Former President Goodluck Jonathan has been appointed as Africa’s Ambassador for ‘Agricultural Technology’ by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation. The AATF Executive Director, Dr Canisius Kanangire, said that the appointment was informed by Jonathan’s track record of championing agricultural transformation on the continent. This was contained in a statement by the AATF’s Communication Officer, Alex Abutu,…
A Nigerian lawmaker, Senator Biodun Olujimi, sponsor of the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill in the Senate, has alleged that wives of male lawmakers opposed the proposition of 18 years as the minimum age for marriage. She said the wives of her male colleagues also rejected the gender bill before their husbands thrashed it in the…
Port Harcourt-based gospel artist, Sensational Bamidele, who also leads the live band that performs at the project commissioning ceremonies of the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has survived a ghastly Auto Crash. Bamidele who hails from Okirika Local Government Area of Rivers State, was involved in the accident on the road that was commissioned by…
“You don’t go around saying PDP or APC will win the election. You are not speaking for APGA, but yourself”-APGA national chairman to Governor Soludo. Watch the video belowhttps://twitter.com/Makavelli275/status/1598663103947935744?t=oo1tKrfqp61zdNx1ijZtQw&s=19 “You Don’t Go Around Saying PDP Or APC Will Win”—APGA Chairman To Soludo – Politics – Nigeria (nairaland.com)
Aliyu Abdulhameed, Managing Director of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL), has been removed from office Daily Trust can report. Daily Trust gathered that the removal may not be unconnected with multiple allegations of corruption. Daily Trust had in January this year carried out an investigation on how a multi-billion naira loan guaranteed by…
A final-year student of Federal University, Dutse, Aminu Muhammad has been released. He was arrested by the police at his varsity on November 18 over a tweet that appeared to mock Mrs. Aisha Buhari. His arrest elicited mixed reactions with the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) apologising to Mrs. Buhari over the tweet. The tweet, which was posted…
San Francisco’s ruling Board of Supervisors has voted to let the city’s police use robots that can kill. The measure permits police to deploy robots equipped with explosives in extreme circumstances. Dr Catherine Connolly, from the group Stop Killer Robots, said the move was a “slippery slope” that could distance humans from killing. The city’s police…
Some federal ministries, departments and agencies have continued to engage in backdoor recruitment despite the employment embargo imposed by the Federal Government since 2020, findings by our correspondents have revealed. The Federal Government has, however, threatened to sanction those involved in the illegality, including the Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited, Central Bank of Nigeria and the Nigeria…
NAME GOVERNORS PILFERING LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS – WIKE TELLS BUHARI Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has dissociated himself from state governors who dip their hands into local government funds received from the Federation Account. Governor Wike was reacting to the accusation by President Muhammadu Buhari that governors have continued to deliberately deplete remittances released to…
Since the announcement of the change of naira notes, many Nigerians have criticized the idea; saying, it will not necessarily benefit the economy in any way… Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, on Friday criticised those condemning the newly redesigned naira notes after they were officially unveiled by…