The federal government said it will support ginger farmers in three states, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with input packages worth N1.6b from the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF). Mohammed Ibrahim,executive secretary of NADF, disclosed this on Wednesday at the launch of “Ginger Blight Epidemic Control Taskforce Support Initiative” in Kaduna. Ibrahim said 15,000…
Full text of President Bola Tinubu’s New Year address to the nation, delivered Monday, January 1, 2024. Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and everyone of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for his grace…
The Kaduna state chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and its governorship candidate, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi, have vowed to appeal against the decision of a Federal High Court, in a suit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which sought to stop the inclusion of all candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
No fewer than 27 people, including men and women, have been reportedly killed in a fresh attack by gunmen in Bindi-Jebbu of the Tahoss community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack said to have been carried out by suspected fulani bandits on Monday left many people injured. Several people who sustained…
Governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau state who were defeated at the primary election have rejected the results. Speaking with journalists on Monday in Jos, one of the aspirants, Dr. Patrick Dakum described the election won by Nentawe Yilwada, a former Resident commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as…
Borno state government, Babagana Zulum, has said that the Nigerian Army lacks the requisite equipment to fight terrorists. Speaking in an interview on News Central on Wednesday, Zulum said terrorists are now deploying sophisticated technology in their operations. He called for the removal of bureaucratic bottlenecks attached to the procurement of military equipment. Zulum also…
