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The United Nations children’s agency has said that thenumber of pregnant women and nursing mothers sufferingfrom under nutrition has increased by 25 percent since 2020in 12 countries at the epicenter of the world food crisis,stressing the impact it is having on children’s health.The countries are Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia,Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan,Chad and Yemen.T...

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has made the case forthe decentralization of Nigeria’s security apparatus, ensuringbetter community participation to effectively tackle crime andcriminality across the country.Obaseki made the call while addressing journalists at thepremises of the Benin Division of the Court of Appeal.On decentralizing the security system, the governor noted thatEdo State have dealt with security ...

The chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission,Lauretta Onochie, has pledged to support the commission’sefforts to develop the capacity of women in the region.Onochie spoke at the NDDC headquarters in Port Harcourt,when she received members of the chairman’s team whichwon the MD’s Cup for female teams during the five-dayfootball tournament.This was contained in a statement signed by the NDDC...

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has said that itis ready for the governorship and state Houses of Assemblypolls, noting that violence-prone areas during the presidentialelection have been discovered and will be addressed.Speaking with newsmen, the spokesperson for the NSCDC,Olusola Odumosu, gave assurance that the March 11elections would be violence-free as voters were urged tocome out en masse to vote....

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) hasreleased the full list of members-elect of the 10 th House ofRepresentatives.The National Assembly elections were held last Saturday,February 25, 2023, alongside the presidential election.A new set of members, however, with returning familiar faces,will sit in the legislative arm of government making up the Redand Green chambersAmong the new faces in...

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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration andControl (NAFDAC) has canvassed for stronger synergybetween the Nigerian and Indian pharmaceutical sector.In line with its resolve to check unethical practices, the agencysaid it has sanctioned some local and foreign manufacturersover unethical practices and post-marketing failures.NAFDAC’s Director General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye,made the assertion at the In...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed 114.17billion to beneficiaries under its 100-for-100 Policy onProduction and Productivity since the commencement of theintervention.This was revealed in a communiqué issued by the CBNGovernor, Godwin Emefiele, after the last Monetary PolicyCommittee meeting held in Abuja.He stated that the funds were expended on 71 projects acrosshealthcare, manufacturing and ag...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that politicalleaders, not farmers should be blamed for the failure ofNigeria and Africa to take advantage of advancement inscience and technology for the development of the agriculturalsector.The former president stated this at a lecture organized tomark his 86th birthday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.Obasanjo said politicians caused the inability of the country toa...