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NIGERIA’S AGRIC MINISTER EMERGES IFAD COUNCIL CHAIR By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has been appointed Chairman of the 49th Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). Speaking at the IFAD
TINUBU NAMES NEW HEADS FOR NEMSA, SHESTCO By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban President Bola Tinubu has approved new leadership appointments for key federal agencies, naming Mallam Magaji Da’u Aliyu as Managing Director of the Sheda Science and Technology Complex, Abuja, and Engr. Adesayo
KWARA GOVT CALLS FOR UNITY, CONDEMNS DIVISION By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kwara State Government has urged public servants to promote unity and peaceful coexistence, warning against religious intolerance, tribalism and other divisive tendencies. The call was made in Ilorin by the
RUSSIA DECLARES END OF UNIPOLAR ERA, CALLS FOR STRONGER AFRICA ROLE By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Russia has declared that the era of a unipolar global order is over, calling for a more balanced world system that respects national sovereignty and gives Africa
EARLY RAINS NOT YET START OF RAINY SEASON, KWARA GOVT CAUTIONS FARMERS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Kwara State Government has advised farmers across the state to avoid premature planting, warning that the recent sporadic rainfall does not indicate the commencement of
ICPC APPOINTS OKESANJO AS RESIDENT CONSULTANT FOR STRATEGY AND COMMUNICATIONS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has appointed Mrs Temilade Okesanjo as Resident Consultant for Strategy and Communications to improve coordination, effectiveness and public engagement.
WEST AFRICAN LEADERS AGREE ON REGIONAL ANTI-TERRORISM FRAMEWORK By:Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban West African leaders have agreed to establish a permanent regional framework to confront the growing threat of terrorism, violent extremism, and cross-border crime, warning that delay is no longer an option.
TINUBU’S REFORMS BOOST GLOBAL CONFIDENCE — SHETTIMA By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Vice President Kashim Shettima says the reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration are steadily rebuilding global confidence in Nigeria. He stated this in Abuja at the inaugural convocation of the
POWER STATE: ISLAMIC DEVELOPMENT BANK TO INVEST $163M IN SOLAR ENERGY By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban Niger State, the “Power State,” is set to benefit from a $163 million solar electricity project by the Islamic Development Bank. The initiative, expected to generate 100
REPS SUMMON AUDITOR-GENERAL OVER AGRICULTURAL INTERVENTION FUNDS By: Safiya Abdulrahim Dabban The House of Representatives has summoned the Auditor-General of the Federation, alongside the Ministers of Finance and Agriculture, over concerns surrounding the utilisation of agricultural intervention funds released between 2015 and