Worries of malnutrition, disease burdens as prices of protein-rich foods rise

Eggs Nigerians have expressed worry that ever-rising prices of protein-rich foods in the country will, if not checked, compound malnutrition and worsen infant/nursing women morbidity and mortality rates. Eggs, beans, milk, beef, chicken, pork and other protein-rich foods have become more expensive and non-prioritised among many poor households in the country. A market survey showed […]

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Time to review COVID-19 travel guidelines

For all the gains that the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has achieved by mounting safety guidelines against the coronavirus pandemic, its reluctance to policy review is unscientific and rather rash on the Nigerian public. Lately, the health protocol has become unnecessarily prohibitive and ludicrous on air travellers, with errant airport officials and the system […]

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APC vows to challenge Soludo’s victory in Anambra guber poll

To probe Ngige, Moghalu over alleged sponsorship of chairman’s suspension Leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed to challenge the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) declaration of Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as the winner of the November 6, 2021, Anambra State governorship election. State Chairman of the […]

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Oyetola promises to turn Osun to Southwest investment hub

Photo/ .facebook/OsunGovernor Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has said that his administration is working hard to exploit and develop the critical sectors of the state’s economy – agriculture, tourism and mining – to rescue it from over-dependence on federal allocations and turn Osun into the economic hub of the South-West region. He noted that the […]

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Buhari blames nation’s woes on diminishing family values

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki (left); his counterparts: Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (Enugu); Bala Mohammed (Bauchi); Douye Diri (Bayelsa); Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto) and Nyesom Wike (Rivers) during the wedding ceremony of the son of Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu in Umuahia…yesterday President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, blamed the several challenges facing the country on the diminishing of family […]

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Amaechi wants urgent review of freight forwarding bill for best practices

Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has called for an urgent review of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CRFFN) bill to improve best practices in the country’s port system. He stated this at the maiden graduation of over 400 trained professionals in freight forwarding and supply chain management at the University […]

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Ogun votes N200m intervention fund for tertiary institutions

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, at the weekend, said his administration had approved N200 million as Yearly State Education Intervention Fund to raise the bar of learning and academic excellence in the tertiary institutions. He also endowed the best graduating student’s award with N1 million yearly in honour of his late father, Dr. Emmanuel Adesanya […]

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Omicron, return of travel bans dampen oil future, air travel

With travel restrictions being reinstated against a number of countries in southern Africa by the United Kingdom, United States of America and Singapore, among others, as well as the European Union (EU) and Brazil calling for the same, there are concerns about the risk that the new infectious variant could return many economies to lockdowns. […]

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Government strengthens security in Southwest over terror alert

• Lagos, Ondo, Ogun take proactive actions to prevent attacks Security has been beefed up in border communities across the Southwest states, following an alleged plot by suspected terrorists to attack military formations in the areas, it was learnt yesterday. Government sources said there is increased surveillance in Yewa, Ogun State border towns and Badagry-Seme […]

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Buhari has turned Nigeria into beggar nation, PDP chairman alleges

• Opposition party can’t rescue the nation, Okechukwu insists • APC youths list benefits of direct primaries Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, has said foreign loans taken under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari have turned Nigeria into a beggar in the comity of nations. The party, however, is assured […]

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