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CATALYZING INNOVATION IN AGRICULTURE FOR WEALTH CREATION:
LOTFYINC’S USAID-SUPPORTED PROJECT KICKS OFF

Admin3 years ago06 mins

LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited was recently awarded the sum of a N592,204,667 co-investment grant by the USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub) to launch “Project Sparrow,” an initiative developed to reduce the risk of local and global investments in selected agribusiness and agritech companies in Nigeria to help them achieve higher productivity,…

3.5GHz Spectrum: MTN, Mafab Pay for Licences

Admin3 years ago07 mins

Provisional winners of the 3.5 Gigahertz (GHz) spectrum licence, MTN Communications Nigeria Plc and Mafab Communications Limited, have made their full payment of $273.6 million each for the 5G Spectrum license to the Nigerian Communications Commission. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Danbatta, officially confirmed the payment status today,…

Children Denied Access to Justice in Nigeria, Five others-UNICEF

Admin3 years ago03 mins

By Kwiza Mbumbeh, Maiduguri The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has lamented that children are denied justice against the high risks of violence and sexual abuse in Nigeria and West African countries. According to the Fund, children’s access to justice system is still not a reality to protect them against psychological or sexual abuse. UNICEF…

PDP Sets Up Osun State Ward Congress Electoral Appeal Panel

Admin3 years ago01 mins

Press Statement: The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the nomination of the following members of our great Party to serve as members of the Osun State Ward Congresses Electoral Appeal Panel to consider appeals arising from the conduct of the 3 man ad-hoc delegate Ward Congresses. The members of…

IRI Statement on Russia’s Military Attack on Ukraine

Admin3 years ago02 mins

The International Republican Institute (IRI) released the following statement after Russia’s military attack on Ukraine: “The International Republican Institute strongly condemns Russia’s military assault on Ukraine. This belligerent action by the criminal regime in Moscow further demonstrates that Vladimir Putin is nothing more than an international enemy of freedom and peace. His authoritarian aggression threatens all…

Op-Ed: A State of Emergency for Democracy

Admin3 years ago038 mins

By Hillary Rodham Clinton and Dan Schwerin About the authors: Hillary Rodham Clinton is a former U.S. senator and secretary of state, the first woman to win a major party’s nomination for president of the United States, and a lifelong advocate for women and girls. She is the author of What Happened. Dan Schwerin is…

NECO Releases 2021 SSCE External Candidates’ Results

Admin3 years ago02 mins

The National Examinations Councils (NECO) has released the 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) external candidates’ results. Announcing the results in Minna, the Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Dantani Ibrahim Wushishi, said the results were released just after sixty-four (64) days the last paper which was written. According to the NECO boss, “the Number of…

Electoral Act: Buhari Shocks Civil Society Leaders

Admin3 years ago04 mins

Buhari signs the Electoral Act as Senate President and House Speaker look on Radio Nigeria: President Muhammadu Buhari signs into law the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2022 at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Friday. The Bill passed by National Assembly holds great promise for improving elections in the country with new technology and efforts…

Kidnap Kingpin, Evans, Sentenced to life imprisonment

Admin3 years ago02 mins

Chukuwuememe Onwuamadike, also known as Evans, has been sentenced to life in prison by a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja. He and two other members of his gang, Uche Amadi and Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu, were found guilty of conspiracy and kidnapping by Justice Hakeem Oshodi. However, the court discharged and acquitted Ogechi Uchechukwu and…

Shell Reiterates Commitment to Lower Co2 Emissions in Nigeria

Admin3 years ago03 mins

Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Mrs. Eloho Aiboni, has reiterated commitment to lower co2 emissions in Nigeria . he made this commitment, in Lagos at the opening session of the 2022 edition of the Sub-Saharan African International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (SAIPEC). Aiboni said Shell companies in Nigeria have a…