We account for 45% of disease-free cows consumed in Lagos daily – Farmcrowdy boss
Nigeria’s first Digital Agriculture platform, Farmcrowdy has grown over the years since inception. In a continued effort to boost food security across the Africa continent, the company recently announced a merger with its sister companies, Farmgate Africa and Agricsquare to create a bigger entity.
Sore throat remedy
A sore throat caused by a viral infection usually lasts five to seven days and doesn’t require medical treatment.
Deplorable Oyo-Ogbomoso road: Oyo Assembly urges establishment of emergency rescue points
IBADAN—THE deteriorating condition of the Oyo-Ogbomoso expressway which has caused many road crashes and accidents with series of casualties, led the state House of Assembly to make a passionate plea to the executive arm of government in the state to, as a matter of urgency, create emergency rescue points to provide succour to victims of road accidents on the axis.
Nigeria’s Antetokounmpo to release ‘Coming to America’-inspired sneakers
Abuja – Nigerian-American basketball player, Giannis Antetokounmpo is set to release a limited edition of sneakers inspired by the iconic movie, ‘Coming to America’. Antetokounmpo has had a good run in 2019 culminated by his MVP win in June where he gave an emotional tribute to his family. Prior to his MVP win, in 2016–17, […]
NITDA targets 3,500 jobs with data protection policy implementation
The National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA says effective implementation of the Nigeria Data Protection regulation (NDPR) and Nigeria Cloud Computing Strategy frameworks will create about 3,500 jobs for the unemployed Nigerians.
Reps pass new rules for electing presiding officers
House Representatives yesterday voted a new set of rules in its standing orders, favouring the election of presiding officers through an open ballot system.
NEMSA bans direct electricity supply from 33kV feeders
The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency, NEMSA, yesterday announced a ban on direct connection of electricity consumers to 33 kilovolts (kV) in the distribution networks.
INEC Ad-hoc staff testifies with video evidence at Akwa Ibom Tribunal
The hearing of the petition challenging the victory of the incumbent governor of Akwa Ibom State, Governor Emmanuel Udom, by the APC gubernatorial candidate, Obong Nsima Ekere, took a dramatic turn on Wednesday, 24th July, as one of the Adhoc staff employed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the 9th March 2019 elections […]
Ogoni clean-up: Bassey urges stakeholders’ cooperation for successful exercise
BENIN CITY—Executive Director of Health of Mother Earth Foundation, HOMEF, Dr. Nnimmo Bassey has called for collective support of various actors and political leaders in Niger Delta region to ensure the speedy clean-up of the Ogoni-land, Rivers State, devastated over the years due to oil exploration.
CHOICE OF OBA: Princes allege manipulation of selection process
OSOGBO—PRINCES from Aribile royal compound of Ipetumodu in Ife-North Local Government Area of Osun State have called on the state government to stop the selection process of a monarch to fill the vacant Apetu stool to curb crisis in the town.
Anchor Borrowers Scheme: Kogi govt releases N58.5m
LOKOJA—Kogi State government said it released N58.560 million to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, as 2018 counterpart fund for the Anchor Borrowers Programme to enable farmers benefit from the scheme.
Gunmen abduct Sharia Court official, kill son in Kaduna
Armed men have abducted the Director of Personnel Management with the Sharia Court of Appeal in Kaduna State, Mrs Aishatu Muhammad.
2019 Presidential Election: Researchers to study how media was used
Eminent researchers and scholars are set to conduct a mixed-method research that explores how the various media forms and communication channels were used in the last presidential election in Nigeria.
NBA, others raise alarm over fake lawyers in Ikorodu
LAGOS—THE Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ikorodu branch in Lagos and two families, have raised the alarm over one Charles Nwadiana, who is allegedly parading himself as a lawyer and extorting unsuspecting members of the public.
Nigerians applaud ‘African Giant’’, say Burna boy schooling us about Nigeria
Afro-fusion star, Damini Ogulu aka Burna Boy has been trending on twitter since Thursday following the buildup to and release of his new album, ‘African Giant’.
Recurring threat to life: Stop open grazing, Reps tell security agencies
By Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA—The House of Representatives, yesterday, asked security agencies to criminalise open grazing due to its concomitant threat to citizens’ lives, property and food production, pending when laws were enacted to promote such practices. Nicholas Mutu, Australia’s longest serving parliamentarian(Opens in a new browser tab) The resolution followed the adoption of a motion […]
