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President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerians to continue to pray for peace and stability. Buhari made the call in his address at the 70th anniversary of the Qaddriyya on Saturday in Kano. Represented by Sabo Nanono, Minister of Agriculture, Buhari said prayers would foster unity and help crush security challenges. The Nigerian leader urged the youths to use federal government empowerment programmes to learn trades and become self-reliant. The President commended Qadiriyya leader, Sheikh Qaribullah Nasiru-Kabara, for his support and spiritual intervention over the years. The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, and the Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero, urged Nigerians…

By Femi Oluwasanmi Recent acceleration in Nigeria’s debt profile and servicing has created a climate where almost everyone has become an analyst given what they see as the dire future of the country in years to come. This is perhaps inevitable, considering what happened to projects that were financed with borrowed funds in the past. While addressing the House of Representatives Committee on Finance in Abuja on November 3, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, stated the intention of the federal government to borrow $1.2billion from the Brazilian government to address issues in the agriculture value chain.…

There have been a campaign aimed at dealing with protein deficiencies in the last few weeks – “Protein Challenge” is a Campaign by MediaCraft Associate, a Public Relations Consultancy Firm. In continuation of the Campaign, the Protein Challenge Webinar Series 6 with the theme “The Case For a Protein-Centered National Nutrition Policy” was held on Thursday, November 26th, 2020. The webinar was moderated by Mrs. Louisa Olaniyi, a multiple award-winning Broadcast Journalist, Tech enthusiast, TV host, and Head of Presentation Unit at RAVETV. The keynote speech for the webinar was delivered by Dr. Adepeju Adeniran, a proficient clinician with over…

Kano State Hisbah Board has ordered Cool FM Nigeria, Kano Office to stop addressing Friday as ‘Black Friday.’ A letter signed by the Principal Executive Officer II, Abubakar Muhammad Ali, on behalf of the Commander General of the Hisbah Board Kano, obtained on Friday, said the notice takes immediate effect. “I am directed to write and notify you that the office is in receipt of complaints for the conduct of BLACK FRIDAY SALES on 27th November, 2020 instant.” Hisbah however said that considering the fact that Kano is a Muslim dominated land, Fridays must not be called black Friday. The…

A member of the Northern Elders Forum and the Chairman of Maje Foundation, Alhaji Rufai Mukhtar Danmaje, has asked the Minister of Works, Babatunde Fashola to honorably resign his position for failing to complete any projects since his assumption of office as Works Minister five years ago. Danmaje said it is no longer story that for example in the entire Northern region, no single project embarked upon by the Minister has been completed despite the huge tax payers money allocated to his ministry. Mukhtar Danmaje who is presenting the views of the Northern Elders Forum, said if the Minister refused…

Amazon (AMZN) has announced it will hand staff worldwide more than $500m (£374m) in bonuses this year. The e-commerce giant said full-time staff would receive $300 in the US and £300 in the UK, while part-time workers will receive $150 in the US and £150 in the UK. Dave Clark, senior vice-president of Amazon Worldwide Operations, made the announcement public in a blogpost overnight. “I’ve been at Amazon for 22 holiday seasons and this one is definitely unique, to say the least,” he wrote. “I’m grateful to our teams who continue to play a vital role serving their communities. As we…

Aside the main goal of ending open defecation across the country, the Buhari administration is prioritizing the Clean Nigeria Campaign as its success contributes to key initiatives including, enhancing social inclusion; poverty reduction; business growth, and entrepreneurship; greater access to quality education and affordable healthcare, among others.Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, stated this in his remarks delivered virtually at a ceremony organized to mark the first anniversary of Clean Nigeria: Use the Toilet Campaign, today.According to the Vice President, “the success of the Clean Nigeria Campaign will contribute to some of the key priority areas of this Government which include…

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has added three more persons, Patrick Anyiadika, Michael and Yusuf Yunisa to its ‘Wall of Shame’, following their apprehension by the enforcement team, for indiscriminate waste disposal and other untoward environmental practices. The Authority, in a statement released on Wednesday, said the defaulters were recently apprehended at different locations by its enforcement team for defacing the environment, warning that acts of recklessness towards the environment would no longer be tolerated. It pointed out that concerted efforts to clean up the environment had been intensified with the deployment of PSP trucks and sanitation workers to…

The Niger State Government on Thursday confirmed its decision to slash the salaries of all workers including that of all political appointees, the governor and his deputy, saying its action is unavoidable. There was a meeting between organised labour and officials of the government on Monday where the Accountant General of the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Saidu, informed workers that government will from November slash salaries by 50 per cent in view of shortfall in income from the Federation Account and drop in internally generated revenue (IGR). The organised labour had rejected the plan and will meet Thursday (today) to take…

…..at least 45,000 persons living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria died in 2019