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FG approves upgrading of 4 national soil, water laboratories, to international standard — Minister
Alhaji Sabo Nanono The Federal Government has said that it planned to upgrade four national soil and water laboratories in the country, to the standard of the International Center for
Public Hearing: Kogi Committee receives 6 petitions on police brutality
The Human Rights Special Intervention Group (HRSIG) in Kogi said it received six petitions and complaints on human rights violations by the law enforcement agencies. The Chairman of HRSIG committee
Buhari, Emefiele spark Nigeria’s rice revolution
By Jackson Ugbechie The recent celebration of the 5th anniversary of the Anchor Borrowers Programme, ABP, in Kebbi State by the Federal Government spearheaded by the Governor of Central Bank
EU regulator backs AstraZeneca jab, but many still suspending use
Experts who argue that the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University is safe – and certainly safer than getting Covid-19 – circled their wagons on Tuesday, but not
Drug war: US, UK pledge more support for NDLEA
The United States and the United Kingdom governments have pledged more support for the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) after expressing satisfaction with the successes recorded by the new
France finds hard-to-detect Covid variant in Brittany
French authorities are investigating a new coronavirus variant found in the western Brittany region that is more difficult for tests to detect, though for now it does not appear to
Akwa Ibom Rep urges Nigerians to call public officers to account
By Chioma Onuegbu, Uyo The Lawmaker representing Etinan/Nsit Ibom/Nsit Ubium Federal constituency, in Akwa Ibom State in the House of Representatives, Mr Onofiok Luke has advised Nigerian citizens to always
Minister decries high price of cement in Nigeria
The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, has decried the high price of cement in Nigeria, saying it leads to quackery and building collapse. Adegbite made the
Police confirm abduction of RCCG staff
Stock The Police Command in Oyo State on Tuesday confirmed the abduction of staff of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and Bank staff at a quarry site in Ibadan.
Bible fragments discovered near Dead Sea first such find in decades
Fragments of an ancient biblical scroll have been discovered in a cave near the Dead Sea in Israel, the first such find in decades, the Israel Antiquities Authority announced on
