Updated: N100bn livestock budget won’t include foreign pastoralists, NEC
THE National Economic Council, NEC, yesterday approved N100 billion for National Livestock Transformation Programme, NLTP with a declaration that it does not accommodate foreign pastoralists.
Obaseki’s initiative to fix points of failures on roads kicks off
The Edo State Government has ordered an audit of points of failures on roads across the state to ascertain the level of damage and repairs needed, as part of the state government’s continued strategy to maintain public infrastructure in the state.
New militant group emerges in Edo, threatens Obaseki
By Emma Amaize A new militant group, simply identified as NDF emerged, Thursday, in Edo State, demanding among other things that Governor Godwin Obaseki creates five Development Centres in the five Ijaw Kingdoms in the state and a Riverine Development Agency, RDA , or face “total war.” The group also asked the governor to give […]
New USAID-Supported Health Messaging Campaign Generates 88,000 Toll-free Calls
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Nigeria, through the Federal and state ministries of Health, has launched an innovative integrated health Social and Behavior Change (SBC) campaign.
34’000 Children Severely Malnourished In Taraba – UNICEF
The United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF, has said 34’419 children between the ages of 0 and 5 years are currently battling Severe Acute Malnutrition, SAM, in Taraba state.
Edo CP says prayers necessary in surmounting security challenges
By Deborah Coker, Benin The Commissioner for Police in Edo, Mohammed DanMallam, has harped on the essence of prayers in surmounting the security challenges in the country. DanMallam said that for a people or nation to prosper, there was the need for them to seek the face of God. He said this on Thursday […]
