The Federal Government says it has distributed over 1.3 million bottles of Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) across 12 states, with an additional three million bottles scheduled for delivery by the end of September.
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Some experts have expressed concern that the hike in the pump price of fuel could lead to malnutrition in the country.
I was supposed to continue my discourse on Yobe State, its creation, its leaders, and their styles. However, the sad news of last week has made me drop it for another time. We were hit with the sad news of the massacre of scores of people by Boko Haram in Mafa, a village in Tarmuwa local government area of Yobe State. Mafa is close to Shekau, the town that was unfortunate to be the birthplace of Abubakar Shekau, the notorious murderer in the name of religion. Surrounded in the mosque by the bandits just after the Asr (four o’clock) prayer, all those,…
1.0 INTRODUCTION: Shiroro Local Government Area (SLGA) of Niger State, Nigeria has the highest number of wards among the twenty-five Local Governments of the state. Bassa/Kukoki is one of the wards from the fifteen wards of SLGA. Bassa Town is a ward headquarters and a tourism settlement with a very rich history that predates Colonial Era. It is reported that Bassa people migrated from the Kwararafa Kingdom in the 16th century. Historically, their settlement in the area is due to its fertile land and abundant water supply. The predominant occupation there is agriculture, hunting, and fishing. The primary language spoken…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed over 100,000kg of cannabis spread across 51 hectares of farmland in Ekiti.
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says miracle water, soap and other products being sold to the public by one Prophet, Jeremiah Omoto are unregistered.
Note: Photos viewed at viewers discretion. 48 people have been burnt to death in tanker explosion in Agaie local government area of Niger state. The victims have been given mass burial by the side of the scene of the incidence. Viewers’ discretion is needed to view these pictures.
The Managing Director, Remita Payment Services Ltd. (RPSL), Mr Deremi Atanda, has emphasised the important role of robust digital infrastructure in driving Africa’s economic growth.
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted consignments of cocaine and pharmaceutical opioids at three courier firms in Lagos. The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the drugs were concealed in ladies’ sanitary pads and hair treatment cream containers. Babafemi said that the consignments were heading to the United Kingdom, Ireland and Cyprus respectively. According to him, in one of the logistics companies, not less than 30 parcels of cocaine weighing 1.1 kilograms were concealed in hair cream containers. “They were recovered by NDLEA officers of the Directorate of…
The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Iziaq Salako, says that vehicular emissions are the greatest contributor to air pollution in Nigeria. He made this statement in Abuja on Saturday at a ceremony to commemorate the 2024 International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, observed annually on September 7. “Like most parts of the world, vehicular emissions are the primary source of air pollution. “This issue is exacerbated in our country by the numerous old, second-hand, and third-hand vehicles on our roads,” he said. Salako identified other sources of air pollution to include industrial activities, illegal refining, gas flaring,…