By Olusanya Anjorin For several months now, coronavirus has enveloped the world and like a cocoon to a larva, it has continued to rage, gnaw towards the west and other parts of the world. When you expect it to subside, cases of infected persons continue to rise.The coronavirus pandemic has revealed that most countries around the […]
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By Martins Oloja We all just need to freeze our fixation on other subjects of urgent national importance at this time to discuss the plight of teachers, notably university teachers at this time in Nigeria. Talking about the long strike and plight of university teachers may have become a stale subject to discuss at this time […]
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, said it is injecting N25b into the cassava value chain this year. The move, according to the Apex bank is to curb $600 million spent on the importation of cassava derivatives into the country. This is just as the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in the collaboration […]
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He was, no doubt, one of the most controversial leaders Africa ever produced. But Jerry John Rawlings, Ghana’s former military officer, and politician were nevertheless one of the most successful leaders. His popularity was in spite of his fearsome reputation as an officer who summarily executed Ghanaians, including three preceding Heads of State, all on […]
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Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt. Gen Yusuf Tukur Buratai has said no part of the country will be occupied by terrorists. He gave the assurance at the 62nd Passing out Parade of the Nigerian Military School, where 294 boys of the year 2020 graduated as soldiers. The COAS, who pledged adequate security for Nigerians […]
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BoT, NASS caucus divided National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has come under increasing pressure to declare its position on which of the zones will produce the party’s presidential flag bearer in the 2023 election. This situation is not helped by threats by more governors elected on the platform of the party […]
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Minister of Agriculture, Mohammed Sabo Nanono, has said Nigeria borders will remain locked and the key is thrown into the lagoon. He stated this, yesterday, at the flag-off ceremony of the distribution of agricultural inputs to farmers affected by the recent flood in Kebbi State. He explained that the Federal Government was not ready to […]
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Some Northern elders have commended the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar 111 for summoning the courage to speak on the deplorable security situation in the troubled region. According to the elders, the Sultan’s position is a true reflection of the state of insecurity in the North, which is largely responsible for the food […]
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COVID-19 could cause hundreds of thousands of new Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) infections, and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) NIMR Engages Dispatch Riders To Reach More Of Its 24, 000 Patients 50% Of Adolescents Do Not Know Their Status – David Funding Agencies Unwilling To Procure Third-line Regimen For Patients With Mutant Virus – Akanmu […]
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The ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has reduced President Muhammadu Buhari to a “lame duck”, going by the way leaders in the ruling party have been scrambling to position themselves ahead the 2023 elections, according to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The main opposition party said in a statement on Saturday through its spokesman, Mr […]
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