The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Thursday said it plans to fund the value chains of nine agricultural commodities to the tune of N432bn in the 2020 planting season. CBN outlined the nine commodities to include rice, cotton, oil palm, tomato, cassava, poultry, fish, maize, cocoa and livestock/diary. Senior officials of the bank disclosed […]
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The sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, says the recent killings by insurgents and bandits would have been avoided if the government had risen to the occasion. In a statement issued through Abubakar Aliyu, secretary-general of Jamaatu Nasril Islam (JNI), the sultan, who is JNI president-general, asked the government to do more to stem the tide […]
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Nigeria on Thursday recorded its highest single-day coronavirus (COVID-19) infections with 745 new cases. This was revealed in a tweet by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). According to the NCDC, Lagos State had the highest number of infections for the day with 280 cases and is followed by Oyo and Ebonyi states with […]
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Mr Bolaji Tunji, the media aide to the former Oyo state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has dispelled rumours making the rounds that his principal has died. Rumours have earlier made rounds on the new media that the acting chairman of the ruling APC died of Coronavirus. But in a terse Facebook post on Thursday night, Mr […]
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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said Instagram celebrity, Ramoni Igbalode better known as Hushpuppi is being investigated by the agency over alleged cyber crimes. Nigeria’s anti-crime body stated this in a tweet on its official handle on Thursday where it explained that the agency has “grisly details of his money laundering transactions.” […]
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The director-general of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Musa Nuhu, says the June 21 date for resumption of domestic flights is not feasible. Responding to questions on Thursday during the daily briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19, Nuhu said the agency will not approve the resumption of flight operations until it gets […]
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Ahead of the Edo 2020 Primary election, a Federal High Court in Abuja has renewed the order empowering Chief Victor Giadom to act as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for two weeks. The court also empowered Comrade Mustapha Salihu, the APC National Vice Chairman (North East) to act as the National […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has told the services chiefs that their best is not good enough as regards the handling security challenges in Nigeria. Buhari said this in a meeting with service chiefs at the presidential villa on Thursday, noting that excuses will no longer be tolerated. Addressing state house correspondents at the end of the […]
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The director-general of the Progressive Governors Forum, Salihu Lukman, says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is collapsing and needs organ transplant. It is no longer news that the APC is embroiled in a leadership crisis following the appeal court judgment upholding the suspension of Adams Oshiomhole as national chairman of the party. While the party […]
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A female undergraduate of the Federal University of Oye Ekiti in Ekiti State, identified as Faderera Oloyede has been found dead in an apartment belonging to her boyfriend, whose name is Ayo Maliki, in Osun State. According to SaharaReporters, the deceased was found on Tuesday inside the room in the Koko area of Iree in Osun. […]
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