The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has issued a final warning to over 120 managing directors and top executives of banks to submit their asset declaration forms. The anti-graft agency gave the top bankers till June ending to obey the order even as the initial deadline of June 14 has passed. The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed [...]
Nutrition experts say iodine deficiency during pregnancy could have a devastating impact on babies in the womb and also delay their growth after they are born. According to the experts, it is important for pregnant women to avoid having iodine deficiency as it can cause sluggishness, deafness and impaired neurological conditions in children. Also, according [...]
Dangote Urea fertilizer has finally hit the Nigerian markets. That came after months of speculations. In fact, the company has started pushing out a minimum of 120 trucks per day across the country. Group Executive Director, (Strategy, Capital Projects and Portfolio Development), Dangote Industries Limited, Devakumar Edwin, revealed to the press over the weekend that [...]
The Lagos state government on Monday disclosed plans to completely get rid of motorcycles and tricycles from the state, with “last-mile” buses provided as alternatives. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos, announced this during a security town hall meeting on Monday. Commercial motorcycles and tricycles, popularly called Okada and Keke respectively, are the means of [...]
Lagos State Government says it has paid N38m for about 500 hectares of land acquired from 16 families at the Igbodu, Epe area of the state. The state said the land was acquired for agricultural activities. The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya,who presented cheques to the beneficiaries in Lagos on Friday, said the [...]
Despite assurances by the police authorities that the Abuja is safe, private schools in Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, yesterday, hurriedly shut down their activities over fear of possible attack by kidnappers. LEADERSHIP learnt that some schools hurriedly sent their students home when news got to them over 200 unidentified men [...]
Claimed to be potent as sex enhancer among users, Kayan Mata — some local herbal preparations (aphrodisiacs) — has generated an electric mix of feelings among women and men when issues on love-making arise. Literally interpreted as “women things’’ from Hausa language, Kayan Mata is a generic name for a range of aphrodisiacs. However, as [...]
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended Channels Television with a fine N5 million for breaching the broadcast code. A letter to the Managing Director of Channels Television, signed by the Acting Director General of the NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba, referred to Channels 7pm live broadcast programme of Sunday, April 25, 2021, accusing the TV [...]
Nigeria is by far the world’s largest producer of yams, accounting for over 70 –76 percent of the world production. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization report, in 1985, Nigeria produced 18.3 million tonnes of yam from 1.5 million hectares, representing 73.8 percent of total yam production in Africa. According to the 2008 figures, [...]
The residence of popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho has been allegedly attacked by men of the Nigerian Army. Naija News reports that this was made known by Igboho's spokesman, Olayomi Koiki - IKoikimedia - who did a live video to make the announcement. In the video on his Facebook [...]
As the new planting season commences across the country, farmers are raising concern over the dual challenges of access to fertilizer and quality seedlings. Feelers across the states indicate that the current rising cost of food crops, linked to inflation, could be worsened as the price of fertilizers rises steeply, with the attendant consequences, in [...]
The Ondo State Government says it will henceforth auction off cows seized for destroying farmlands after getting a court order, while the owners of the seized cows will also be prosecuted. The State Commander of the State Security Network, Amotekun, Chief Adetunji Adeleye, disclosed this during the signing of an agreement for the release of [...]
Last month, Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant To The President On Media and Publicity, said the Federal Government had arrested some Bureau De Change operators who were facilitating transfer of money to Boko Haram terrorists. He had said some Nigerians transferring money to the sect from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were working with [...]
Fear gripped some residents on the outskirts of Calabar on Tuesday morning as beheaded bodies numbering about fifteen were found dumped at the Five Miles area of the state. The dead bodies comprising both males and females were dumped in a steep valley along the double carriageway which is currently under construction by Governor Ben Ayade [...]
The First Lady of Zamfara State, Hajiya Aisha Bello Muhammad Matawalle hassecured appointments of Special Assistants to Governor Bello Matawalle for 20 members of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in the state. The First Lady’s spokesperson, Zainab Abdullahi, revealed this in a statement on Tuesday. Speaking on behalf of the beneficiaries, the State Chairman MACBAN, Alhaji [...]
The Kwara Fish Farmers Association has revealed that about 20 tonnes of catfish valued at N20 million is produced and sold daily in Kwara State. The association’s Assistant Secretary, Jimoh Ahmed, disclosed this during a chat with our reporter in Ilorin, the state capital. According to him, “Kwara fish farmers produce 20 tonnes of catfish, [...]
Prices of perishable food items have soared in major markets in Lagos. A survey conducted by NAN in some major markets at Mile 12, Oyingbo and Mushin on Thursday and Friday showed that prices of some food items jumped by more than 25 per cent. A 40 kilogramme basket of tomato, which was sold [...]
Kwara State Police Command said it had deployed its men and officers to comb forest in Asa Local Government Area of the state in search of three farm managers abducted by gunmen from two poultry farms in Pampo village on Monday. The farm managers were reportedly seized by six heavily armed suspected kidnappers at their [...]
A law to prohibit the importation of rice into the country is underway in the House of Representatives. A Bill exclusively obtained by VANGUARD is entitled:” An Act to Provide for the Prohibition of Importation into Nigeria of Rice and the Penalty for the Contravention of the Said Prohibition and other Related Matters”. The Bill [...]
A fresh crisis appears to be brewing in the Ibarapaland area of Oyo State, following the return of Fulani herdsmen to the area and the alleged destruction of farms in the area. Fulani herdsmen had, in January, migrated out of Igangan and other communities in Ibarapa, Oyo State, following the eviction notice given to [...]
