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Director of the African Development Bank (AfDB), AKINWUNMI ADESHINA has approved a 1.5 billion dollar emergency programme to alleviate the impact of worsening food insecurity due to the Ukraine war. About 20 million farmers on the continent will benefit from the fund as Africa faces a shortage of at least 30 million metric tonnes of food, especially wheat, maize, and soybeans imported from Russia and Ukraine....

The National Industrial Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) to pay over 5.7 billion naira terminal benefits to over 1,000 bank workers affected by the re-capitalization exercise of 2006. The money is to be paid within three months from the date of judgment failing which it will attract 10 percent interest until liquidated.&n...

Every May 23 is the international day to eradicate Obstetric Fistula, which is a challenge that occurs in some women who have delayed childbirth or prolonged labor. Women who have this health condition often leak urine, feces, or both, and they are often stigmatized and isolated. A former Permanent secretary of the Ogun state Ministry of Health and a Gynecologist at a Specialist Hospital in...

An Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Dr. BASHIR ODUFUWA, say the trend of building collapses in the country is due to the deliberate avoidance of quality control in the construction industry. Dr. ODUFUWA, in an interview with Super FM News, added that in some cases government officials in charge of regulating building construction have been found complicit, leading to substandard ...

The Federal Government has mandated all employers and employees in public, private, and informal sectors to have access to health insurance. This development came when the Federal Government noted that only states with established health insurance schemes and contributory schemes would benefit from the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund (BHCPF). President MUHAMMADU BUHARI reportedly ...

The Federal Government has appointed ANAMEKWE NWABUOKU as the acting Accountant General of the Federation. NWABUOKU’S appointment was conveyed in a letter dated May 20th, 2022 and signed by ALIYU AHMED, the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. President MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S former aide, BASHIR AHMAD also confirmed NWABUOKU...

Governor of Ebonyi State, DAVE UMAHI believes insecurity in the South East is politically-motivated but ruled out foreigners as the masterminds.  The governor’s comment came on the heels of rising insecurity in the region with an Anambra lawmaker OKECHUKWU OKOYE being one of the latest casualties. He said the spate of insecurity could have been worse in Nigeria and the ...

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed the screening of the 25 presidential aspirants slated for Monday, May 23rd. APC National Publicity Secretary, Barr. FELIX MORKA, announced the postponement in a statement issued on Sunday night, although no reason was given for the change in plan. MORKA added that a new date for the screening exercise will be communicated to...

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice TANKO MUHAMMAD, has admonished newly appointed judicial officers in the country to shun corrupt practices in the discharge of their duties. The CJN gave the charge in his speech at the opening of the 2022 induction course for newly appointed judicial officers of superior courts held at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja. Justice TANKO MO...

The Federal Government has said the Abuja-Kaduna train service will resume on May 23,. Train services had been suspended on the route after terrorists attacked a train, fatally shot several persons, and abducted scores of passengers in March. Most of those abducted are still in captivity. In a statement signed by spokesperson YA...