…As World Bank counsels FG, States to suspend N6trn subsidy, inject into Agriculture BY EFE MODESTUS As food prices remain unabated across the country President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, launched $575 million Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, RAAMP, to provide roads for farmers and boost rural economy Buhari who wasContinue Reading
BY GODDY OBINWA Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Federal University Lokoja chapter on Tuesday called for the immediate sack of Ministers of Education and his Labour counterpart, Alh Adamu and Chris Ngige, respectively, saying the duo were the major problems of the union The lecturers whoContinue Reading
BY GODDY OBINWA The wives of repentant Boko Haram fighters have given birth to no fewer than 263 babies in four months. The Borno State Government disclosed this to journalists in Maiduguri, the state capital on Tuesday. The delivery was conducted at the health facility located inside the Hajj campContinue Reading
BY ADOLPHUS DURU The women leader of the Labour Party in the Kaura Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mrs Victoria Chimtex, has been assassinated by unknown gunmen. She was said to have been killed on Monday night by the gunmen who invaded her residence at about 8 pm andContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR has received commendation for his efforts in transforming and promoting the transportation sector as President of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIoTA). The accolades poured in during the 4thContinue Reading
BY JAMES AKINOLA OSOGBO—Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, had a handful, yesterday, in his first 24 hours in office. He dethroned three monarchs enthroned recently by his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola; suspended the chairman and members of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSIEC; and sacked via executive orders, no fewer than 12,000Continue Reading
•Gets nod of 8 states, 16 locations, conflict summit holds Dec 12 BY EFE MODESTUS The Federal Government is pressing ahead with establishment of grazing reserves and creation of modern ranches across the country. Sixteen locations in eight states have been mapped out as livestock services centres, as contained inContinue Reading
• Ex-VP most suitable choice, says ex-Bauchi gov, Mu’azau BY GODDY OBINWA Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said Nigeria, under the leadership of All progressives Congress (APC), is bleeding and required a qualified individual to rescue it from collapsing He said the people were hungryContinue Reading
BY ODDY OBINWA President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to leave a legacy of free and fair elections in Nigeria and the West African sub-region at large. The Nigerian leader will finish his second term next year and has reiterated his desire to conduct a hitch-free election, adding that the countryContinue Reading
BY EFE MODETUS The Federal Government has warned Nigerians travelling to the United States, the United Kingdom and some European countries to be wary of thieves targeting their passports, money and other valuables. The federal government handed down the warning through the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed,Continue Reading