Training Agricultural Researchers to Be More Gender-Responsive
The issue of gender sensitivity will top the agenda as 16 trainers and 11 teams of 33 researchers from four continents will participate in a training on “Gender Responsive Root, Tuber, and Banana Breeding,” from 12-21 September in Kampala, Uganda. According to a statement released by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), this first […]
NCC discovers 41 illegal Internet Service Providers
Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it has discovered 41 fake and unlicenced service providers operating in the country’s telecommunications landscape. The regulatory body made this known in its ”2016 Q1 Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement Reports”, made available to Nigerian Pilot, in Lagos. It said there was compliance monitoring regarding the engagement of unlicenced service provider, […]
Borno Builds Mega-Schools For 49,000 Boko Haram Orphans
Borno State Government has awarded a N1.6 billion contract for the construction of nine mega primary schools, as part of efforts to overhaul the state’s education system. The governor, Kashim Shettima, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Maiduguri that the gesture was also aimed at providing access to education for over 49, 000 […]
Militants Blow Up NPDC Pipeline
The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate yesterday blew up the Afiesere- Iwhrenene major delivery line in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State. The pipeline leads to the UPS/UQCC being operated by Nigeria Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) shorelines. NPDC is a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The militant group, which disowned […]
Arik Suspends Operations Over Insurance Renewal
Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik Air, said it had alerted all air travellers of a temporary disruption to its operations, pending approval of aircraft documentation related to insurance renewal. The airline said that it was working round the clock to resolve the necessary documentation, which has been a challenge due to the long holidays. The […]
Minister Urges Women To Support Buhari
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Aisha Alhassan, has enjoined women to be steadfast and support President Muhammadu Buhari in his bid to transform the wellbeing of Nigerians. The minister made the appeal at the weekend in Warri while addressing scores of women from the 25 local government areas of the state, noting […]
Tanzania: Dodoma On Course To Attaining City Status
Plans are underway to upgrade the status of the designated capital of Dodoma from Municipality to City council in line with preparations by the government to shift the capital city from Dar es Salaam, the National Assembly was told yesterday. The Minister of State in President’s Office (Regional Administration and Local Governments), Mr George Simbachawene, […]
Team Nigeria Wins 7th Gold in Paralympics
Flora Ugwunwa set a new world record in the women’s javelin – F54 event on Tuesday at the Rio Paralympics to give Nigeria its seventh gold medal. She recorded a throw of 20.25 metres after six attempts to win the gold medal and take Nigeria’s tally to seven gold, two silver and one bronze medals. […]
Shortage of Midwives Spurs Maternal, Infant Mortality in Lake, Western Zones
Lake and Western zone regions are facing a high maternal and infant mortality rate due to shortages of midwives in the health facilities. The remark was made here on Friday by Mwanza Regional Commissioner (RC) in a speech read on his behalf by the Assistant Administrative Secretary (AAS), Mr Rubonzibwa Projestus, when he was officiating […]
Wife of President, NDE Team Up to Tackle Unemployment Among Women
The quest by the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to tackle youth unemployment and combat poverty among young Nigerians received a boast at the weekend when Future Assured, the pet project of the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari flagged-off a collaborative effort to train over 1,500 women in income generating activities, beginning with […]
Brazil Ousts Lawmaker Who Pushed For Rousseff Impeachment
Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted Monday to oust its former speaker Eduardo Cunha, who spearheaded the drive to impeach president Dilma Rousseff only to suffer his own graft-stained downfall. Cunha, who is often compared to the dark, manipulative villain Frank Underwood of the hit Netflix series “House of Cards,” was stripped of his seat […]
Two Die In Sallah Tragedy In Lagos
While one of the deceased persons was killed after a drinking spree at the Orile Iganmu area of Lagos, the other person was killed by a hit-and-run driver at the Ikeja area of the state. The drinking incident was said to have involved the deceased person, who was simply identified as Onyibo, who had engaged […]
Zinox Secures $25m For Digital Hubs
An Information and Communications Technology company, Zinox Technologies, has secured a $25m counterpart funding with which it seeks to roll out a trio of digital hubs in Nigeria. This was an aftermath of the visit of the Facebook Chief Executive Officer, Mark Zuckerberg, to Nigeria. During the visit, Zuckerberg encouraged the establishment of digital hubs […]
Be Patient With FG, Kogi Governor Appeals to Nigerians
Kogi State governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has appealed to Nigerians to be patient with President Muhammadu Buhari as he grapples with the challenges of managing an economy in recession. This was just as he assured that over 100,000 youths and women would be empowered through programmes lined up by the state government. Addressing the people […]
Ex-Militants Want Govt to Pay Three Months Outstanding Stipends
The former Niger Delta militants, under the Amnesty Programme have, have appealed to the Federal Government to pay their three months outstanding stipends. Mr Ramsey Mukoro, leader of the third phase of the amnesty scheme, said that his group had not been paid for the past three months. The Chairman of the second phase in […]