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By Akanimo Sampson As part of its capacity strengthening activities in Nigeria under the Feed the Future Nigeria Agricultural Policy Project, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has further supported Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in its move to coordinate the development of an extension policy for the country. IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries. Established in 1975, IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 50 countries. It is a research center of CGIAR, a worldwide partnership engaged in agricultural research…

By Akanimo Sampson The organised labour has risen from their National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Kano, Northern Nigeria with a strong warning to President Muhammadu Buhari administration that workers will no longer sit down and watch the lives of innocent citizens being snuffed away as a result of the worsening insecurity in the country. While the NEC, however, noted that there has been a spiralling wave of insecurity in Nigeria largely fueled by kidnapping for ransom, armed robbery/banditry, communal clashes and Boko Haram attacks, the news came that four people were feared killed and 12 women still missing in the…

By Akanimo Sampson The Nigerian Army has ordered troops fighting the undying Boko Haram insurgency in the bleeding North-East axis of the country to keep an eagle eye on traitors ruining their efforts to end the menace which has so for claimed the lives of 38,000 citizens, leaving around 10 million persons internally displaced. TheTheatre Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Olusegun Adeniyi, gave this order on Sunday as four persons were allegedly killed and 12 others missing when suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked Gajiram, the headquarters of Nganzai local government area of Borno State at the weekend. The…

Gedoni and Jackye were on Sunday evicted from Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) Pepper dem house, Blueprint reports. Of the 21 housemates, 14 are remaining to compete for the N60 million star prize at the end of the show in the house. However, Jackye didn’t leave empty-handed. She won 1.5 million from the Pepsi Challenge for herself. Their eviction was as a result of scoring the lowest number of votes among other housemates. It was reported that Tacha got her second strike in the show, for being rude and undermining Big Brother’s authorities on several occasions. She will be disqualified if…

By Akanimo Sampson As the global shipping industry strives to reduce its impact on the environment with innovative solutions like battery-operated vessels, wind-powered ships and carbon-neutral shipping, green shipping is emerging as the key trend changer of the industry. The industry has already set new environmental goals for itself, and for those outside the industry, it might be a little hard to quickly come to terms with what green shipping is really all about. Wärtsilä Marine Business Market Intelligence Manager, Johanna Aromaa, says green shipping is about cleaner practices on the emission control, port management and equipment lifecycles i.e. circular…

The Kaduna State Government has announced plans to begin implementation of the new national minimum wage from September 1, 2019. By this, the government will be the first in the country to implement the New Minimum Wage Bill signed by President Muhammadu Buhari into law on April 18 approving N30,000 to civil servants.  A statement signed by Muyiwa Adekeye, the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity said the decision was taken today at the state executive council meeting. “The Kaduna State Executive Council today approved that payment of the new national minimum wage and consequential adjustments to…

The General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel Olukoya, Sunday, played host to Lagos and Akwa Ibom State governors, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Udom Emmanuel at the 30th anniversary celebration of the church. The church founded 30 years ago organized a two-day international convention at the MFM Prayer City, Kilometre 12, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Mowe-Ibafo, Ogun State on Saturday. Mr Sanwo-Olu who was joined by his wife, Ibijoke, at the event, is an MFM member. Meanwhile, more than 300 first class graduates who are MFM members from various reputable universities and polytechnics across the world benefited from…

Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel sees as startling the expenditure of alleged $30 million by United States of America in the fight against HIV/AIDS in the state. Speaking when the United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, paid him a courtesy call at the Government House in Uyo, the state capital, the governor doubted that such a huge amount of money was spent without any verifiable records or input from the relevant agencies in the state. “I am not disputing the amount spent, but I want to emphasise the need for financial transparency. Good processes, good system will help us…

Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Akwa Ibom Chapter hurriedly assembled for a stakeholders meeting Wednesday took time to boo the state chairman, Obong Paul Ekpo, over his failure to ensure award of N2.6 billion contract to executive members of the party’s ward chapters. The PDP stakeholders and members who gathered at the party’s permanent secretariat at Atan Offot in Uyo local government area jeered at the chairman when he praised Governor Udom Emmanuel for his readiness to award contracts to ward leaders. The members who came from the 31 local government areas of Akwa Ibom State murmured, complaining…

By Akanimo Sampson Around nine million African migrants, representing some three per cent of the total population, of the continent move around the member-states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), a United Nations agency has said. The UN agency, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said on its website, “this is the largest total migrant stock in Africa, and it moves internally, intra-regionally, continentally and internationally. West Africa also concentrates the highest number of intra-regional migrants and, to a lesser extent, migrants moving towards Northern Africa and Europe.’’ Labour mobility has significantly increased over the last decade. Following…