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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...

The Federal Government has approved the disbursement of308 billion worth of Promissory Notes to 199 exportingcompanies under the Export Expansion Grant Scheme.While issuing letters to beneficiaries, the Executive Director ofthe Nigeria Export Promotion Council, Dr. Yakusakcommended the Federal government and the NationalAssembly for prompt response in approving the payment ofthe outstanding claims to the beneficiaries....

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project(SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to directthe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to continue to receive theold naira notes from Nigerians.SERAP said this in a letter signed by its deputy director,Kolawole Oluwadare.According to SERAP, revealing the measures that the FederalGovernment and the CBN were taking to implement theSupreme Court decision would also e...