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By Akanimo Sampson A group, Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture (CNFA), an international agricultural development organisation that specialises in the design and implementation of sustainable, enterprise-based agricultural initiatives is implementing the Feed the Future Egypt Food Security and Agribusiness Support (FAS) project, funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation is also involved in the project. CNFA in cooperation with the World Food Logistics Organisation (WFLO), launched the inaugural Egypt Cold Chain Exhibition bringing hundreds of packhouse owners and operators, exporters, agricultural associations, cooperatives and their farmer members, input suppliers, end-market retailers including supermarkets, government…

By Akanimo Sampson President Muhammadu Buhari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) administration is planning to stop fish importation in Nigeria in the next two years in a bid to abort the country’s continued capital flight in the sector. Nigeria spends around N360 billion annually on fish importation, going by the claim of the Director of Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research Lagos, Dr. Adekunle Oresegun. He had stated that the country spends about $1.00 billion yearly on the importation of fish. The director who spoke at a vocational training and empowerment programme on agriculture in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi…

The Federal Government has acquired the necessary reagents to test suspected patients, as a measure to prevent coronavirus from entering the country. Consequently, the government has designated laboratories in Lagos, Abuja and Irrua in Edo State to handle such tests. Coronavirus found in Wahum, China has spread to the US, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Philippines among others, is a new strain of the virus that has not been previously identified in humans. Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, who stated this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting presided over…

The National Assembly may be facing serious security risk, as suspicious faces now flood the complex, an investigation has shown. A source said if no serious action was not taken by the National Assembly management to curtail the influx of the strange faces, it might prove difficult to nip in the bud the security threats they pose. It was gathered that the strange and suspicious faces find their ways into the complex, claiming to be constituents of some lawmakers, after beating security checks at the gates and other entry points. Fears are also being raised that in the last few…

The Nigerian Army said Wednesday its troops have killed five Boko Haram terrorists in a gunfight and arrested eleven members of Islamic State’s West African Province., ISWAP. It also said the troops rescued nine women and children hitherto held hostage by the terrorists, recovered cache of arms and ammunition, but lost a soldier. Col Aminu Iliyasu, Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, who stated this in a statement Wednesday, said: “On February 9, 2020, troops of 25 Task Force Brigade deployed at Damboa in Borno State, in conjunction with elements of the Civilian Joint Task Force, while on a fighting patrol,…

Nigeria and Ethiopia have signed a visa waiver agreement for diplomatic and official passport holders, and a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, on cooperation in the field of defence. President Muhammadu Buhari and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed witnessed the signing of the agreement Tuesday in Addis Ababa by their Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama and Gedu Andargachew, respectively, during the State Visit of the Nigerian leader. Earlier, while meeting with the Ethiopian Prime Minister, President Buhari had discussed how to explore new areas of collaboration to further enhance and expand Nigeria-Ethiopia bilateral cooperation for the mutual benefits of the two…

Search engine, Google, Wednesday announced a $1 million fund for African start-ups who have innovative ideas on privacy, trust and safety of families online. This is also as the company announced a landmark child online safety programme, “Be Internet Awesome” in the Netherlands, Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya simultaneously. The programme seeks to help minors explore the internet safely and confidently. Google made the announcements in Abuja during this year’s Safer Internet Day celebration. Safer internet day is an annual celebration created by Google to showcase ideas and activities aimed at helping kids to be safe, confident explorers of the…

The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has expressed dissatisfaction with the Federal Government for late filing of an amended two-count charge against the pro-democracy activist and convener of the RevolutionNow protest, Omoyele Sowore and his co-defendant, Olawole Bakare. The court, therefore, awarded a fine of N200,000 against the Federal Government for stalling the trial of Sowore and Bakare, in the service of same on the defendants in the open court through frivolous adjournment request on Wednesday. Trial Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu berated the prosecution over its conduct in the trial of the defendants. Though the court described the adjournment…

 As the process of another constitutional review has begun, the Senate, Wednesday, said it would consider recommendations of the 2014 National Conference. The Upper Chamber, which said the report of the 2014 conference would form the working document of the current view, said the 58-member Constitution Committee would also consider the recommendations of the All Progressives Congress committee report on restructuring headed by Kaduna State governor, Nasir el-Rufai. Speaking shortly after the inauguration of the Constitution Review Committee, Senator Ovie Omo Agege, Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman of the Committee, APC, Delta Central, said that the committee would also liaise with…

South-East governors, traditional rulers and other stakeholders, Wednesday, arose from a security summit in Enugu, asking President Muhammadu Buhari to declare the Fulani herdsmen as terrorists, saying they are dangerous. The summit had the Anglican Archbishop of Enugu Diocese, Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma and Inspector-General of Police, Mohammad Adamu. Archbishop Chukwuma said President Buhari has been pampering Fulani herdsmen despite atrocities they have been committing across the country. Bishop Chukwuma spoke on a day the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo lamented the level of extortion police and army carry out on the people of South East at the numerous…