By Bashir Bello, Kano Not fewer than 30 hawkers of herbal medicines were arrested by the Kano State government for using vulgar languages to advertise their products in the state. These practitioners go about on the major streets and market places using loudspeakers to advertise their products to their respective customers. The exercise leading to …

Mrs Safiya Aliyu, the President, Upper Area Court II Lokoja, on Monday urged women in the country not only to speak out against sexual and physical violence but also avoid triggering such acts by their actions. Aliyu gave the advice in a paper she presented at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the International Federation …

Director-General of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General on Monday said efforts to tackle climate change and poverty had experienced setback because of lack of global unity. Ghebreyesus said this at the ongoing World Health Assembly (WHA) being held virtually in Geneva. According to him, efforts to tackle climate …

By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Chief Executive Officer, AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited, AFEX, Ayodeji Balogun, Monday, disclosed that the organization is committed to boosting smallholder farmers’ income-earning capacity across the country. Balogun said with the registered 310, 000 registered farmers through their cooperatives registered with the Exchange, and it is building a community that …

By Dennis Agbo Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority, EECDA, has commended reconstructions of over 241 bus shelters that were destroyed by hoodlums during the EndSARS protests in the capital city. Chairman of ECTDA, Josef Onoh who conducted Vanguard round the first set of completed bus shelters at New Haven junction said that the state government was …

The acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Air Vice Marshal Ahmed Mu’azu (retired) on Monday in Abuja, swore-in Dr Joseph Chukwuemeka as Resident Electoral Commission (REC). Mu’azu, while carrying out his first official assignment as acting chairman of the commission, said that Chukwuemeka who is from Abia State has been deployed as …

By Bashir Bello, Kano Kano State Commissioner of Health, Dr Aminu Ibrahim Tsanyawa has on Monday reiterated the commitment of the state government to reduce Maternal and Children under 5-year mortality in the state. Dr Tsanyawa stated this during a Maternal and Peri-natal Death Surveillance Response, MPDSR, biannual review meeting. In a statement by the …

Moves to deliver 1000 housing units, unveils affordable payment plans By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Richfield Nigeria Limited, Samson Odegbami, at the weekend, said his company remains committed to bridge housing deficit in the country. Odegbami who made the disclosure at the groundbreaking of two sites located …

By Emmanuel Elebeke The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has won this year’s edition of the Nigeria Tech Innovation and Telecoms Awards (NTITA), 2020. The Commission was recognised for the critical role it is playing under the leadership of its Executive Vice Chairman, Prof. Umar Danbatta in advancing the frontiers of broadband development in the country. …

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, yesterday called on the Federal Government to scrap the appointment of multiple Deputy Vice-Chancellors in the Universities in order to cut cost and reduce wastage. SSANU also told the government to review the University Autonomy law, alleging that it has been abused and become a shield …