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The Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria has expressed its willingness to work with the incoming administration of Bola Tinubu in order to improve the cocoa industry in the country. The group said cocoa farmers expected a lot from the administration of Tinubu but said it would work with the administration to bring about regulations for

With less than two weeks to the inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, the naira has taken a tumble to reach a record low of N465.07 against the dollar. According to Bloomberg on Thursday, the Central Bank of Nigeria allowed the nation’s currency to weaken by the most in almost five months. The naira weakened

Queen Elizabeth II’s state funeral and related events following her death last September cost UK taxpayers nearly £162 million ($201 million), the government revealed on Thursday in its first public estimate. The elaborate state funeral for Britain’s longest-serving monarch, which was held in early May, entailed a vast security operation for hundreds of foreign heads

The Federal High Court has slated May 24 to rule on the suit filed by the residents of the Federal Capital Territory against the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. The PUNCH reports that five FCT residents filed a suit for an order of the court to stop the inauguration of the president-elect slated for May 29. The

A businessman, Sir Edwin Umealo, has been murdered by some yet-to-be-identified assailants at Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. Umealo, who hailed from Umunze in Orumba South Local Government Area of the state, had attended a meeting in one of the communities in the state and was returning from the meeting when the

..assures safety, standardisation  The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria on Thursday took over the operations of Gombe Airport. Disclosing this shortly after undertaking an inspection of major areas around the airport, the Managing Director of FAAN, Captain Rabi’u Yadudu, said its operatives’ visit heralded the smooth takeover of operations. Yadudu disclosed that its direct involvement

  An agricultural research Institute, Innovation Lab for Policy Leadership in Agriculture and Food Security has called on the incoming administration to allocate 10 per cent of the country’s budgetary allocation to the agricultural sector to address the looming food insecurity in Nigeria. The Food and Agriculture Organisation projected that about 25.3 million people in

The President of the Nigeria School Sports Federation, Mrs Olabisi Joseph said sports development starts from the grassroots development programmes and training. Joseph said this on Thursday at the 23rd Milo Basketball Basketball Championship Central Conference finals in Abuja. “When you talk of sports development, it starts from the grassroots. We have to find a

Chef Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, took the world by storm after she surpassed the current Guinness World Record holder for longest cooking time by individual, Lata Tondon, following her 100-hour cook-a-thon. So in this episode of So This Happened, we reviewed the record-breaking feat by the Akwa Ibom-born chef and the

Sokoto CP commends officers for rejecting N800,000  bribe The Commissioner of  Police, Sokoto State Command, CP Ali Hayatu Kaigama, has commended officers of the command for exhibiting a high sense of professionalism in rejecting the sum of  N800,000 bribe after intercepting suspects who specialises in stealing copper wires in the state. This is according to

…Nigerian democracy impressive, says Chinese Embassy  International development partners should support the efforts of the Inter-Party Advisory Council to improve governance by empowering political parties through capacity building, its national chairman, Yabagi pleaded on Thursday. According to him, IPAC was planning to monitor the progress of the 36 governor-elect toward achieving Sustainable Development Goals through

The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, and three other national executive members on Thursday announced their return to the party secretariat. The development is coming one month after they were barred by Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal High Court in Abuja from parading themselves as national officers of the party. The

The National University Commission, through its Executive Secretary, Prof Abubakar Rasheed, has tasked Universities’ Registrars with effective strategic planning to transform the nation’s universities to meet global competitiveness. Rasheed threw the challenge at the 73rd Business Meeting of the Association Of Registrars of Nigerian Universities at Federal University Lokoja. The theme of the event was:

The Federal Government has again reiterated  its commitment to restoring the livelihoods of poor and vulnerable Nigerians, maintain food security and facilitate the recovery of Medium and Small Enterprises affected as a result of deadly COVID-19 pandemic through its NG-CARES programme The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba made this known,

The former Chairman of the Kogi State chapter of the Social Democratic Party, Muktar Atimah, has met with the state governor, Yahaya Bello in apparent preparation for joining the All Progressive Congress. A statement issued on Thursday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Onogwu Mohammed, confirmed the meeting where the governor welcomed Muktar

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday, approved the appointment of Mrs Oyebode Aderonke Mary as the new Iyaloja General of Osun State. Oyebode will be replacing Mrs Awawu Asindemade, who was made Iyaloja General, the female head of all traders in the state, during the reign of ex-governor Rauf Aregbesola. A statement by Olawale

At least 85 people have been killed in the ongoing clashes between herders and farmers in Plateau state, leading to the displacement of more than 3,000 people, according to reports on Thursday. The violence broke out on Monday in several villages of Plateau State, resulting in the deaths of 30 people. The area has a

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, approved the appointment of James Akintola as the Chairman of the Board of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, a body under the Ministry of Works and Housing. Buhari’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, made the announcement in a statement titled ‘President Buhari approves

The Coalition of Northern Groups has tasked security agencies, as well as anti-graft agents, to go after “destabilising forces” against the handover of government on May 29. The group, in a statement signed on Thursday by the group’s spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said security agents must ensure that the Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele,

The founder of Household of God Church and former presidential candidate, Chris Okotie, has appealed to the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba, for clemency in the matter involving afrobeat star, Seun Kuti, over his case with the police. The PUNCH reports that Kuti, in a 12-second video clip that went viral on May 13,

⁣…Showers awardees with cash gifts, MSc, Ph.D Scholarships ⁣⁣ ⁣The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, in Abuja, granted automatic employment in the Federal Civil Service to 65 former members of the National Youth Service Corps. ⁣⁣ ⁣In addition to the employment, Buhari also awarded them scholarships to pursue their education up to

A widow, Victoria Briggs is seeking justice after her husband, Ebianga Briggs, was allegedly killed on March 13, 2023, at his office along Eastern By-pass in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area. Mrs Briggs, a mother of two, alleged that her husband was killed by some suspected land grabbers led by one Mr Joel during

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has received a two-match touchline ban for questioning the decisions of referee Paul Tierney after Liverpool’s victory over Tottenham Hotspur in April. Klopp was in hot water with the authorities after criticising Tierney following Liverpool’s dramatic 4-3 victory over Tottenham Hotspur. Klopp was shown a yellow card for running down the

… Says Direct Entry candidate to sit same exams as UTME’s The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has again remitted N2 billion as its interim surplus for the 2023 operating year, more would be remitted as its operations for the years are completed, the board said in a statement issued on Thursday. The statement signed

The United Kingdom has warned its citizens from travelling to Anambra State. The warning came two days after an attack on the convoy of US consulate workers in Ogbaru Local Government Area by yet-to-be-identified gunmen on Tuesday. It would be recalled that the convoy carried nine Nigerian nationals: five employees of the U.S. Mission to