Three members of the Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA) on Friday joined the Executive Council of the body. The trio, AGP of Guinea, Ghana News Agency and AGP of Gabon were elected, following the exit of the Agence Benin Press-ABP from the Executive Council and the need to fill available vacancies. The election of the new Executive Council members were part of the resolutions adopted to amend the FAAPA statutes to admit the three member agencies into the council at the ongoing General Assembly. The forum, which was led by the Vice Chairman of FAAPA, Oumou Sana, also…
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The federal government through the Rural Electrification Agency has donated 171 solar irrigation pumps to vegetable farmers in Lagos. Mr Perter Okopie, Senior Manager, Rural Electrification Agency, South-West Zone, Osogbo, made the presentation on Friday to beneficiaries at the FADAMA coordination Office, Oko-Oba, Agege, on Friday in Lagos. Okopie said that the Federal Government made the donations in order to reduce the cost of farming, production as well as reduce the farm gate price and in turn increase yields. The solar irrigation pumps has a 24 volts motor with two 60 watts panel each and 1,000 Revolution per minute. The…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday met with the leadership of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum over the reported cases of flood across the country. The president, who presided over the meeting in the State House, Abuja, encouraged the governors to meet with the Minister of Water Resources to fashion out solutions to the problem. The meeting was attended by the outgoing Chairman of NGF, Dr Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, the incoming Interim Chairman, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state, and the Interim Deputy Chairman, Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state. Buhari stated that the call had become imperative in view of the fact…
Twenty four persons lost their lives as flood and windstorm affected no fewer than 18, 245 people in Katsina state, according to the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). The spokesperson of the agency, Mr Umar Muhammad, disclosed this in Katsina on Friday. Muhammad said that the disasters were recorded in all the 34 local government areas (LGAs) of the state during the 2022 rainy season. He said that several other persons sustained various degrees of injury as a result of the natural disasters. The agency’s spokesperson also said that 16, 625 houses were damaged d by the disasters. According to…
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria has strategic mineral resources in its seabed, which will be exploited through adequate deployment of technology. The president stated this when he hosted Mr Michael Lodge, Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority, in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday. Lodge is in Abuja to attend a workshop on Africa Deep Sea Resources in Abuja. Buhari said resources would be deployed, and studies done, believing it would be worth the while. The president also used the occasion to applaud the Nigerian Navy for its role in protecting the country’s maritime domain, urging it to “continue to…
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA, has handed over 25 exotic birds to Kano Zoological and Wildlife Management Agency. During the handing over at the zoo in Kano on Friday, the Northwest Zonal Director of NESREA, Mudassir Raheem, said the birds were smuggled into the country through Niger Republic and seized by Nigeria customs Service and handed over to the enforcement agency. Raheem thanked Kano-Jigawa command of the Nigerian Customs Service on behalf of the Director General of NESREA, Prof Aliyu Jauro, for confiscating the birds. The director, who expressed happiness for the synergy between the two government agencies,…
All the 16 executives of the APC in Lajinge and Makuwana wards of Sabon Birni local government area of Sokoto state have defected to the PDP. Receiving the new members, the state PDP chairman, Bello Goronyo assured them of equal treatment with all other members of the party. “In PDP, we treat all our members the same, we always stand on our name for the people, as such, I assure you that we will work together in the best interest of our state and Nigeria. “Your decision to join us in this journey is of great concern to us as leaders…
The Minister of Transportation, Mua’zu Sambo said that the federal government did not pay any ransom in securing the release of the kidnapped victims of March 28 Abuja-Kaduna train attack. Sambo told newsmen on Friday in Abuja that “no kobo was paid in exchange for the release of the last 23 hostages and other ones as well.” The minister said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s led administration had zero tolerance for ransom payment. “In matters that involve national security and intelligence, it is not appropriate to review exactly what measures has been taken in order to secure release of hostages of…
The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) on Wednesday celebrated the African culture, with members of staff exhibiting traditional attires peculiar to different ethnic groups in the country. The cultural day celebration, held at the hospital’s premises at Idi-Araba in Lagos, was part of activities to commemorate LUTH at 60. Speaking, LUTH’s Board Chairman, Isa Bello Sali said that LUTH was an old institution and a good health care provider in the country. Sali said that Nigeria would continue to be united noting that diversity was the key thing. He said that unity in diversity was very important and hoped that…
Delta state government has assured that the multi-billion naira Ogheye Floating Market, a riverine community in Warri North local government area of the state will be inaugurated in November. The State Commissioner for Works (Highways), Mr Noel Omodon, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on some of the decisions reached at the State Executive Council meeting, presided by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Friday in Asaba. Omodon said that government has approved for the contractor to complete the water treatment plant at the Ogheye market to enable its inauguration come November. According to him, government also approved the repudiation of the contract…