Akwa Ibom food security
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In line with his avowed drive toward food security and sufficiency, as encapsulated in The Arise Agenda, Governor Umo Eno has again taken some bold steps in encouraging Akwa Ibomites and all residents to make ‘Every Home a garden” in the State. Speaking at this year’s Christmas Carols Festival over the weekend, Governor Umo Eno…
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China's Alibaba said Tuesday that it had agreed to sell department store chain Intime at a $1.3 billion loss, as the tech giant trims down its operations with competition intensifying in the country's cutthroat e-commerce market.
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A firm, Nextdora Nigeria Limited, has urged an Abuja High Court to restrain the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and others from selling its landed property. The property is located at Plot No. 4411, Cadastral Zone A09, Guzape District, Abuja. Nextdora Ltd, in a fresh suit marked: CV/5517/24 and filed by its…
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The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), has sealed eight petroleum retail outlets in Warri and environs. The Coordinator in Delta State, Mr. Victor Ohwodiasa disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday in Warri. Ohwodiasa said that retail outlets were shut down on Sunday over offences bordering on under-dispensing, operating without valid licences, poor…
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Australian and regional airlines cancelled or diverted flights to Vanuatu after a powerful earthquake flattened buildings, triggered landslides and pulled down bridges in the Pacific island's capital.
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The newly appointed Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Jigawa, Mr. Tahir Musa, says he will rejig the command’s operations in order to combat migrants smuggling in the state. Musa made the promise in his address on Monday in Dutse shortly after assuming office. “I would like to express my appreciation for the…
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The Educational Action Network Initiative (DEAN), has emphasised the need for enhanced transparency and accountability in local government
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has violated the provisions of the CBN Act by withholding its annual reports. When The Guardian reviewed the CBN website on Monday morning, it was discovered that the apex bank had published financial documents for only eight years between 2000 and 2016. Financial statements for 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,…
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Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo, has engaged the Consular General of the People's Republic of China in Lagos for external investment. Ododo on Monday met with Yan Yuqing, the Consular General of the People's Republic of China in Lagos. According to Onogwu Muhammed, Special Adviser to the Governor on Public Relations, this interaction aimed…
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Efforts on practical arrangements for the launch of the single currency, ECO, have been intensified by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). A consensus on the currency was reached by ECOWAS at its 65th Ordinary Session as revealed in a communiqué issued at the end of the 66th ordinary session of the authority…
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The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption Programme (RoLAC), has called on traditional institutions to act as advocates for positive behavioral change in the fight against sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). RoLAC also said that traditional institutions must be seen as advocates of positive behavioral change, influencing their communities through both their actions and words. Speaking…