Kaduna farmers repay less than 50 per cent 80 per cent of Kano farmers yet to pay We now take farmers to court, says RIFAN President ‘Some farmers see the loan as national cake’ Kebbi set up a recovery committee to no avail Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) in the Northwest is threatened by the failure […]
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Nigeria concerned as Japan halts use of Moderna COVID-19 Hope of an effective Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) vaccine may have been dashed, as researchers announced Tuesday that an advanced trial in Africa had been stopped after data showed that the shots offered only limited protection against the disease. The therapy, by Johnson & Johnson, is […]
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By Abdu Rafiu The way faces lit up in joy in several quarters in the South-West you would think that the coronation of Olu of Warri was exclusively and purely an affair of this part. They had keenly followed the development that culminated in the emergence of Prince Tsola Emiko as the 21st monarch. There […]
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Blames nation’s rising security challenges, crimes on failure of local administration By Banji Ayoola A former National President of the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, Dr Deji Akinwalere, has blamed the security challenges and other criminal activities such as kidnapping, insurgency, banditry and cyber crimes rocking the country on alleged failure of Local […]
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has pegged the fee for post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (post-UTME) at N2,000. It also adopted the minimum cut-off marks for 2021/2022 admissions sent by heads of tertiary institutions across the country. The adoption signifies that there will be no uniform cut-off marks for 2021/2022 admissions, as was done […]
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A former Secretary-General of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Chief Anthony Sani has blamed the worsening insecurity in Nigeria on the mass unemployment and introduction of cashless economy. In this interview, the elder statesman, who notes that kidnapping for ransom has supplanted armed robbery, says government must address the underlying causes because the problem cannot […]
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The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has urged federal and state governments to intensify fight against banditry and kidnapping, especially on the Benin-Auchi expressway. National Vice-President (Special Duties) of NANS, Odiahi Ikhine, made the call in Edo State during the convention and inauguration of NANS executives at the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi. He lamented that […]
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Buni and the defectors Ahead of the November 6 Governorship election in Anambra State, six ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) members of the state’s House of Assembly have defected to the All Progressives Congress,APC. They are: Hon. Nonso Okafor representing Nnewi North; Hon. Timothy Ifedioramma representing Njikoka 1; Hon. Cater D. N Umeoduagu representing […]
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Total Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment of Dr Samba Seye as the Managing Director of the firm. His appointment takes effect from Wednesday, September 1. The company made the announcement in a statement issued by its Country Communications Manager, Mr Charles Ebereonwu on Tuesday in Lagos. It says Seye is replacing Mr Imrane Barry […]
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Seeking solutions to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) crisis, members of the party’s Reconciliation Committee, Sen. David Mark and seven others yesterday held talks with the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike in Port Harcourt. The team led by former Senate President David Mark met with Wike for about three and a half hours. They […]
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