Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has expressed his administration’s readiness to partner with the World Bank to scale up agricultural potentials and guarantee food security in the State. Eno announced that he has approved the sum of N450 million as counterpart funds for the Nigeria for Women Project’- a World Bank-assisted project. According to a statement by the Government House Press unit at the weekend in Uyo, the Governor spoke when he hosted a World Bank delegation led by the Country Director for Nigeria, Mr. Shudham Chaudhury, at the Government House, Uyo His words: “Most of the programmes…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, said on Tuesday that the FCT Administration (FCTA) is open to partnership with the Republic of Ireland.
Real Madrid Record 14-time winners swanned into the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday with a comfortable 3-0 win over Braga to maintain their 100 percent record.
Harry Kane scored two goals in the final ten minutes to send Bayern Munich past Galatasaray 2-1 on Wednesday, booking the home side a spot in the Champions League knockouts.
The National Identity Management Commission has in the last few weeks, cleared a backlog of over two million National Identification Number modification requests.
Manchester United are on the brink of an early exit from the Champions League after blowing a 2-0 lead to lose 4-3 on Wednesday to FC Copenhagen as Marcus Rashford was sent-off in the Danish capital.
The Christian Association of Nigeria, Kaduna State chapter, on Wednesday said it paid N250m for the release of 121 abducted students of the Bethel Baptist High School in the state.
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed, has confirmed the release of the abducted prospective Corps Members in Kogi State, who were in transit to participate in the orientation course.
The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdallah Abu Shawesh, on Wednesday, described as a lie, the claim by the Israeli government that it was trying to free the Palestinians from Hamas.
The Chief Executive of Malaria Consortium, Dr. James Tibenderana, on Wednesday, said 97 per cent of Nigerians are at risk of malaria despite the country’s progress in reducing the prevalence of the disease.