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…says 9 others rice soon to be completed …Nigeria has no business importing rice from Thailand, others – Agric Minister President Muhammadu Buhari, Thursday, commissioned a large-scale integrated rice mill in Sheda, Kwali Area Council, Abuja, of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, to boost local consumption and export. Buhari who was represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, …

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that Direct Entry (DE) candidates seeking to gain admission to Nigerian universities will henceforth be required to sit for the UTME along with other candidates. JAMB said that the new policy was to ensure that the DE candidates justify the possession of their A’level certificates. This is disclosed in a statement …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday, opposed a call for the live broadcast of the proceedings of the Presidential Election Petition Court. The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, who are jointly challenging Mr Tinubu’s victory at the poll, had called on the court …

The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, will be conferred with the highest national honour of Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (GCFR) on 25 May ahead of his 29 May inauguration. Vice President-elect Kashim Shettima will also get the Grand Commander of Order of the Niger (GCON) honour on the same day. This was contained in the schedule of activities for …

In apparent response to his earlier comment, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has said it is probing Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle, for allegedly misappropriating N70 billion funds for contracts. The governor had on Wednesday told the EFCC to extend its investigative searchlight beyond governors leaving office but to also probe officials in the presidency. The EFCC’s director …

The 5-day warning strike embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, entered the second day today, as patients expressed frustration over their inability to receive treatment in public hospitals. The situation was particularly worse in public hospitals in Nasarawa State and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, ABUTH, Kaduna, where patients were abandoned by the striking doctors. The situation …

Say 3 US mission officials, 4 policemen were killed Anambra State police command said it had raided a camp occupied by hoodlums operating in Ogbaru Local Government Area, and arrested two persons, in connection with Tuesday attack on US Embassy convoy in the area. The command has also released the names of those in the US government vehicles when  the …

The Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents (AMMBAN) in Edo State have announced that they plan to inaugurate a Special Taskforce to put an end to Point of Sale (POS) services hawking and trading in the streets. This announcement was made during the association’s annual conference in Benin City by the Chairman of the association, Mr. Osaro Ekhator. Mr. …

•He wasn’t paraded — Police•Seun’s lawyer faults media trial A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, in Lagos, yesterday, granted an application for an extension of remand of embattled afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, for additional four days. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Adeola Olatubosun, extended Kuti’s remand until May 22. Mr. Simon Lough, who led a police legal team to the court, had …

The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), on Thursday, revealed that the three tiers of government shared N655.932 billion as April subvention April from the revenue generated in March. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) meeting for May 2023. According to FAAC, the N655.932 billion total distributable revenue comprised distributable …