. Says 205 million people at risk of acute food insecurity in 45 countries    By Gom Mirian    In a bid to address issues around food insecurity, the World Bank has disbursed at least $12bn, half of which was to Africa, to help beneficiary countries cope with food shortages. This development was disclosed…

  By Gom Mirian    A 49-year-old India-bound businessman named Kingsley Celestino was arrested with over 9.40 kilograms of heroin concealed in false bottoms of his two travelling bags, says National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The Director, of Media and Advocacy of the NDLEA, Mr. Femi Babafemi, disclosing this on Sunday, in Abuja, said…

  Mary Beth Leonard   Quickly address challenges ahead March 11 polls By Kazeem Akolawole    The US Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Beth Leonard, has said that “it is clear that the electoral process as a whole on February 25 failed to meet Nigerians’ expectations.” Leonard who spoke in an OP-ED on the Nigerian general elections,…

Yakubu By Hassan John   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed determination to resolve and address the challenges it identified during the presidential election. Speaking at a  meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) in Abuja on Friday, the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, said that they have learnt a lot of lessons from the…

  By Kazeem Akolawole   The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officials, including ad-hoc or collation personnel, who may have been engaged in misconduct during the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly Elections would be punished. This position was expressed by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, on Saturday in Abuja, at a meeting with…

  By Hassan John   As part of efforts to ensure that the 2023 Census is hitch-free, the United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Federal Government through Federal Ministry of Finance and the National Population Commission (NPC), have concluded plans to host what they christened a donor conference. The conference is targeted at bringing…

President Buhari   By Kazeem Akolawole   President Muhammadu Buhari has travelled to Qatr for the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani  extended invitation to Nigeria’s president. The once-in-a-decade conference under the theme, “From Potential to Prosperity”, will be held from…

… Kicks against inclusion in children products   By Hassan John   The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has kicked-off sensitization campaign on the dangers of using bleaching creams, in the South West Nigeria. The sensitization campaign brought together selected  journalists from the South Western states including Ondo, Osun, Oyo, Ekiti,…

Kazeem Akolawole    The Federal Government has trained accountants and staff of Teaching Hospitals, Federal Medical Centres, Federal Specialist Hospitals and other health institutions on advanced fiscal discipline, preparation and implementation of budgets. The workshop which ended on Friday, was organised by the Finance and Accounts Department of the Federal Ministry of Health. Speaking with…

  By Kazeem Akolawole   Six states – Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, and Sokoto – have filed a suit against the federal government, urging it to declare the conduct, collation, and announcement of the presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections results on 25 February void. They are also demanding the court should void the…