the positive energy of the Nigerian agricultural sector to strengthen the nation’s overall Post Covid-19 economy, a statement by the Chief Operating Officer of Silvex, Abubakar Ibrahim and made…
The Zonal Commanding officer of Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in charge of Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara states, ACM Ramalan Yerima has decorated nine Marshals of Sokoto Command. A statement by Route Commander, SM Mande on Wednesday said they were decorated with new ranks after the year’s promotion exercise. Yerima charged the Marshals to put in mure efforts in discharging their duties. According to him, “to whom much is given, much is expected.” He also commended the management of FRSC for having one of the most transparent promotion exercise in the country. Speaking on behalf of the promoted Marshals, CI…
Nigeria has recorded its third consecutive quarterly growth, NBS reported on August 26, 2021, Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.01% (year-on-year) in real terms in the second quarter of 2021, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said. The NBS disclosed this in the latest report on the nation’s GDP entitled Nigerian Gross Domestic Product Report (Q2 2021) released on Thursday. It explained that the increase in the GDP index marked three consecutive quarters of growth following the negative growth rates recorded in the second and third quarters of 2020. “The Q2 2021 growth rate was higher than…
Nigeria’s Tajundeen Agunbiade defeated Yi Qing Zhao of China 3-2 to record first win in the table tennis event of the ongoing 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo . Agunbiade on Thursday defeated Yi Qing Zhao of China 3-2 (11-7 11-5 7-11 6-11 11-5 ) in Group B Class 9 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Isau Ogunkunle lost 3-2 Maxime Thomas of France in their group Class 4. He lost 11-8 5-11 13-11 6-11 7-11 in a group F of e men’s singles Class 4. Olufemi Alabi lost 0-3 (9-11 8-11 6-11) to Joel Coughlan of Australia in a Class 10…