World Food Day: Food waste, threat to food security – Minister NYSC tasks 5m ex-corps members on national unity Buhari congratulates newly elected NUJ Executives Hand washing can reduce infections by 50% – Minister Nigeria spends $300m annually on barite importation Agriculture lifts 4.2m Nigerians out of poverty in 2 years – Minister There is hope; Northeast is at turning point – UN Top 50 Women in African Businesses Revealed After Data-Driven Research Insurgency: There is hope, Northeast at a turning point– UN UNMISS and Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare organize workshop in Juba on service delivery to communities Agric sector has lifted over 4.2m Nigerians out of poverty in 2 years – Minister Unlocking the potential of the African free trade area for rural women Bitcoin tops $60,000 on US fund approval hopes Nigerian Army to detonate expired explosives, alert Calabar residents High Commissioner of Seychelles accredited to the Republic of South Africa Shun violence, embrace peace, group advises Nigerians Nigerian govt to pay gratuities of 102 ex-Biafran soldiers – Magashi UNDP Africa Director calls for increased investment in new approach to accelerate Nigeria’s development Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 16.63% – NBS EU military training mission in Mozambique to start operations APC state congress: Bauchi stakeholders reject Adamu Adamu’s anointed candidate TİKA Landscapes Tomb of Ottoman scholar Abu Bakr Effendi in Cape Town Nigerian Army buries Artillery School commandant in Abuja Arrest warrants issued for over 200 terrorism suspects in Turkey Hatch to Showcase Canada-Africa Solutions at Africa Accelerating 2021 Free movement of people a top priority, according to West African nations Italy not harassing law-abiding Nigerians – Unions Coronavirus: Peace Corps helps launch vaccination campaign in Mantasoa commune Eid-ul-Maulud: Nigerian govt declares Tuesday as public holiday Earned Allowances: Nigerian govt to pay varsity workers N22bn October ending – Ngige Nigerian govt flags-off distribution of Agric inputs to 7,386 Borno farmers Food ration cuts loom for those affected by crisis in northeast Nigeria as famine hits highest level in five years 9 out of 10 schools in Nigeria have no hand-washing facility for children – UNICEF Oyo Govt Set to Revoke contracts from 22 Firms COVID-19: 19 months after restriction, India reopens for foreign tourists Centre for Ethics rewards commissioner, others for Sterling performance Chinese yuan strengthens to 6.4386 against USD Friday Britain: Over 43,000 may have been given wrong COVID test results UK, Nigeria hold Sixth Ministerial Meeting for Economic Development Wema Bank Hosts High Net-worth Customers in Northern Nigeria, Reaffirms Commitment Teenager in court for alleged N2,000 phone robbery Douglas Ryder: Team Update Akeredolu backs constitutional roles for traditional rulers Valedictory Service: Follow footprints of remarkable predecessors — FCE (Technical) tasks graduating students Excellence NCPWD urges government, private organisations to consider employment of PWDs Lagos PDP state congress should be family affair – Spokesman UK Conservative MP David Amess stabbed ‘multiple times’ — News — – Nigeria and World News Farmers urged to embrace improved post-harvest storage technologies Senegal is preparing to become a major gas producing country in the MSGBC region (by Miguel Artacho) Indian hemp farmer, others bag 75 years imprisonment each
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Environment42 mins agoHand washing can reduce infections by 50% – Minister
By Vivian Emoni Minister of State for Environment Sharon Ikeazor urged Nigerians to always wash their hands with soap, as this would reduce infections by 50% and respiratory illnesses by 25%. Ikeazor gave the advice in Abuja, during the commemoration of Global Handwashing Day 2021 with a theme: “Our future is at hand, let’s move forward together”. She said the theme was a clear call for the global community to work together and build on lessons learned from the response to COVID-19. She added that this would remedy the continuing neglect of hand hygiene as a major means of preventing disease transmission. She said many people tend to wash their hands with only water, which has been found to be ineffective in killing most germs. According to her, for many Nigerians, washing their hands with soap and water is not really considered necessary. She said they think soaps are mostly.
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General news13 hours agoCOVID-19: Nigeria records 6 deaths, 226 new cases
By Abujah Racheal Nigeria has recorded six COVID-19-related deaths with 226 new confirmed cases in 14 federation states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NCDC made this known via its website on Friday morning. According to the NCDC, this brings the total number of infections to 20,8,630. Nigeria’s news agency reports that the 226 new cases reported Thursday showed a drop from the 251 cases reported in the country on Wednesday. The center said the FCT has reported 73 cases while Plateau has reported 34. The others are Lagos (25), Gombe (22), Abia (16), Osun (13), Kano (7), Rivers (7), Ekiti (6), Kaduna (6), Oyo (6), Delta ( 5), Edo (3) Jigawa (2) and Nasarawa (1). “Today’s report includes: four states with zero reported cases: Bauchi, Ogun, Ondo and Sokoto,” he said. The NCDC said more than 3,142,971 million samples of the virus from around 200 million people nationwide.
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General news3 days agoVP’s wife, state governors’ wives harp on girl-child education
By Justina Auta The vice president’s wife, Ms. Dolapo Osinbajo, and the wives of the governors of Kebbi and Ogun states on Tuesday stressed the need to improve access to quality education for girls. They made the appeal during the launch of the “Always Keep Girls in School (AKGIS)” project and the International Day of the Girl (IDGC) commemoration in Abuja. Osinbajo, while decrying the high number of out-of-school children, especially girls, in the country, called for more engagement to highlight issues affecting girls so that they can explore and achieve their goals. potential. According to her, sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and other harmful traditional practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM) are some of the obstacles affecting the girl child. While congratulating Proctor and Gamble (P7G) and the Talitha Cumi Foundation for distributing sanitary hygiene materials to girls, Osinbajo stressed the need to provide girls with the opportunity.
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General news3 days ago2021 IDGC: Foundation tasks stakeholders on girlchild digital, technological empowerment
By Justina Auta The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) on Monday called on stakeholders to create equal opportunities for girls to strive in the digital world. Ms. Kemi Gbadamosi, Director of Advocacy Policy and Marketing, AHF-Africa, launched the appeal in Abuja in commemoration of the International Day of the Girl and Child (IDGC) 2021. Gbadamosi said the event was organized by AHF in collaboration with the Strong Enough Girls Empowerment Initiative (SEGEI) and members of the Girls Act. The Nigeria News Agency reports that the IDGC is commemorated annually on October 11, to celebrate the importance, power and potential of adolescent girls around the world, as set aside by the United Nations. AHF Theme: ‘Amplify Your Voice’ ‘Fight to Keep Girls Healthy, Help Girls Succeed’, aims to eliminate gender challenges, including violence, discrimination, child marriage and a poor learning environment, among others. Gbadamosi said the day was set aside not only.
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General news3 days agoIDGC: Groups advocate digital education, ficial empowerment for girls
By Ikenna Osuoha An NGO, She Forum Africa (SFA), in partnership with Pathfinder International (PI), on Monday advocated for digital education and fiscal empowerment for the girl child. SFA Founder Ms. Inimfon Etuk launched the appeal at an event marking International Day of the Girl (IDG) 2021 with the theme: “Digital Generation, Our Generation”. Etuk said the organization is committed to prioritizing girls’ education and stressed the need to close the gap between boys and girls. She said mentoring and social responsibility are key to educating little girls in the digital world. She added that “we are capitalizing on this year’s theme to make sure the little girl learns properly and safely. “According to UNICEF, more than 10 million children are out of school in Nigeria, and 50% are girls. The founder of She Forum Africa, who reiterated the importance of education for girls, called for increased efforts to strengthen.
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General news4 days agoCOVID-19: NCDC registers 9 deaths, 284 new infections
By Abujah Racheal The Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 284 additional COVID-19 infections with nine related deaths in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Tuesday. Nigeria‘s news agency reports that the new cases indicate an increase from the 78 cases reported in the country on Sunday. According to the NCDC, the new infections brought the total number of infections in the country to 207,978. He said the FCT led with 67 cases, followed by Kaduna State in the northwest and Rivers State in the southwest with 33 and 31 cases, respectively. “While Anambra state in the southeast has recorded 23 cases, Lagos and Osun states in the southwest have recorded 22 cases each. “In addition, the south-south states of Cross River and Edo have recorded 18 cases each. “Ondo state in the southwest has 13.
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General news4 days agoUN, NGO launch project to support 750 vulnerable, marginalised girls
By Justina Auta The United Nations Trust Fund and the Tabitha Cumi Foundation launched the Flashlight Action on Girls’ Safety (FLAGS) on Monday to support 750 marginalized girls in FCT, Nassarawa and Niger states. The foundation’s executive director, Ms. Tayo Erinle, said the project, funded by the United Nations Trust Fund, will provide access to multisectoral services to end all forms of violence against children. women and girls. Erinle said the three-year project was relevant to this year’s International Day of the Girl-Girl, with the theme “Digital Generation-Our Generation; Digital revolution: not without girls. “ `This is a three-year project and is particularly relevant to this year’s theme of the IDGC Digital Generation-Our Generation; Digital revolution: not without a girl. “During the lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic, we worked digitally with girls to reach them in their communities through radio literacy. “But now our digitization will be done through access.
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General news5 days ago2021 IDGC: Foundation task stakeholders on advancing girls right
By Justina Auta AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), an NGO, called on stakeholders to create opportunities for growth and development that advance girls’ rights. This is contained in a statement released by Mr. Steve Aborisade, Advocacy and Marketing Manager, AHF Nigeria, on Saturday in Abuja, ahead of International Day of the Girl (IDGC) 2021. The Nigeria News Agency reports that the IDGC is commemorated annually on October 11, to celebrate the importance, power and potential of adolescent girls around the world, as set aside by the United Nations. AHF Theme: ‘Amplify Your Voice’ ‘Fight to Keep Girls Healthy, Help Girls Succeed’, aims to eliminate gender challenges, including violence, discrimination, child marriage and a poor learning environment, among others. “According to AHF, as many as 47 million girls around the world have fallen into poverty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It did, however, reaffirm the need for stakeholders to provide essential keys.
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General news5 days agoBenin to host NBBF Elective Congress on Oct. 30
By Victor Okoye The Nigerian Basketball Federation (NBBF) Congress approved elections to the Federation’s Executive Council on October 30. The Nigeria News Agency reports that Congress ratified Benin as the host city, while also adopting the proposed electoral committee. The committee is to be chaired by Dr Lanre Glover and the decision was taken at its extraordinary congress which was held in Abuja on Saturday. Glover will be replaced by Alhaji Mohammed Fema, with Dr Femi Olugbile, Hauwa Kulu-Akinyemi as members, while Emmanuel Okibe will act as secretary of the committee. With participation from all 36 states and the FCT basketball presidents and secretaries, Congress also approved the appointment of Ms. Ize Matebese as chair of the 2021 NBBF Election Appeal Committee. It is alongside retired General David Lubo as member and Emmanuel Zira as secretary. At the congress, chaired by the interim president of the Nigerian Basketball Federation, Mr..
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General news6 days agoNigerians risk job losses over poultry industry challenges– Association
The Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) says the current feed challenges facing the multibillion naira poultry industry could put millions of Nigerians out of work, if immediate interventions are not provided. PAN National President Ezekiel Ibrahim said so on Saturday in Abuja during the celebration of World Egg Day. Ibrahim therefore called on the federal government to come up with policies that would help its members and save the industry from total collapse. The association noted that the industry directly and indirectly employs millions of Nigerians, pointing out that the entire poultry value chain alone consumes nearly 4.5 tonnes of maize and 1.5 tonnes of soybeans. per year. Ibrahim, who was represented by the association’s chief executive, Onallo Akpa, warned that the collapse of the Nigerian poultry industry would create a large market for other parts of the world that engage in poultry production. He said: “The poultry industry is.
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General news7 days agoTS begins construction of World-Class Abattoir in Abuja
By Emmanuella Anokam The National Nigerian Traders Association (TS), in collaboration with the West African Institute for Agricultural Trade and Development (WAITAD), has started construction of a small, world-class slaughterhouse at the Gwagwalada Regional Council, in Abuja. The project is labeled “Innovative investment in the development and trade of the livestock and meat value chain”. It is supported by ECOWAS and the Swiss Agency for Development Cooperation with the Regional Council of Gwagwalada and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development as collaborators. TS Chairman Dr Ken Ukaoha speaking at the project launch on Friday in Giri, Gwagwalada, Abuja, said the project will be completed within the next six months. Ukaoha explained that the project is part of his measures to tackle faulty and outdated practices of slaughtering, processing and handling meat in the territory. He noted that the livestock and meat sector along the West African corridor, particularly the.
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General news7 days agoPost COVID-19: Women’s participation crucial to economic recovery- Ihekweazu
By Abujah Racheal In the reconstruction after the COVID-19 pandemic, the participation of women is crucial for economic recovery as they represent half of the Nigerian population, said Ms. Vivianne Ihekweazu, managing director of Nigeria Health Watch on Friday. Ihekweazu made this statement in Abuja during the inaugural #HealthMeetsArt gala entitled “Celebrating Femininity”. She said governments are now looking for scalable solutions for their citizens in the context of COVID-19, noting that there are well-evaluated programs to support the inclusion of women in the economic recovery. “We hope to use #HealthMeetsArt as a platform to highlight the important need to accelerate progress towards gender equality in Nigeria. “We must celebrate the achievements of women while inspiring confidence in their successes and achievements, empowering them to break the glass ceilings that seek to restrict them,” she said. According to her, women are absent from leadership positions in key public sectors in.
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General news1 week agoGroup to support 12 sub-urban FCT, Nasarawa schools with digital skills
By Justina Auta Ms Chioma Agwuegbo, executive director of TechHerNG, an NGO, said the group will hire 12 suburban high schools from FCT and Nasarawa State University with digital skills and online safety training. She told the Nigeria News Agency on Tuesday in Abuja that the training would be part of the TechHer School Tour project. She said the training would expose more women and girls to how technology could enable their daily activities, strengthen their voices and build better and more inclusive communities. She added that “we also believe that responding to this demographics secures the future of the next generation and their use of technology, especially for girls. “So far we have reached six schools in two Abuja area city councils and recently the two regional education councils gave us approval to hire 12 more suburban secondary schools. “The new agreement thus ensures that we can offer digital.
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General news1 week agoEstablishment of water users association critical to food security – Minister
By Salisu Sani-Idris FCT Minister of State Dr Ramatu Aliyu commended the Federal Ministry of Water Resources for establishing the Association of Water Users (WUA) to boost the irrigated cultivation system. Malam Zakari Aliyu, deputy director of information, CTF Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, said in a statement on Tuesday that the minister praised at the north-central regional workshop for programs irrigation system in Ilorin, Kwara State. The minister said that the establishment of the association was a good strategy for the shared irrigation system in which farmers have wider control of the irrigation system specifically for agricultural activities. Represented by the Acting Secretary of the Secretariat of Agriculture of the CTF, Malam Ishaq Sadeeq, Aliyu said that the administration of the CTF will play a key role in the initiative to ensure agricultural activities throughout the year. She said that the FCT administration would work with the Federal Ministry.
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General news1 week agoNestle Nigeria Plc inaugurates hygiene facilities in Abaji schools –official
By Jacinta Nwachukwu Nestlé Nigeria Plc has inaugurated hygiene facilities in some schools in the Abaji Regional Council of the Federal Capital Territory, as part of its corporate social responsibility. Mr Ayodele Ayookere, the manager of the Abaji Nestlé factory, revealed this when the projects were commissioned on Tuesday in Abuja, citing Abaji West Primary School and LEA Primary School as beneficiaries. Ayookere said the aim of the initiative was to improve the quality of life for students in schools. The Nigeria News Agency reports that the inaugurated facilities included a toilet, solar-powered boreholes, a generator and the rehabilitation of three blocks of classrooms in Abaji South. Ayookere further said the company has commissioned a solar-powered borehole in the community of Manerigi in the council area. Earlier, Mr. Muhammed Shehu of the Local Education Authority (LEA), Abaji, appreciated the management of Nestlé Nigeria, for the projects, while observing the impact.
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General news2 weeks agoNigeria’s COVID-19 cases rise to 206,138
By Abujah Racheal The Nigerian Center for Disease Control (NCDC) says COVID-19 cases in Nigeria continue to rise, as 74 new cases were recorded by the NCDC on Sunday. The NCDC said on its website Monday morning that the additional 74 infections brought the country’s total infections to 206,138. Nigeria’s news agency reports that the 74 infections reported on Sunday, however, were a drop from the 138 reported on Sunday. The public health agency added that the country had not recorded any new deaths from the virus, which had claimed 2,723 people nationwide. The NCDC said the additional cases came from nine states, with Lagos state reporting the highest infections of the day with 36 new cases, followed by Edo (11), FCT (9), Awka Ibom (6) . Others included Sokoto (6), Delta (3), while Benue, Oyo and Rivers states reported one each. He noted that to date, 206,138 cases have.
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General news2 weeks agoNDLEA arrests fake solider with ammunition and communication gadgets for bandits
By Ibironke Ariyo National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) agents arrested a suspected bogus soldier, Hayatu Galadima and his accomplice, Hamisu Adamu. They were in possession of hard drugs, ammunition and communications equipment suspected of being used by bandits in Kaduna State. NDLEA Media and Advocacy Director Femi Babafemi said in a statement issued Sunday in Abuja that the duo were arrested around Gwagwalada, on the outskirts of Abuja, on Thursday, September 30. He said the items recovered from them included 21 7.45mm RLA ammunition concealed in a water bottle; 16 packs of new two-way radios (walkie-talkie); four masks in the colors of the army and a wallet containing an army identity card. Babafemi added that the duo also found ATM cards issued by FCMB, First Bank, ECO bank, UBA, Skye Bank and a US dollar. Indian hemp, tramadol tablets, three MTN SIM card packs, two 9mobiles and an Airtel.
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Nigeria reports 138 new COVID-19 cases
By Abujah Racheal The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) said it had recorded no deaths but registered 138 new cases of COVID-19 in the country as of October 2. The NCDC said on its website on Sunday morning that the 138 additional infections brought the total infections in the country to 206,064. Nigeria’s news agency reports that after days of consistent reporting of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, the country recorded no deaths from the disease on Saturday. The 138 new infections reported on Saturday were down from the 161 reported on Friday. The third wave that arrived with the Delta variant of the virus, considered the most transmissible of all the variants, ravaged many states in the federation, including Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, Delta and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) . The public health agency noted that the country has not recorded any new deaths from the virus which.
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Nigeria reports 161 new COVID-19 infections, total now 205,940
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) announced 161 new cases of COVID-19 in the country as of October 1. The NCDC said on its website on Saturday morning that the additional 161 infections brought the total number of cases in the country to 205,940. He said 193,812 cases had been successfully treated in the country, while three deaths had been recorded as of October 1, bringing the total number of deaths from the pandemic in Nigeria to 2,724. The Public Health Agency said 161 new cases were reported in 13 states, including 45 in Lagos, Kaduna (32), Ondo (28), Kwara (12), Rivers (11), Edo (8), Ekiti , Niger and Zamfara (5) each, Plateau (4), Nasarawa (3), FCT (2) and Oyo (1). “Today’s report does not include any recorded cases in Bauchi, Delta, Gombe, Kano, Ogun, Osun and Sokoto states,” he added. The NCDC said the country has successfully tested.
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General news2 weeks agoBank, NGO donate food, others to 5 orphanages in FCT
Bank, NGOs donate food, others to 5 FCT orphanages By Vivian Emoni Xploit Consulting Limited, with support from Access Bank Plc, donated food and stationery to five CTF orphanages on Friday. Ms Grace Taiwo, Communication Director of Xploit Consulting Ltd, when delivering the articles to Hajia Ramatu Hassan, Coordinator of Al’ansar Orphanage, Kuje, FCT, said the effort was to let orphans know that Nigerians cared about them and loved them. The Nigeria News Agency reports that the orphanages visited are: Charity Girls Orphanage, Bwari, Destined Children Orphanage, Kado Estate Orphanage, Best Life Orphanage, Gwagwalada and Orphanage Al’ansar, Kuje. Items donated include food, toiletries, and stationery. She said donating the items was part of Access Bank Plc’s corporate social responsibility. Taiwo said the organizations are committed to ensuring the eradication of poverty, especially among the least privileged in the country. She noted that the organization with the support of Access Bank.
