Russia has lost up to 40 per cent of the units it sent into Ukraine when Moscow invaded its neighbour in February, the Ukrainian military’s general staff said on Wednesday. The troops were either completely destroyed or have lost their combat capabilities, he said at the daily bulletin, but did not give concrete numbers. The information could not be verified independently. The area surrounding embattled Mariupol continued to face the most serious situation. The Russian army was attempting a blockade of the city from the western and eastern fringes of the port city, but was suffering “significant losses,” according to…
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The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Matthias Schmale, says the food economy in the West Africa and Sahel sub-region is projected to reach 480 billion dollars in 2030. Schmale said this at the 13th Multidisciplinary Team Meeting of 15 West African countries and Sahel sub-region in Abuja to brainstorm on the way forward to the food and nutrition situation in the region. The meeting is with the theme “Joining Efforts to Build Resilient Agrifood Systems in West Africa and Sahel”. He said the expected growth would be attributed to systemic approach undertaken by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)…
President of UN General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid says violence against women in politics is increasing, describing the challenge as moral and ethical failure in the society. Shahid said this at an event organised by his office on the sideline of the ongoing Commission on the Status of Women in New York. The objective of the event is aimed at drawing attention to the scourge of violence against women worldwide who are involved in politics. “As a former parliamentarian, and a lifelong politician, violence against women in politics is an issue dear to my heart. It is a moral and ethical…
Fire has destroyed an unconfirmed number of trucks parked at a facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. The incident occurred on Monday morning at an exhibit dump of the anti-graft agency located at Iriebi in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state. EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “There was a fire incident at the exhibit dump of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, located at Iriebi, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Monday, March 14, 2022,” he…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it has been included into the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF), as a fourth gateway for public health emergencies to push the Universal Health Coverage agenda in the country. The Director-General, NCDC, Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja, while addressing a World Press Conference to herald the upcoming Primary Health Care Summit, scheduled to take place on March 24 and 25, 2022, in Abuja. Only 1 per cent of the Federal Government Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF) is being allocated to the BHCPF in the annual budget since 2018. However,…
Some passers-by have rescued a newborn baby abandoned in a carton in Osogbo, Osun capital. The Coordinating Director, Osun State Ministry of Women, Children and Social Affairs, Mr Jide Falade, said in a statement that the baby was rescued on Feb. 25. According to Falade, the baby, which is 11-days-old, was found at Omo-Odo Agba Street, along ring road, Oke Baale in Osogbo. The coordinating director said all efforts made by the police and the Ministry to locate her parents had been fruitless. Falade appealed to members of the public to assist in locating the relatives or parents of the…
The World Health Organization (WHO), says the planned Primary Healthcare ((PHC) Summit in Abuja, will be an avenue to re-new calls on leaders, advocates and stakeholders in the health sector to improve the sector as contained in the Astana, Kazakhstan, convention. WHO Country Representative in Nigeria, Dr Walter Kazadi Mulombo, said this to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, disclosing that the two-day meeting would hold between March 24 and 25. According to Mulombo, the theme of the programme: “Reimagining: Evolving a resilient platform for achieving the country’s national and global health goals via a ‘peri-Covid era’, is solution-focused and dedicated to…
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) says Nigeria’s crude oil production declined to an average of 1.417 million barrels per day in February 2022. OPEC in its Oil Market Report for March 2022 on Tuesday, said the figure showed a decrease of 10,000 barrels per day when compared to the 1.427mb/d produced averagely in the month of January 2021. “According to secondary sources, total OPEC-13 crude oil production averaged 28.47 mb/d in February 2022, higher by 0.44 mb/d Month-on-Month. “Crude oil output increased mainly in Saudi Arabia and Libya, while production in Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea declined,” the report…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says agriculture can be a significant contributor to government coffers amid tight fiscal revenue generation, especially in the states of the federation. Osinbajo’s Spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the vice president received on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, a delegation from the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission. Osinbajo, who spoke after listening to a presentation on the commission’s framework for sustainable agricultural transformation in the states, said all it took was hard work and dedication of all stakeholders in the sector to boost revenue. “Agriculture can…
Terrorists have reportedly attacked the Divisional Police Office in Nasko town of Niger state and killed the DPO, a Chief Superintendent of Police, CSP, Umar Digari and two other officers on Tuesday. PRNigeria reports that a security source said that the terrorists were on revenge mission after the recent attack on their hideouts and recovery of rustled cows. “Recently a led a police team and vigilante in an operation leading to the killing of bandits and recovery of over 800 rustled cows. “He was having a meeting with his security team for another operation when the bandits suddenly surrounded the…