Nigeria spends $500m annually importing palm oil, says FG

Officials from the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, states, agencies and non-governmental organisations on Thursday said Nigeria was spending about $500m annually on oil palm imports. At the…

Survival fund: Artisans protest in Ondo

HUNDREDS of artisans in Ondo State on Thursday staged a protest against alleged diversion of COVID-19 Survival Fund meant for them in the state. The protesters specifically accused the Chairman…

N’Delta leaders list conditions to terminate Amnesty programme

SOME leaders in the Niger Delta region have given conditions for the termination of the Presidential Amnesty Programme. The leaders, who were among stakeholders at a meeting in Yenagoa, agreed…

FG sets up committee to reposition teaching

The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated the national implementation committee on the revitalisation and repositioning of the teaching profession in Nigeria. The committee aims to improve the quality of teaching…

Yellow fever: Enugu to vaccinate 922,464 residents

TO contain the spread of yellow fever in Enugu State, the government, on Thursday announced that it had commenced vaccination of 922,463 residents in the three council areas, where outbreak…

Buhari says more resources needed to tackle emerging diseases

THE President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday said emerging diseases had made it important for all countries to increase resource allocation. According to a statement by his Special…

WHO predicts spike in COVID-19 cases ahead of Christmas

AHEAD of the Christmas and New Year festivities which will witness an increase in social gatherings, the World Health Organisation has predicted a spike in COVID-19 cases. The WHO Regional…

Civil servant forfeits uncompleted building to govt

A civil servant, Sulaiman Bazza, is to forfeit his building to the Federal Government for corruptly acquiring it. A judge of the Federal High Court, Damaturu, Justice Hammada Dashen, on…

UTAS: NUC has framework for hardware, says ASUU

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the National University Commission has the framework for warehousing the University Transparency Accountability Solution software. UTAS is the platform created by ASUU…

Troops intercept N2m ransom payment to B’Haram

The Nigerian military has intercepted ransom payment to suspected members of Boko Haram. A statement on Thursday by the acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig. Gen. Benard Onyeuko , said…