The Senate on Tuesday proceeded with its legislative efforts to further develop the agricultural sector by ensuring national food security and income through marketing and storage services, as well as addressing emergency food crises. Specifically, a bill seeking an Act to establish the National Food Reserve Agency, sponsored by Senator Saliu Mustapha (APC Kwara Central), passed second reading during plenary. In his lead debate, Senator Mustapha stated that the proposed food reserve agency would fill the apparent gap in agricultural development and coordination of programs and projects in the nation, in collaboration with national and international agencies. According to him,…
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Edo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has decorated 207 newly promoted senior officers with their new ranks. While decorating the officers on Tuesday in Benin, the state Commandant of the Corps, Mr Gbenga Agu said that the new rank was a call to higher responsibilities, dedication, efficiency and effectiveness. He charged the promoted officers to gird their loins to justify the responsibilities given to them, urging them to be always available to fly the corps’s flag. “The popular saying of ‘to him more is given, much is expected’ comes into play here. “Be motivated…
The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to ensure prompt registration and renewal of Nigeria’s orbital slots to prevent potential loss of $400 million. The House also mandated its Committee on Digital and Communications Technology to conduct a comprehensive review of Nigeria’s current utilisation of its orbital slots and report within two weeks. The resolution of the House followed the adoption of a motion moved by Muktar Shagaya at the resumed plenary on Tuesday. Moving the motion, the lawmaker noted that presently, just one of the slots is utilised through NigComSat-1, leaving the other two vulnerable to…
Former Barcelona head coach, Xavi Hernandez, is now a potential target for Manchester United if they decide to sack manager Erik ten Hag. According to Mail Sport, United intermediaries have made contact with Xavi twice in the last few months. It is understood that a four-man delegation led by chief executive Omar Berrada flew to Spain last Thursday. But United sources insist that a number of high-level meetings have taken place in Barcelona recently, because co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been there to support Ineos Britannia sailing team in their battle with New Zealand for the America’s Cup. But it…
The Edo State Government on Tuesday said it generated over N316.59 billion from Internally Generated Revenue from 2016 to September 2024. The Chairman of the Edo State Taskforce on IGR, John Osagie Inegbedion, disclosed this during the Q3 2024 EIRS Quarterly Performance Review (QPR) meeting held in Benin City. Inegbedion said the amount represented 370 percent growth of revenue generated in the past eight years. He added that the state’s revenue is projected to close at N85 billion by the end of 2024. He, however, added that the N67.29 billion generated in 2024 was higher than the projected amount of…
Jigawa State Governor Umah Namadi has put the current death toll in the tanker explosion in the state at 181, with another 80 persons in critical condition in hospital. Namadi who was at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday to brief President Bola Tinubu on the situation, revealed that a total of 210 families were affected by the inferno. Recall that the incident occurred on Tuesday, October 15 when a truck carrying petrol, travelling from Kano to Nguru in Yobe State, exploded in Majia, located in the Taura LGA of Jigawa State. The incident resulted in the immediate death of over…
Former Manchester United defender, Nemanja Vidic, has listed his top five defenders that currently play in the Premier League. Vidic picked the Arsenal duo William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes. In an interview with CGTN Sports Scene, the Serb also named Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven, Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Manchester City’s Ruben Dias. Van de Ven clocked a speed of 37.38 km/h during Spurs’ clash with Brentford in January, to set the record for the fastest player in Premier League history. Van Dijk has established himself as one of the best since his £75million move to Liverpool in 2017…
Popular social media critic, VeryDarkMan, has called for singer Portable’s arrest for assaulting a man in a viral video on social media. DAILY POST reports that a trending video online captured the controversial street-pop singer and his boys assaulting a man at the just concluded Felabration event in Lagos. Reacting to the development in an Instagram video, VeryDarkMan said, “Imagine what Portable did to this helpless guy. Is this fair? Why is he treating him like an animal? Is this even right? “Please, this guy should reach out to me if he feels his right has been tampered.” Giving an…
Former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Victor Attah has told Nigerians not to expect eldorado from the Nigerian 1999 Constitution. Attah spoke on Tuesday at the Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria National Conference organized in collaboration with the Polish Government in Abuja. According to him, the Nigerian Constitution will not bring to Nigerians expected transformation and growth because it lacks true federalism. Attah who doubles as the Chairman of the Conference noted that only true federalism can take Nigeria at of the woods. “From the 2023 Record of Proceedings of your National Conference & Summit, I read where…
Following complaints of inadequate health personnel in the secondary health facilities in Akwa Ibom State, the Chairman, House of Assembly Committee on Health, Mr Moses Essien has called on the government to employ more health workers for effective health care services. The lawmaker stressed that such employment was possible as it had been captured in the 2024 approved budget. Essien, who made the call on Tuesday during an on the spot assessment of some General Hospitals in the state, with other members of the committee, called on doctors and nurses who work at those facilities to reside within the environment…