Farmers laud Obaseki’s sustained investment in agriculture

Smallholder farmers in Edo State have applauded the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration for its investment in the state’s agriculture sector, noting that the sustained investment will further compliment the government’s efforts at attaining food sufficiency, driving job creation and improving livelihoods. The commendation came on the heels of the commencement of tilling, harrowing, ploughing, among […]

COVID-19: Buhari Addresses Nigeria.

ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH, 2020 Fellow Nigerians, From the first signs that Coronavirus, or COVID-19 was turning into an epidemic and was officially declared a world-wide emergency, the Federal Government started planning preventive, containment and curative measures in the […]

COVID-19: OGUN ANNOUNCES CLOSURE OF BORDERS

Ogun State Government has announced the closure of its borders with the neighbouring states and the international border with the Republic of Benin. The closure will be effected at 12 Midnight on Sunday, 29th March, 2020. It will be in force for two weeks in the first instance. With this restriction order, movement in and out […]

COVIC-19: Gov el-Rufai Test Positive to Coronavirus…

…Self Isolates himself. KADUNA UPDATE: Statement by Malam Nasir El-Rufai on his Covid-19 Test Results, 28 March 2020 Earlier this week, I submitted a sample for the Covid-19 test. The result came in this evening, and I regret to say that it is positive. According to the protocols for managing Covid-19, I am in self-isolation […]

BREAKING news from Aso Villa, by Femi Adesina

Quite a challenging week it has been for Nigeria, and, indeed, the rest of the world. Except perhaps in China only, where the affliction started from, figures of Coronavirus infections continue to mount in other parts of the world. Italy and Spain have been particularly badly hit. But as the world reels under the impact […]

LASG SETS UP TEMPORARY FOOD MARKETS IN SCHOOLS

Sequel to the directive of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, that some school grounds be used as temporary markets as part of measures to curb the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Agriculture has set up sites for food and agricultural produce in selected schools across Local Governments in the State. The Commissioner for […]