An agriculture expert, Dr Fadlullah Issa, has called for an end to over-reliance on agro-imports to boost the nation’s agriculture sector. Issa, a fellow at the National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services (NAERLS), made the call in an interview in Lagos on Thursday. The expert said that rejoicing over the expected arrival of wheat import from Ukraine to quell the rising price of bread was an anomaly. According to him, “To stop over-reliance on outside sources for produce such as wheat is not rocket science, when we have so much arable land. “It is a shame that we are…
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Sierra Leone declared a nationwide curfew Wednesday following a massive protest in the West African country. Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh made the announcement on a television broadcast, saying it is a measure to calm down the situation and return the country to normalcy. On Wednesday, thousands of protesters took to the streets of the capital Freetown and some other parts of the country, calling on the government to grapple with the issue of the economic hardship and high cost of living. Meanwhile, the protest disrupted businesses with shops remaining closed across the capital city for fear of being attacked…
The Anti-Pipeline Vandalisation/Crude Oil Theft and Illegal Bunkery Task Force Group has commended the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III and Chairman, Ocean Marines Solutions Limited for ensuring a seamless increase in the nation’s production and sustaining the fight against crude oil theft in the creeks of Niger Delta. The National Coordinator of the task force, Fiawei Pathfinder in a statement said the monarch had kept aglow the original plan, dreams and vision his in-law and Founder of Ocean Marines, the late Captain Hosa Okunbo, and also turned the company to a global brand in the nation’s maritime and oil…
Plateau state governor and Director-General of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Organisation, Simon Lalong has said that he would not resign his position. Lalong, a Catholic also said that even Pope had not told him that accepting to lead the Muslim-Muslim APC presidential ticket was against the tenets of Christianity. Recall that some groups had staged rallies in Abuja, calling on Lalong to reject the offer to serve as the DG of APC presidential campaign organisation. Reacting to the calls however, the governor said he would not reject his new appointment just to satisfy the wishes of certain…
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), has kicked against the planned increase on the services in the telecommunication sector from from the current 5.5% to 12.5% by the Nigerian government. The Minister of Finance in the past two weeks disclosed the plan of the ministry, to increase excise duty on telecommunication services from the current 5.5% to 12.5% on the premise to drive revenue. However, the Executive Director of CITAD, Y. Z. Ya’u at a press briefing in Kano on Wednesday, said the move is unacceptable, especially it would create more hardship to Nigerians as well as undermine…
As a follow-up to the successful one year memorial thanksgiving service held in honor of late Captain Hosa Okunbo in Benin City, Edo state on Monday, the family of late Okunbo on Wednesday disclosed that former President Goodluck Jonathan will deliver a keynote memorial lecture in honour of the departed business mogul and philanthropist on Saturday 13th August. According to a press statement endorsed by the media aide to the late Capt Hosa, Mr Adeniyi Ifetayo said the former President will deliver a lecture with the theme, “Lasting Legacy: The Key to Nigeria Development Issues?” The maiden lecture scheduled to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has debunked media reports that it recognized Senator Ahmed Lawan as Senatorial candidate for Yobe North District and Godswill Akpabio as that of Akwa Ibom North West District. An online platform had reported that the electoral umpire had doctored, backdated and certified documents to accommodate the nominations emanating from the districts. However, the Commission in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye described the report as false. “Not for the first time, our attention has been drawn to a story published by an online medium that…
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of the recently conducted mop-up examination for 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME). JAMB released the results in a statement by the board’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja on Wednesday. Benjamin said the board had emplaced a user-friendly and simplified process of checking UTME results in line with its desire to adhere to the ease of doing business protocol of the government. “To check the results of the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) Mop-Up Examination result conducted on Aug. 6, all a…
… Approved N1.5 billion in 3 years By Babagana Wakil, Maiduguri Borno state governor, Professor Babagana Umara has approved the release of N329,805,800 million to offset fees owed the West African Examination Council (WAEC) by 21,827 students of public secondary schools who wrote this year’s (2022) examination across Borno state. The State’s Commissioner for Education, Engr Lawan Abba Wakilbe, disclosed this on Wednesday in Maiduguri during a ceremonial presentation of cheque to officials of WAEC. The commissioner said the money, totalling N329,805,800 was already in WAEC’s account. The cheque presentation was held at the conference hall of the state’s Ministry…
Human right lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana has challenged the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), to “Christianise” Nigeria by setting up interest-free banks. CAN has consistently held that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration intends to Islamise Nigeria by obtaining the N100 billion Sukuk bond. He reacting to CAN’s claim, Falana, at a strategic roundtable organised by the Social Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), explained that the Sukuk bond is a normal global practice and legitimate means through which governments could generate funds. “I am challenging CAN to Christianise Nigerians. Christianise us by setting up interest-free banks,”…