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The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) and other civil society groups (CSOs) have demanded a ban on genetically modified organisms (GMO) foods in the country and repeal of the National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA) Act. The groups, which comprised farmers, ...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has declared that the Federal Government’s vision of taking 10 million Nigerians out of poverty every year for the next 10 years is on course and actualise owing to the “quantum leap in human capacity development ...

The Coalition of United Political Party (CUPP), through one of its members, Action Peoples Party (APP) has sued the Federal Government and four others at the Federal High Court, Abuja over the $22.7 billion loan request granted President Muhammadu Buhari ...

Okomu Oil Palm Company has alleged that the “illegal acts by some local communities” which ‘prevented’ its workers from undertaking the planned clearing of the company’s Extension 1 boundaries in anticipation of the arrival of Edo State Geographic Information Service ...

Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has lamented that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is being manipulated to deny the region key projects it deserves. He also decried the way and manner in which management of the Presidential Amnesty Programme ...

WaterAid Nigeria has restated that handwashing with soap and water can reduce the risk of people contracting Coronavirus, now recognised as a public health emergency of global concern. But the organisation raised concern that figures from the WHO/UNICEF 2019 Joint ...

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has warned that the threat of coronavirus is not over yet saying the Federal Government is examining the readiness of Nigeria’s health facilities in the event of any eventualities. Osinbajo who spoke at the Flag-Off of ...

Youths in Akwa Ibom State have been implored to embrace agriculture for food sufficiency amid an imminent global economic meltdown occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Governor Udom Emmanuel on Marketing and Brand Management, Ime ...

The Delta State Council of Traditional Rulers has urged Nigerians to be more vigilance in the face of the pervasive insecurity in the country. It also implored security agencies to be proactive in protecting the lives and property of citizens. ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the Ministry of Science and Technology to create a friendly environment for Nigerian scientists to provide lasting solutions to the challenges of insecurity unemployment, poverty, healthcare delivery, epileptic power supply and others. The president, who ...