The sale of N40,000 per bag of rice initiated by the federal government has commenced in Sokoto State. The distribution is to be handled by a special committee set up by Governor Ahmed Aliyu. The governor, however, said the effort was solely that of his administration. He had charged members of the committee to oversee…
The Benue State Government has established camps and commenced the distribution of relief materials to flood victims in Makurdi, the state capital. A member of the state’s Technical Committee on Flood, Ms Josephine Haba, while distributing the relief materials at NKST Primary School, Wadata, said all verified victims would be attended to. Haba said the…
Nigeria’s COVID-19 recovery efforts has received a grand support from the world bank. It is a $500 million grant meant to boost support for the Nigeria Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) program. The renewed commitment extends the sponsorship for an additional three years, as announced by Prof. Foluso Okumadewa, representing World Bank…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) on Tuesday has disclosed that 25 states and the FCT have recorded at least one confirmed case of Mpox each across 63 local government areas in 2024. According to the report obtained from the NCDC on Tuesday, from January 1 to October 6, 2024 , 1,297…
The Nigerian Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN) on Tuesday proposed the validation of the Conditional Revised Offer for Specific Commitment for the Protocol on Trade in Services enshrined in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. The purpose of the meeting, the Director General/Chief Trade Negotiator (DG/CTN), Ambassador Yonov Agah was to enhance relevant…
A devastating drought, caused by climate change, is pushing over 27m people in Southern Africa to the brink of starvation. That is the fear expressed by the United Nations. The alarm is contained in the statement issued on Tuesday by the UN World Food Programme (WFP). The statement warned about the escalating humanitarian crisis in…
After two consecutive months of decrease, Nigeria’s headline inflation in September 2024, rose to 32.70 per cent against the 32.15 per cent recorded in August 2024. According to the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, the figure represents a marginal increase of 0.55 per cent against the figure in August. The report released on Tuesday…
To revitalise the agricultural sector, and create employment opportunities, the federal government through the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Programme has announced a $1bn agricultural investment target and the creation of 500,000 jobs by 2027. In partnership with development financing institutions, including the African Development Bank (AfDB), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFDB), and the…
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…
