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We did not divert N3bn CBN Agric loan, scheme ongoing, says Bayelsa Govt
The Bayelsa Government on Saturday denied allegations that the N3 billion Agriculture loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) was diverted by government officials. Mr David Alagoa, Bayelsa Commissioner
Preventing avoidable death in Nigeria
ON January 19, 2021, around 8.15 am on the Presidential Boulevard Road near Guarantee Trust Bank opposite Lawson Group School, Kuto, in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, a tanker transporting petrol
BUK announces date for 2020/2021 post UTME
Bayero University Kano (BUK) has fixed March 18 to 20, for its 2020/2021 Post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (Post UTME). The Registrar of the university, Fatima-Binta Mohammed, revealed this in
NDLEA deploys intelligence, due process in ports operations
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has upped its game since the agency’s leadership change, taking the fight against narcotics and illegal importations of controlled and contraband drugs and
Presidency dismisses fear of COVID-19 vaccine side effects on Buhari, Osinbajo
The Presidency has again reassured Nigerians on the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine administered on President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday. The president’s spokesman, Malam
Nigerian troops rescue expatriates, Nigerian victims from sea pirates – Army
The Nigerian Army says troops of its 6 Division on Saturday rescued 10 expatriate workers and four Nigerians who were kidnapped by sea pirates off the Coast of Gabon. The
FG dismisses report on N10bn COVID-19 vaccine distribution cost
The Federal Government has dismissed a newspaper report that it will be expending N10.6 billion on the distribution of the 3.9 million doses of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the 36
70 per cent of diaspora remittances to Nigeria used for family support – Osinbajo
Professor Yemi Osinbajo Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said that about 70 per cent of remittances into Nigeria from Nigerians in the diaspora goes to family support, while only
Rising cost of healthcare in Nigeria amid COVID-19
Nigeria’s health care system has long been held down with challenges such as under-funding, manpower shortages, inadequate facilities and poor equipment, among others. In the public healthcare institutions run by
Insecurity undermining Nigeria’s agricultural sector – Don
A map of Nigeria Prof. Abdul-lateef Oladimeji, the Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Al-Hikma University, Ilorin, says insecurity is threatening the country’s agricultural sector. Oladimeji made the
