The African Development Bank (AfDB) says the heat-tolerant wheat production, being supported by the Bank in Nigeria, will help reduce importation of the product by 40 per cent by 2023. The bank’s Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Ms Beth Dunford said this in an interview at the sideline of the Bank’s 2022 Annual meetings in Accra, Ghana. Dunford said the support would come under the Bank’s $1.5 billion Africa Emergency Food Production Facility. She said that the heat-tolerant wheat technology would have huge impact on food and help farmers to scale up production. According to her, the technology…
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By Fadhlillah Abdallah Niger state governor, Abubakar Sani Bello and chairman, North Central Governors Forum (NCGF), has restated his administration’s commitment to protecting the rights of the children. Bello who stated this in a congratulatory message to the Nigerian children, particularly Nigerlites to mark this year’s children’s day, said children’s rights needed to be protected to shield them from any form of abuse and sufferings. He said as the future leaders of tomorrow, the children need the basic education that will propel and prepare them for the task ahead. The governor admonished both parents and teachers to ensure that the…
By Justina Auta The National Blood Service Commission (NBSC) on Thursday, decried the great deficit in Nigeria blood bank. Its acting Director General, Dr Omale Amedu said this at the commencement of nationwide sensitisation on NBSC mandate in Abuja. He said that the Nigeria blood bank has very great deficit and would not carter for the needs of over 200 million population. According to him, Nigeria’s large population requires availability of safe blood and blood products for emergency use. “There is a great deficit in blood bank that we have currently. “Having a population of over 200 million Nigerians, we…
…Says brutal murder of Fatima, children unacceptable The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned, in strong terms, the gruesome murder of Lady Harira and her four innocent children by some “unknown gunmen”. The Christian apex body also demanded for justice and called on security agencies to fish out those responsible for the wicked act in order to stop the senseless killings in the country. This is contained in a statement by Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, Special Assistant to the President of CAN, Dr Samson Ayokunle on Wednesday. “This criminality is totally unacceptable, unjustifiable and reprehensible to CAN and all right…
The federal, states and local government councils have shared a total sum of N636.692 billion April 2022 Federation Account Revenue, from Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). This is contained in a communiqué issued at the end of a virtual FAAC meeting for May 2022 on Thursday. According to the Communiqué, N656.602 billion total distributable revenue comprised distributable statutory revenue of N461.189 billion; distributable Value Added Tax (VAT) revenue of N166.522 billion; the sum of N8.891 billion being Excess Bank Charges Recovered and augmentation of N20.000 billion. In April 2022, the total deductions for cost of collection was N29.609 billion and…
The new Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), Professor Adenike Oladiji has unfolded her agenda that will lead to further development of the institution and the consolidation of its leading position in the comity of global universities. Oladiji, the first female Vice Chancellor of the 40 year old citadel of learning, unfolded the agenda during her inauguration as the eighth Vice Chancellor on Tuesday May 24, 2022. “My major area of focus will be deepening of research, enhancement of students’ experience on campus; Expansion of the University – New academic programmes and infrastructural development; positively impacting…
By Justina Auta Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN), an NGO, on Thursday, distributed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits worth N12 million to 85 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) in Kano, Kaduna and FCT. The Executive Director of the federation, Dr Okai Aku, disclosed this during the distribution exercise in Abuja. Aku said that the distribution was part of the group’s Accelerating Equitable Access, Acceptance, and uptake of COVID-19 Vaccine (ACCESS) Project, funded by Pathfinder International and Macarthur Foundation. According to him, 35 facilities in Kano will benefit from it; while 25 each from FCT and Kaduna will also be supported.…
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment in the suit filed by the President Muhammadu Buhari and Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, to void the provisions of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022. The court will announce a date to parties involved. The apex court admitted an application filed by Rivers to be joined in the suit. Justice Musa Dattijo, who led the seven-member panel of the Justices of the apex court, allowed the joinder application that Rivers brought through the Speaker of its House of Assembly and its Attorney-General and adjourned hearing on the suit until May…
By Fadhlillah Abdallah Senator Abubakar Gada and Rep Abdullahi Balarabe Salame have announced their withdrawal from the Sokoto All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election billed to hold on Thursday. This is contained in a letter dated May 26, 2022, sighed by the duo, addressed to the National Chairman of the party, a copy of which was made available to newsmen. The letter was in furtherance to a another dated 15 May 2022, in which they sought the national headquarters’ approval for the state chapter to adopt direct primaries in electing the flag-bearer of the party in the state. Read…
By Fadhlillah Abdallah The Vice-Chancellor of Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Prof. Bashir Garba has pledged to boost the welfare of staff and students. He made the pledge when he received officials of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), who paid him visit on Wednesday. Professor Garba urged the union members to always employ dialogue as a means of resolving issues, rather than confrontation. “The main thrust of unionism is understanding not disruption. Therefore, I’m enjoying you to always resolve issues amicably by engaging in dialogue rather than confrontation. “You should consider your employer as a partner in progress…