By Blessed Emmanuel, Bauchi The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has urged other African countries to ensure pest control as means of ending the havoc by Quelea birds on crops. The State Coordinator, Mr Daniel Abarshi and the field officer, Dr Tagwi James advocated for the collaboration during the 2021 flag off of the annual pest control spray. The annual pest control intervention is part of measures to achieve food security and sufficiency by the federal government. Quelea are migrant birds capable of destroying over 1o hectares of farmland in minutes if not controlled. According to the experts,…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
Zamfara state governor, Bello Mohammad has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his immediate approval of Rapid Response Troops to fight banditry in the state. The governor made the commendation when he granted audience to the General Officer Commanding 8 Division, Nigerian Army, Sokoto and Commander Joint Task Force, North West Operation Hadarin Daji, Major General Uwem Bassey on Thursday. He expressed appreciation for the deployment of 100 special forces to fight bandits in Zamfara forests, pointing out that the measure will end all forms of criminality in the state. Muhammad said this was indicative that the president is concerned with…
Yesterday, the African Polling Institute organised a spirit raising event in Abuja focused on a debate social cohesion in Nigeria. The topic would normally generate a sombre, pessimistic and fatalistic rendition of yet another descent into the doldrums. My favourite poet and defender of the Nigeria idea, the poetry slam maestro, Dike Chukwumerije set the stage for optimism rolling out a performance centred on the idea that the existence of Nigeria and Nigerians is self-evident. Yes, it’ s true he said, that some people have given up on Nigeria and want out. There are yet others who would have loved…
The Controller General of Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, Muhammad Babandede has disclosed that the service had embarked on mega, midi and mini e-border project, with Sokoto as pilot state. Disclosing this during the commissioning of new Sokoto Command office complex by governor Aminu Tambuwal on Thursday, the Controller said that the initiative would provide sustainable security across the country. He explained that the e-border project will cover 84 border posts with inbuilt surveillance equipment that will enable coverage of five kilometres radius. “The posts would have patrol vehicles carrying equipment that can transmit activities online to the National Headquarters. “This…
President Muhammadu Buhari has announced the declaration of a Profit after Tax (PAT) of N287 billion in the year 2020 by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). According to a communique by his special media aide, Femi Adesina, the President’s announcement is in fulfillment of an earlier pledge by the federal government to publicly declare the financial position of the NNPC. Adesina’s statement notes that Buhari has disclosed a Net Profit, making it the first time in the 44-year history of the establishment. According to the President, who doubles as Minister for Petroleum Resources, “I am pleased to announce the…
The Kebbi State High Court has ordered Uche Secondus to return to his position as the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. This is coming days after the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt removed from the post and less than 12 hours after the National Working Committee, NWC, of the party announced the deputy national chairman (South), Yemi Akinwonmi as acting national chairman. The presiding judge, Justice Nusirat Umar said she was satisfied after reading the affidavit of the respondents (Yahaya Usman, Abubakar Mohammed and Bashar Suleman), in a suit No. KB/AC/M. 170/2021 brought before her, that…
The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), on Thursday, received assorted unregistered pharmaceutical products worth N100 million seized by the Nigeria Customs Service. The drugs were handed over to NAFDAC in Kaduna by the Comptroller, Zone B of Customs Federal Operation Unit, Mr Al-Bashir Hamisu. Hamisu said that the pharmaceutical products were seized by the Customs’ boarder patrol teams in August. “The products are now in safe hands, and I am happy because we are doing a great job and the drugs are given out to the rightful authority for further regulatory control. “If the drugs goes to…
The Director Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr, says the Armed Forces under the leadership of Gen. Lucky Irabor, will not allow Nigeria to disintegrate. Sawyerr stated this when he paid a courtesy call on the Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Buki Ponle, on Thursday in Abuja. He said that the Armed Forces is committed to ensuring national security, peaceful coexistence of all Nigerians, economic development, political and social cohabitation. He said that the media is key in tackling the security challenges. He also said that information management in times of crisis is vital. “Timely dissemination of information…
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…
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…