The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reported a significant surge in Lassa fever cases, with Ondo and Edo states accounting for nine new confirmed cases. The NCDC stated this on its official website, based on the latest Lassa Fever Situation Report. The agency said that this marked an increase from four…
Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adeniyi has said its meeting with the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene has created an opportunity to address bottlenecks in fostering trade facilitation. Adeniyi‘ meeting with Mene occurred on the margins of the Biashara Afrika 2024 forum, hosted in Kigali, Rwanda from October…
A former Special Adviser to the late President Umar Yar’Adua on Media and Publicity, Olusegun Adeniyi, in Abuja said the informal sector of the economy not protected by the Nigeria’s labour laws. Adeniyi said this at a lecture to mark the new Legal Year 2024/2025 of the National Industrial Court with the theme “Is There…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that Nigeria, Ethiopia, Cameroon, South Africa, and Somalia are seeking $600bn in climate financing support from financial institutions. The Washington-based lender also said that Nigeria is struggling to attract climate-related Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) due to its inability to end parallel foreign exchange rates and other policy uncertainties….
The Kaduna State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has recorded one death out of 86 suspected cases of cholera. The Director of Public Health, Hamza Ibrahim -Ikara, disclosed this on Thursday. He stated that for the past five months, the country experienced outbreaks of cholera in 30 states. He said, “We have not recorded any case…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Lilypond Export Command (LEXC) has announced gains to the tune of over $937m in export activities for the third quarter (Q3) of 2024. The NCS disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, shared via its social media handle. It said that the achievement followed the consolidation of all export seats…
Ebonyi State Governor, Rt Honourable Francis Nwifuru, has launched the disbursement of N300m grants to 100 beneficiaries of the State Government’s Agricultural Empowerment Programme. The beneficiaries underwent intensive training at Masters Skills Training Centre, Agbani, Enugu State and were deemed qualified for the grants. The governor, represented by his Deputy, Princess Patricia Onyemaechi Obila , …
The National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, has announced a partnership with an Indian-based not-for-profit organisation, the Foundation for Advanced Training in Plant Breeding (ATPBR) Maharashtra to boost mass production of okra in the country. This was disclosed by the Executive Secretary of, the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Professor Garba Sharubutu, at the…
The Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has said that President Bola Tinubu released 1,200 bags of fertiliser to each senator for onwards distribution to farmers in their districts. Bamidele also said the President also made 600 bags of fertiliser available to each House of Representatives member for farmers in their 360 federal constituencies. The Senate…
The Oyo State Government has confirmed that a total number of 245 suspected cases of the cholera disease was reported between January 1 and October 7 with 23 cases confirmed while one death was recorded during the period. The state Commissioner for Health, Oluwasherimi Ajetumobi, disclosed this while briefing the press at the Governor’s Office…
