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The Federal Government says it has set up Agriculture and Water Resources Joint Action Committee to harness the resources of both ministries in addressing the challenges of food security and inflation. The Minister of State for Agriculture, Sen. Aliyu Abdullahi, disclosed this at the National Youth Convention on Thursday in Abuja. The convention was organised by the Nigerian Women for …

…Says lab, hostels, other facilities for 400 students ready Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, said the Edo State College of Health Sciences and Technology (EDOCOHEST) will commence academic activities on September 9, 2024. Obaseki spoke to journalists after an inspection tour of the facilities of the institution at Dumez Road in Benin City, the Edo State capital. …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday, signed into law a revised supplementary budget of N450 billion. Obaseki who signed the revised supplementary budget at the EXCO Chamber, in Government House, Benin City, said the government is appropriating about N5 billion to boost the growth of small businesses in the State. He said, “I want to express my profound …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has been defended against the controversial statement, “go on and protest while we sit at home and eat”, recently credited to him in the wake of the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest in Nigeria. The President General of the Global Peace Movement International, Dr. Mike Uyi, clarified that the statement was originally made by the …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Edo State Police Command has been hit with mass transfer of officers with the removal of the Commissioner Funsho Adegboye and replacement with the newly deployed Commissioner, Nemi Edwin-Iwo, who officially took over the Command in Benin City, the state capital today. Nemi Edwin-Iwo arrived the Command Headquarters, Benin City as the 47thCommission of Police in Edo …

Experts and stakeholders in the agricultural sector have weighed in on the key variables responsible for Nigeria’s food crisis. The experts noted that in the past, agriculture in Nigeria was the major driver of the economy as farmers in the states and regions focused their productions on areas where they had comparative advantage and grew food for local consumption and …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to depart Abuja for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on Wednesday, August 14, for a three-day official visit. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, August 14, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu’s visit is in response to an invitation by President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, and will meet with …

The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, announced on Monday that the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has the capacity to produce arms and ammunition for Nigeria’s security forces and other African nations. He emphasised that several African countries are now procuring their arms and ammunition from DICON, showcasing the corporation’s growing influence in the continent’s defence sector. …

• Plan sedition charges The Kano State Police Command has transferred 76 suspects, including a foreign national, to the Force Headquarters in Abuja for a discreet investigation on charges of sedition. The suspects were reportedly arrested for flying Russian flags during recent nationwide hunger protests, which turned violent in several parts of the North. Kano State Commissioner of Police, Salman …

The statement reads: “President Bola Tinubu Summons Council of State Gowon, IBB, Abdusalami, Obasanjo, Jonathan, Buhari Others for a meeting today. President Bola Tinubu has summoned a meeting of the Council of State, comprising former leaders and top government officials, to address pressing national issues.   In a press statement issued by the Presidency, the meeting slated for today, Tuesday, will …