The Forum of Agricultural Stakeholders in Nigeria has praised Dr Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani, Chief Executive Officer of the National Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), for restoring confidence in the agency. Speaking at a press briefing, Forum President, Mr Olayinka Omolaye, described Dr Danfulani’s leadership as transformative and focused. He said NAIC, previously struggling with depleted…
Guardian Newspapers Limited, the publisher of The Guardian, has retracted the alleged defamatory publication against Mr Yakubu Dogara, former Speaker of the House of Representatives. The media organisation, in a letter signed by its Legal Adviser, Eki Durajaiye, and addressed to Dogara’s counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, said it regretted the ex-lawmaker’s perception of the report….
Borno governor, Babagana Zulum has announced a N1 billion financial package to facilitate kidney transplants for underprivileged patients from the state at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) Zulum who made the announcement on Tuesday revealed that the state government had authorised the immediate release of N250 million as initial deposit to cover transplant…
The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) a three-week deadline to respond to 19 audit queries relating to N210 trillion in unaccounted funds covering the financial years 2017 to 2023. The audit queries, according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), stem from reports issued by the…
Lawmakers at the Ondo State House of Assembly have strongly condemned the recent killings of students from Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA), allegedly carried out by suspected criminals within the university’s host community. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that at least three AAUA students were recently murdered under varying circumstances, triggering alarm and…
Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has threatened to sue four national newspapers over alleged defamatory publications. In separate letters issued through his legal counsel, Johnson Usman, SAN, Dogara accused The Guardian, Nigerian Pilot, Daily Post, and New Telegraph of publishing false and damaging content against his person. The certified true copies…
Residents of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area in Zamfara State are reeling in grief after news emerged that 35 of the 53 abductees taken by terrorists nearly three months ago have been killed. The victims, seized from Banga wards, were reportedly executed by their captors while the remaining hostages were released under unclear circumstances. The…
On Monday, China introduced an annual childcare subsidy of 3,600 yuan (approximately $500) for children up to three years old, aiming to address the declining birth rate as fewer young couples opt to start families. Concerns over the high costs of childcare and education, along with job instability and a sluggish economy, have deterred many…
In a landmark step toward clean energy adoption and prison reform, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has signed a strategic partnership with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to provide off-grid electricity to correctional centres across the country. The initiative, formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Abuja, aims to improve infrastructure, enhance security,…
On Saturday, a Sudanese coalition led by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces announced the members of a parallel government, a move opposed by the army, its rival in a 27-month war, that could drive the country further towards partition. RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was named head of the presidential council. Abdel Aziz al-Hilu,…
