As part of its Climate Change Agenda, the Osun State Government has revealed its plan to plant One Million trees with approval already given for One Hundred Thousand in the first phase to control deforestation and increase the state’s forest coverage. This is coming as the Forestry Council of Nigeria honoured Governor Adeleke as the…
The tanker, which had departed Kano and was heading to Nguru Town in Yobe State, exploded after the driver lost control. A mass burial has been conducted for 140 victims of the petrol tanker explosion that took place at Majiya town, Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State on Wednesday. About 90 other victims of…
To mark the World Food Day, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has today listed major milestones and expansion agenda for the state’s agricultural sector. In a widely celebrated event attended by farmers across the crop sectors, Governor Adeleke reaffirmed the commitment of his administration to sustaining food security in the state, directing more active…
The Federal Government on Wednesday met with the leadership of the Organised Labour at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, Abuja. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, led the Federal Government’s side; while the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero; Trade Union Congress…
Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has lamented the rising cost of living in Nigeria, stating that severe hunger has now become a member of many households across the country. In a post on his X account to mark World Food Day, the former governor highlighted that the skyrocketing prices of food have made basic…
His Excellency Comrade Dr Nasir Idris, Kauran Gwandu, on Tuesday flagged-off the construction of 6.4 kilometer township dualisation in Argungu town, which is expected to gulp over N7.23 billion. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Argungu, Argungu Local Government Area, Gov. Idris said the money covered road construction, drainage system and installation of solar street…
Nigeria’s headline inflation rate for September 2024 rose to 32.70 per cent after slowing consecutively in the previous two months of July and August. This was according to the latest Consumer Price Index report from the National Bureau of Statistics. It is a marginal increase of 0.55 per cent from the August 2024 figure of…
The Federal Government has said the petition by Yoruba nation agitator, Mr Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as “Sunday Igboho”, calling on the United Kingdom to consider the Yoruba nation was not endorsed by the UK government. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Eche Abu-Obe, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said…
The Nigeria Health Commissioners Forum (NHCF) is proud to announce the launch of Project 10 Million Know Your Number, Control Your Number, a subnational health promotion and awareness campaign aimed at combating the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly hypertension and diabetes, in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a press statement signed by Chairman,…
The removal of fuel subsidies in Nigeria has significantly reduced cross-border smuggling of Premium Motor Spirit. This is according to the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari. Kyari stated this in an interview with Channels TV on Sunday, explaining that the subsidy created a price disparity between…
