An innovative technology that generates clean sustainable drinkable water from the atmosphere was Monday, launched in Abuja. The water-generating device is a plug and drinks device with the capacity to provide 6000 litres, 900 litres, 220 litres, and 30 litres of clean and sustainable water daily extracted from the atmosphere The President of Watergen, Michael […]
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Amid efforts to boost dairy production in the country, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the National Dairy Policy to guide the operations of this agriculture sub-sector’s value chain. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, disclosed this yesterday, at a media briefing to commemorate the 2023 World Milk Day. Abubakar […]
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By Kiikpoye K. Aaron With the exception of the first and last election cycles, President Buhari’s name was a regular feature on Nigeria’s presidential ballot in her current experiment with electoral democracy. Needless to add, he was a serial failure until 2015 when a convergence of forces, for all the wrong reasons, threw him up […]
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Scene of a collapsed building in Apapa, Lagos. Credit: Eniola Daniel As World Interiors Day holds this Saturday, stakeholders in the design and building industry have advised Nigerians against patronising inferior products that contribute to building collapse in the long run. They canvassed a reduction in fire and toxic smoke hazards for the safety and […]
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Worried by issues of sexual harassment and rape of children and women in the country, federal lawmakers, in 2016, took steps to reverse the trend by producing a legal instrument that criminalises the acts. Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and 106 senators sponsored a bill, which seeks to prohibit sexual harassment in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The […]
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Evidence abounds globally that the rule of law is a critical factor in empowering individuals, improving human flourishing, preserving peace, respecting individual human rights, and achieving greater economic prosperity. In fact, one of the four pillars of economic freedom and prosperity in any country is a strong rule of law. The rule of law is […]
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ISWAP In this four-part series, beginning with insecurity, The Guardian dissects the eight-year administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, and the ‘legacy’ he is bequeathing the country. And if there is one sector that reflects in bold and gory images the success or failure of the outgoing government of President Muhammadu Buhari, it is that of […]
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Fixes timetable for hearing The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), yesterday, consolidated the three standing petitions against the victory of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Delivering reports on the pre-hearing session by Chairman of the Court, Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani, the tribunal consolidated the petitions in accordance with relevant laws. The court also threw out vehement […]
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About 132 microfinance banks, four primary mortgage banks, and three finance companies in the country have lost their operational licenses. The Central Bank of Nigeria stated this yesterday night. The CBN gazette added: “The listed institutions cease to carry on in Nigeria, the type of business for which their licenses were issued for a continuous […]
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Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed (left); Comptroller General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (retd); President Muhammadu Buhari and Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello at the commissioning of new Nigeria Customs Service corporate headquarters in Abuja…yesterday. Credit: Philip Ojisua • Buhari: Niger Republic will defend me after handover […]
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