Nigeria

June 2020: FAAC shared N651bn to FG, States, LGAs

  The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has disbursed N651.184 billion to the Federal, States, Local government areas and other…

4 years ago

Demystifying COVID-19; WHO supports Plateau to engage traditional leaders in grassroots sensitization

"COVID-19 does not exist in Nigeria. The virus can be cured by eating garlic. The temperature in Nigeria will not…

4 years ago

India donates essential medicines to combat COVID-19 as Nigeria seeks collaboration to produce vaccines

The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has described the gesture of donation of medicinal items by India to Nigeria…

4 years ago

Magu, maggots and Maga dogs | By Festus Adedayo

Again, the system felled Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) last week. It had…

4 years ago

House Committee on Diaspora, others secure release of Temitope Ariwolo in Lebanon

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Tolulope Akande Sadipe has disclosed that after the Committee's collaborative efforts…

4 years ago

Akala rubbishes RUWASSA’s claim, says I procured 33 borehole drillers as governor

Former Oyo state governor, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala on Wednesday debunked a statement credited to the Chairman, Oyo State Rural Water…

4 years ago

Marlians: An emerging clan of millennials

No doubt, what occupied the minds of the youths nowadays is far more than development in Science and Technology but…

4 years ago

COVID-19: Poor people in Africa to increase by 49.2m in 2021, Nigeria to record largest increase – AfDB reveals

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has disclosed that the number of extreme poor people could increase by 34 million and…

4 years ago

Rice Revolution And Rising Revolution In Nigeria | By Ajibola Esuola

Rice is surely one of the staple foods in Nigeria and Africa. Children and kids are particularly covenanted to eating…

4 years ago

The Abiola Ajimobi I knew | By Adeolu Akande

Senator Abiola Ajimobi went the way of all flesh on June 25, 2020. I had the privilege of serving as…

4 years ago