The Lagos State Government has unfolded various agricultural projects to shore up food security status and ensure sustainability. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr Gbolahan Lawal, made the disclosure on Thursday while rendering accounts of activities undertaken by the ministry in the last one year. The event was to commemorate the first year anniversary of the Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration. According to him, the agricultural projects will quickly shore up the food security status of the state from 18 per cent to 40 per cent. He listed some of the projects to include Songhai Project now Avia Food Production Centre,…
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday joined world leaders in a virtual summit of the United Nations High-Level Event on Financing for Development in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari’s participation was at the invitation of the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres. The High-Level Event is jointly hosted by Prime Ministers Justin Trudeau of Canada and Andrew Holness of Jamaica. The event brings together world leaders and international organisations in a joint initiative to sharpen and accelerate the global response to the economic and human impacts of COVID-19. It also seeks to…
The police in Kwara have confirmed the killing of a boy in an attack on Erubu community in Ilorin South Local Government Area of the state by suspected cultists. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, saying the attack took place on Tuesday. Okasanmi also said that the command had commenced discreet investigation into the incident. NAN learnt that the suspected cultists stormed the community on Tuesday night in search of a member of a rival group. A source said that the assailants shot…
Jumia says it has partnered with International Breweries and Unilever to make consumer goods and beverages accessible to Nigerians on its online platform during the COVID-19 era. Jumia Nigeria Chief Executive Officer, Massimiliano Spalazzi, made the disclosure on Thursday. He noted that in addition, both companies would be offering free deliveries on selected products on the Jumia platform. Spalazzi said that with the partnership, customers on the Jumia platform would be able to order a range of Unilever and International Breweries products. “Both companies’ products include Trophy Premium, Budweiser Lager Beer, Omo detergent, Knorr seasoning, Pepsodent and Lux, among others,”…
Some parents in Lagos State have kicked against reopening of schools in view of the continued spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in interviews that it was important for the federal and state governments to continue to safeguard children from the pandemic. NAN reports that the Federal Government on Wednesday said that it was considering adopting morning and afternoon shifts of classes for reopening of schools. The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, made the disclosure in Abuja during a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. A civil servant,…
No fewer than 4,159 Batch B NYSC members for 2019 passed out on Thursday in Oyo State at a low key ceremony that was devoid of the usual parade. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme was held in line with the COVID-19 protocol of social and physical distancing. The ceremony involving 1,769 male and 2,390 female corps members featured the distribution of national service certificates at the local government level. NAN reports that some corps members were sighted in groups at Ibadan South-East, Ibadan North and Ibadan North East Local Government Secretariats collecting their certificates from…
Former Nigeria’s President Olusegun Obasanjo has written a letter to African leaders, asking them to rally round the President of African Development Bank, AfDB, Nigeria’s Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina, as the United States government moves to run down the bank under his watch. Obasanjo recalls that Dr Adesina has been cleared of all allegations levelled against him by the bank’s Ethics Committee of the Board of Directors, Chaired by the Executive Director from Japan. He enjoined African leaders not “to allow the introduction of alien practices being recommended by some parties.” The full letter is reproduced below: Your Excellencies, I hope…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Minister of State, Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, has commended the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for ensuring professionalism in data collection. Addressing top management staff of the Agency during a working visit to the NBS headquarters, the Minister said the visit was to him know insight into the processes of data collection analysis and management, considering the importance of data, in budgeting and national planning. Agba pledged to accord NBS all necessary support to ensure continuous generation of quality data. Briefing the Minister earlier, the Statistician General of the Federation, Dr.…
The Cross River Government has demolished four buildings in Calabar South owned by suspected kidnappers who have been declared wanted by the state government. Three of the buildings that were destroyed at the quarters of the Cross River University of Technology, Calabar, were owned by one of the suspected kidnappers, Kufre Ekpo-Etim, popularly called “Romance”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the other building which was used as a brothel in Bedwell area of Calabar South, was owned by Cyril Bassey, who is also on the wanted list of the state government. Bassey, is a Councillorship candidate of…
The Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB) will soon be detached from the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) so that it can become a full-fledged Department. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, disclosed this in a memo he personally signed, and sighted by PRNigeria. He said after the FIB is excised from FCID, a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) will be appointed as Head of the new Department. “This is expected to fully integrate intelligence-led policing strategy to the community policing initiative in addressing the threats that the dynamics of crime poses to the country,” said IGP. According to…