President Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday depart Abuja for the Kingdom of the Netherlands on an official visit on invitation of Prime Minister Mark Rutte. This is contained in a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Monday in Abuja. While in Netherlands, Tinubu will engage in high-level discussions with the Prime Minister, as well as hold separate meetings with His Royal Majesty, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Kingdom. The Queen is the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). The President will participate in the…
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The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has canvassed for reliable seasonal forecasts for the African sib-regions to mitigate impact of climate change. The Director General /Chief Executive Officer of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike, made the call on Monday in Abuja at the opening of a four-day regional climate outlook forum. The event is a forum on climate outlook and seasonal forecasting of Agro-Hydro-Climatic Characteristics of the Sahel and the Sudan Region of West Africa. In his welcome address, Anosike said efforts toward reliable seasonal forecasts will not only reduce the impacts of climate change, but also, boost productivity across the region.…
The controversial cross-dresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, on Monday, filed a notice of appeal challenging the six months maximum sentence given to him by a Federal High Court, Lagos. Okuneye was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on four counts bordering on naira abuse. He pleaded guilty before Justice A.O. Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos. Justice Awogboro, on April 12, sentenced Okuneye to six months imprisonment without an option of a fine. The judge while sentencing the convict said the judgment should serve as a deterrent to others fond of abusing and mutilating…
The Federal Government has advocated for more funding to tackle environmental challenges in the country. The Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Environment, Mr. Mahmud Kambari, said this in Abuja on Monday at the Technical Session of the 17th meeting of the National Council on Environment. “As you are aware, one of the foremost challenges confronting our sector is the issue of funding. “Despite the undeniable significance of environmental preservation to human well-being, successive administrations have struggled to allocate resources commensurate with the scale and urgency of environmental challenges. ALSO READ NITDA to partner USAID, experts on digital tech in…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed no fewer than fifty retail outlets for allegedly dispensing edible oil to the public on the streets and in the open markets Kaduna. The agency said that the axed outlets were found to be selling the commodity in an unhygienic manner, which could pose some serious health risks, including cancer. The North-West Zonal Director of the agency, Mrs Josephine Dayilim, disclosed this on Monday in Kaduna at a one-day sensitisation workshop for dealers on the registration of packaged edible oil under the ‘Micro-scale in Nigeria’. The workshop…
The Federal Government has developed a new Safe Motherhood strategy as part of efforts to accelerate the reduction of maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. The Coordinating Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Ali Pate, announced this on Monday in Abuja at a news conference to commemorate the 2024 National Safe Motherhood Day. Marked annually on April 11, the 2024 theme is “Investing in Maternal Health for a Sustainable Future,” with the slogan “Mother Lives, Child Thrives”. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said put Nigeria’s Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in 2017, at 917 per 100,000 live births.…
A fourth and penultimate round of talks on a UN treaty to combat plastic pollution will begin in the Canadian capital Ottawa on Tuesday.
The Coordinator, of Anambra State Food Safety and Hygiene, Dr Rose Amasiani has identified unsafe food and poor hygiene as major threats to human health.
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has advised the Federal Government to merge the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) with the police for effectiveness.
The Police Command in Ogun has confirmed the killing of a lecturer with Babcock University, Mr Yinka Olowojobi by gunmen and the abduction of two others at an event centre in the Iperu area of Ogun state.