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Daura Rice farmers receive farming inputs from anchor borrowers scheme

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

No fewer than 1,500 rice farmers in Daura, Katsina State, have received various farming implements under the phase 11 of…

Congo’s Kabila to sign new mining code soon after meeting with miners

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila will soon sign into law a new mining-code that is vigorously opposed by…

Dapchi schoolgirls: Buhari applauded for responding promptly to abduction

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The President, Nigeria Youth Organisation (NYO), Mr Abdullahi Wali, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for responding promptly to the abduction of…

Somali women commended for championing inclusive, equitable society

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UN senior envoy in Somalia on Thursday praised the role of Somali women in promoting a more inclusive and…

AU, U.S. discuss ways of strengthening partnership

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The African Union (AU) and the U. S. on Thursday discussed ways of strengthening their partnership.

Anchor Borrowers’ Programme: Rice farmers in Southern Kaduna receive farm inputs

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) members in Southern Kaduna on Thursday received farm inputs for the cultivation of rice…

20 ships discharging petroleum products, other commodities at Lagos ports

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Twenty ships are discharging petroleum products and other commodities at the Apapa and Tin-Can Island Ports in Lagos, the Nigerian…

National Identity Number will curtail crime, aid economic development – Official

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Enforcing the use of National Identity Number (NIN) will reduce crime and aid economic development, an official of the National…

Bank Fraud Probe: India’s Bureau files fresh charges against billionaire Nirav Modi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

India’s Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday filed fresh case against billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi and top officials of his…

Zamfara governor’s Media aide is dead

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The death has occurred of Malam Bello Samai’la, the Director-General, Media and Communications to Governor Abdul’aziz Yari of Zamfara.

Tight security in Jos ahead of Buhari’s visit

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Security has been tightened up in most parts of Jos, Plateau State, ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s two-day working visit…

LG pays N6.7m compensation for new school in Buhari’s village

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Alhaji Sade Zango, the Acting Chairman of the Council, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of…

Libya launches first DNA lab to help identify bodies in mass graves

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Libya’s UN-backed unity government on Thursday launched its first DNA analysis laboratory to help identify bodies recovered from mass…

IWD 2018: Activist calls for celebration of female heroes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr Lola Dare, a gender parity advocate and Global President of I Will, an NGO, has called for celebration of…

Private school owners vow to resist multiple taxes

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The President of National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS), FCT Chapter, Hajiya Samira Jibir, says the association will…

UTME candidates call for transparency in admission process

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some Unified Tertiary and Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates in FCT are optimistic that the 2018 exercise would end in their…

Fuel shortage hits Lagos BRT depots, passengers stranded

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Hundreds of passengers were stranded at various bus terminus in Lagos on Thursday due to fuel shortage at Lagos BRT…

Women prone to kidney disease than men – Nephrologist

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Consultant Nephrologist, Dr Theophillus Umeizudike, on Thursday, said women are more at risk of developing Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)…

IWD 2018: ‘Fight for equal rights for women continues’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, said that the “fight for equal rights for women continues’’ in spite the progress made so…

Aba Women Riot Receives UN Recognition

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The UN Women has recognised the Aba women’s riot of 1929 as a noteworthy women-led demonstration, which ignited the revolution…

Hundreds of activists slam Duterte’s sexist remarks

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Hundreds of activists wearing purple and pink shirts rallied in the Philippine capital on Thursday to protest women’s rights violations…

Gunmen shoot pregnant woman in Bayelsa

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Gunmen suspected to be sea pirates on Thursday attacked a Yenagoa-bound boat loaded with passengers and goods. A pregnant woman…

African countries should weigh Chinese loans carefully -Tillerson

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday that African countries should weigh Chinese loans carefully, while adding that…

IWD 2018: Kogi governor promises to promote, respect women’s rights

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Thursday said his administration would promote and respect women’s rights to social, economic and…

Mubi Federal Poly Rector describes security situation as stable

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The management of the Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa, on Thursday, described the security situation in the institution as stable.

Pentagon raises alert of possible nuclear weapon strike against U.S

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Pentagon has raised an alert of a compelling evidence of possible nuclear weapon strike against the U.S.

IWD 2018: United Nations recognises Aba women’s riot

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The UN Women has recognised the Aba women’s riot of 1929 as a noteworthy women-led demonstration, which ignited the revolution…

Anchor Borrowers Scheme: 1,500 Daura rice farmers benefit

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 1,500 rice farmers in Daura, Katsina State, have received various farming implements under the phase 11 of…

China calls on U.S., North Korea to engage in dialogue “sooner rather than later’’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China supports the recent thaw in the Korean conflict and calls on the U.S. and North Korea to engage in…

NHP begins construction of cheaper brick houses to suit tropical climate

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Housing Programme (NHP) said it had designed and produced energy efficient brick houses to suit the tropical climate…

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