Lagos State Government has inaugurated a seven-man committee to monitor, regulate and enforce quality compliance in Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) practice in the state. Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Health, Dr. Titilayo Goncalves, noted that the constitution of ...
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Nigeria yet to attain self-sufficiency in rice production, says Vice President Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the country is yet to attain self-sufficiency in rice production. He was speaking at the 4th National Discourse organised in Lagos by The Companion, an association of Muslim Men in Business and the Professions ...
Read More »We have land for industries not cow colony, Isoko group tells FG, Maharaj Ji advocates use of charms on farms
As the controversy over the federal government’s suspension of Rural Grazing Area (RUGA) rages, Isoko Advancement Network (IAN) has said that Isoko region in Delta State could spare its land for industries, not for herders. The socio-political pressure group vowed ...
Read More »Appeal Court justice cancels judges’ yearly vacation
President of the Court of Appeal (PCA), Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, has cancelled the yearly vacation of judges. She said the decision followed the consideration of the enormous petitions the court faces. In a statement, the court stated that with ...
Read More »Nigeria accounts for bulk of Africa’s $90b stolen assets, as EFCC urges self-discipline in anti-graft war
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said Nigeria accounts for the bulk of Africa’s $90 billion assets stashed abroad yearly. It regretted that the continent never received same amount in aid from development partners in ...
Read More »Bayelsa State youths threaten to shut telecoms firms over diesel deal
Ijaw youths have threatened to shutdown operations of telecommunication companies over diesel supplies for power plants in Bayelsa State. The youths are said to be angry that indigenes of the state had allegedly been shut out of the companies’ multi-million ...
Read More »Federal Government acquires $100m loan from India for broadband project
Nigeria’s aspiration for universal Internet coverage and broadband expansion has received a boost with the materialisation of a $100 million loan from the Indian government. The facility, arranged by the EXIM Bank of India, followed a close collaboration between the ...
Read More »Presidential Directives on Ease of Doing Business in the ports TINCAN Customs Half Year Generates N179.2b
In line with the Presidential mandate, with the resolve by the Command to achieve speedy clearance of cargo from the Ports and also reduce the cost of doing business, The Nigeria customs Tincan Island port command generated a total of ...
Read More »NO PRESIDENT CAN ALLOCATE LANDS BY FORCE IN NIGERIA By uche Ogbonnaya
Prominent Igbo leader in Lagos and the Akajiofor Ndigbo of Ijagemo land in IBA lcda, High Chief Obi Gerald Njiofor, has asked Igbos and other Nigerians to remain calm in the face of the rising tension in the country about ...
Read More »Buhari commends foundation for investing in free health services, EU earmarks N344b in Imo
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Chanrai family for investing massively over the years to provide free health services to less-privileged Nigerians. Speaking yesterday at the commissioning of the Tulsi Chanrai Hospital in Abuja, the president said the family’s investments ...
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