The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has described Nigeria’s status as Africa’s largest rice producer, and the world’s largest producer of cassava, as a clear testament to the significant progress in the Agricultural sector under President Muhammad Buhari. The group said in a statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke, that the government’s rice production programme helped boost food security at a time of the global Covid-19 crisis. “Even before the pandemic, the federal government had saved about $6bn which would have gone into importing rice between 2015 and 2019. The quantity of rice coming into the…
Author: Abdallah el-Kurebe
The Police Service Commission, PSC, says the Commission would speed up action on the implementation of the Report of the Presidential Panel on Reform of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS). The Chairman of the Commission, retired Inspector General of Police, Musiliu Smith stated this when he received the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, Tony Ojukwu on Friday. Ojukwu was at PSC to formally present the 2018 Report of the Presidential Panel and to solicit the support of the Commission in the implementation of the aspects of the Report covered by PSC constitutional mandate. The Presidential Panel…
The Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Julie Okah-Donli, says the agency had so far inaugurated task force against human trafficking in 14 states. The DG disclosed this on Friday in Abuja, at a news conference, to keep the media and the general public abreast of the emerging issues aimed at making Nigeria a non-trafficking and violence free nation. She said that the attention of the agency had been drawn to various misleading claims concerning the efforts of the government of Nigeria in response to incidences of rape and other forms of violence.…
The Kano State Agro Pastoral Development Project, is set to support 550,000 primary beneficiary farmers in Kano, as part of its overall objective to contribute to reducing poverty and strengthening food and nutrition security in the state. The project, through Sasakawa services, will impact on 450,000 farmers of rice and maize while KNARDA, the state agricultural agency, has been engaged to work with 100 000 farmers, providing them starter kits including fertilizer, seeds and animal plough, trainings and marketing services. The State Project Coordinator, Malam Ibrahim Muhammad made this known in a message to mark the World Food Day 2020.…
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, the Convener, To Build A Nation (TBAN) and 2019 Presidential Candidate of Young Progressive Party (YPP), has thrown his weight behind peaceful #EndSARS protest. Moghalu, a former Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in a statement on Friday said that: “The #EndSARS peaceful demonstrations by Nigerian youth against police brutality are a necessary and welcome response to the culture of impunity represented by the FSARS. “The protests have been largely peaceful. I commend Nigerian youth for the maturity, determination and discipline they have shown in keeping the protests peaceful. “My objective assessment is that this stance…
A Coalition of Civil Society Groups in the North, has called on the Federal Government to use similar energy and responsiveness used in ending SARS to end insecurity in the Northern part of the country. The coalition also said those still protesting over SARS should end the protests, as government has met their demands. It said, instead of continuing with the protest, they should join the struggle of Northern groups to end insecurity in the region. The group stated this during a press briefing held at Arewa House, on Friday in Kaduna. It noted that over the last few days,…
The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, on Friday in Minna inaugurated the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for its 2020 Triennial Delegates’ Conference scheduled for between Nov. 9 and Nov. 11. The NAWOJ National President, Mrs Ifeyinwa Omowole, who inaugurated the LOC and its sub-committees, urged the members to ensure a hitch-free conference. The LOC is headed by Mary Noel-Berje, and it has Abdul Idris, Abu Nmodu, Rabi Bello, Rita Durumi, Ismaila Favu, Aisha Wakaso, Jamila Abubakar and She Mohammed as other members. The association will hold the conference to elect new members into its national executive committee to run its affairs…
After two days of cautious trading, the nation’s bourse on Friday recorded N164 billion growth following renewed investors interest. Specifically, the market capitalisation which opened at N14.815 trillion rose by N164 billion or 1.11 per cent to close at N14.979 trillion. Also, the All-Share Index rose by 315.41 points or 1.11 per cent to close at 28,659.45, from 28,344.04 on Thursday. Total led the gainers’ table growing by N10.20 to close at N112.20 per share. Presco followed with N5.40 to close at N65.90, while Zenith Bank garnered N1.55 to close at N21.55 per share. NASCO gained 90k to close at…
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has urged Pakistan to assist Nigeria in building the capacity of its Defence Industry. Lawan made the appeal on Friday in Abuja while receiving in audience a delegation of the Senate of Pakistan. The delegation from Pakistan visited Lawan to seek Nigeria’s support for the candidature of the Chairman of the Pakistani Senate for the Presidency of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The Senate President thanked Pakistan for its assistance in the area of training and supply of weapons to the Nigeria Armed Forces to fight insurgency and other security challenges. “But one area…
The National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS) on Friday presented the 2020 wet season Agricultural Performance Survey (APSR) to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD). The field survey conducted between Aug. 23 to August 30, was drafted by NAERLS, in collaboration with other agricultural institutions. The Executive Director, NAERLS, Prof Mohammed Othman, made the public presentation at the ministry in Abuja. The Survey was received by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Nanono. Speaking at the presentation, Nanono said the report was timely and very important, thereby urging farmers to intensify efforts…