The Jigawa government has announced plans to adopt drip irrigation in the state in order to increase crop output by 60 percent per acreage and also reduce farming costs.
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The Canadian Government will support humanitarian and poverty alleviation in Nigeria with 18 million dollars.
Some Nigerians who applied for international passports have accused personnel of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) Abuja passport office, of massive extortion.
Nigeria successfully met its ambitious target of fully vaccinating 70 percent of its population against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Enugu Government gives courier operators a month to obtain their license ASHENEWS Reports that The Enugu Government has given courier operators Dec. 1 deadline to register with the state government. Mr. Emeka Ajogwu, the State Commissioner for Special Duties, made this known during a stakeholders’ meeting with the association of courier operators in the state in Enugu. He observed that a dialogue with the operators had become necessary, following increase in reports of the constant breach of security due to the lack of coordination and chaotic nature of logistic service operations in the state. ”The state government discovered that the…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has given former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, until Jan. 25 to appear in court to explain circumstances surrounding the 53 million dollar-judgment debt arising from the Pars Club refund.
Borno, Adamawa, Yobe revive primary healthcare centers ASHENEWS Reports that The North East recovers from insurgency, the worst affected states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe have embarked on reviving the health sector, particularly Primary Healthcare Centers (PHCs). ASHENEWS reports that the over a decade old insurgency has seriously affected the health sector in the state, with many health centers destroyed in the three states. A World Health Organization (WHO) Health Resources Availability Monitoring System (HeRAMS) report indicated that in 2019, only 30 per cent of health facilities in Borno were fully functional, with 45 and 69 per cents in Adamawa…
Dr Ugo Aniga of the Department of Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution, Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo State, says Africans can only achieve full democracy when its leaders jettison foreign aid.
ASHENEWS reports that nine out of 10 councilors in Kaura local council of Kaduna state, have removed the council chairman, Mr Mathias Siman, from office for alleged gross misconduct. The removal was conducted through the process of impeachment, following a motion moved by Zachariah Achi, (Bandon ward) and seconded by Fidelis Kukwui (Zankang ward), which accused the chairman of misappropriation and negligence. The chairman was also accused of awarding contracts to his private firm, contravening the Procurement Act, conduct of public officials and due process. Moving the motion at the plenary within the legislative chamber on Tuesday, Achi accused Siman…
An NGO, Civitas Auxillium Foundation (CAF), says 100 women from Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp are currently being trained on various skills.