A consortium of farmers, environmentalists and civil society groups have urged the Biosafety Regulatory Agency to halt the commercial introduction of Genetically Modified (GM) Maize and Cotton. Monsanto Agricultural Nigeria Limited has applied to National Biosafety Management Agency (NABMA) for field trial of two varieties of GM maize varieties... Read more
Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has described the demise of the foremost lawyer, political and human rights activist, Dr. Tunji Braithwaite, as a huge loss to the nation. In a statement by the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the Governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, Aregbesola said... Read more
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Charles Soludo, and a panel of experts will share their practical solutions to Nigeria’s current economic crisis in a special event organised by The Royal African Society, in partnership with Creation TV and The Frontline Club in central London... Read more
Inside sources have confirmed that the public spat between the national leader of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, is as a result of the appointment of Onikepo Animashaun, as the GM Legal of the Nigerian Petroleum... Read more
Owanari Bobmanuel Duke, Chairman, Child Survival and Development Organisation of Nigeria has called for advocacy and action on gender parity. She made the call [on Tuesday, 15 March at a symposium hosted by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) and the Centre for Black and African Art... Read more
The Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has called on the people of the state to always meditate on the central message and the purpose of the birth, death and resurrection of Christ by ruminating on the essence of Easter just as his Osun State counterpart, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has... Read more
.Challenges states to begin process of robust revenue generation The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has disclosed that the Federal Government, as a sign of its commitment to stimulate the economy, will in the next one quarter pump N350 billion into the system in form of capital... Read more
From Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Some survivors of March 11 gas explosion at the Calabar Branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), admitted at University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), are out of danger list. Prof. Thomas Agan, the Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH),... Read more
The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) says it condemns the violence in some parts of Rivers during the rerun legislative elections held on Saturday. The youth group called for the investigation and prosecution of those behind the electoral violence and regretted that most of the victims were youths in their... Read more
The Mobility Command of the Nigerian Air Force in Yenagoa has pledged tactical air support for the fight against kidnapping, oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta. AVM Emmanuel Akogu, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) Mobility Command, made the pledge during a courtesy visit to News... Read more
