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The federal government has reiterated the importance of research institutions and extension services in ensuring food production.

Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Hon Mustapha Baba Shehuri stated that the government will continue to strengthen its agricultural research institutes and extension services in order to collectively deliver on its mandate.

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday said that it would start drug tests on new entrants into universities, other higher institutions, politicians, the newly employed and religious leaders.

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Some climate activists under the platform of Fridays for Future (FFF) movement are calling for a global climate strike next Friday under the motto: “No More Empty Promises”

Organisers and supporters are to protest in more than 50 countries against the promotion of fossil fuels and what they considered to be failed climate policies.

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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has advised the general public to debunk the news of the increase in pump price.

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The US Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm Michael Regan as President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.

With a bipartisan confirmation vote of 66 to 34, Regan will become the first Black man to lead the EPA in the agency’s 50-year history.

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A transnational social movement of the urban poor, Slum Dwellers International (SDI), says it is not on the same page with policymakers around the world enforcing a top-down development process.


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Ekiti State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), has raised the alarm that the state might suffer food shortage as a result of the fire outbreak which ravaged food and cash crops across the 16 local government areas of the state.


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The Federal Government has said that getting COVID-19 vaccination could become a requirement for all international passengers.

The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha, while speaking on Saturday when President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo received their first doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, said some countries have already started introducing restrictions for receiving visitors.

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Four frontline health experts received the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine as Nigeria officially rollout out the Covid-19 vaccination in the National Hospital, Abuja

Doctor Ngong Cyprian, Nurse Faith E. Eragbai, Dr. Nuru Joseph, and Dr. Thairu Yunusa, are the first set of health care workers to receive the vaccine in Nigeria.

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Owing to the seizure of the supply of agricultural products from the northern parts of the country to the South and the attendant short supply and high cost of affected commodities in Onitsha markets, consumers have resorted to alternative means of survival.

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The Federal Government and the Kingdom of Morocco have signed five Memoranda of Understandings (MoUs) that would foster Nigerian-Morocco bilateral collaboration.


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Leaders of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuffs and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria have been invited by the Department of State Services for blocking the supply of foodstuffs and cattle from the North to the South.



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Nigerians were thrown into confusion as many filling stations in Abuja, Lagos, and other cities did not open for business due to fuel scarcity in the country.

NatureNews observed that residents besieged fuel stations in Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, Lagos, in anticipation of yet another season of fuel scarcity.

The situation was not different in Abuja, the nation’s seat of power, as motorists were seen scrambling to fill their tanks, amid long queues formed across the city centre.

The anxiety over scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, is coming in the wake of assurance given by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that there would be no increase in the pump price of petrol in February.

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As Nigeria joins the world to celebrate the International Day for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), Hajiya Sadiya Umar-Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, has applauded NGOs for partnering with the ministry.

Farouq, in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by her Special Assistant on Media, Mrs Nneka Anibeze, praised the contributions of NGOs to humanity.

“Today, we celebrate the NGOs and our other partners, who have played critical roles in the sustenance of humankind, especially during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nigeria’s vice president Yemi Osinbajo had on Friday called for the regulation of cryptocurrencies in the country, as against the prohibition of digital currencies.

“There is a role for regulation here,” Osinbajo said at the Bankers Committee Vanguard in Lagos State.

“And it is in the place of both our monetary authorities and SEC to provide a robust regulatory regime that addresses these serious concerns without killing the goose that might lay the golden eggs.

“So it should be thoughtful and knowledge-based regulation, not prohibition,” he added.

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The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), on Thursday announced that a self e-registration link has been created that will enable Nigerians to personally register themselves, obtain their pre-vaccination numbers and schedule their preferred date and time for vaccination.

This was disclosed by the Executive Director/CEO, NPHCDA, Faisal Shuaib, in a statement signed by Mohammad Ohitoto, Head, Public Relations unit, he said the e-registration link will be provided in the coming days to ensure efficient and effective vaccination activities.

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A report has warned of a “catastrophic” decline in freshwater fish, with nearly a third threatened by extinction.

Conservation groups said 80 species were known to have gone extinct, 16 in the last year alone.

Millions of people rely on freshwater fish for food and as a source of income through angling and the pet trade.

But numbers have plummeted due to pressures including pollution, unsustainable fishing, and the damming and draining of rivers and wetlands.

The report said populations of migratory fish have fallen by three-quarters in the last 50 years.

Over the same time period, populations of larger species, known as “megafish”, have crashed by 94%.

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The state of abattoirs in Nigeria has consistently been a source of major concern to public health professionals and environmentalists. Beyond the calls for abattoirs to produce hygienic meats, concerned stakeholders have beckoned on abattoir management to minimize the negative health and environmental implications abattoirs have on their respective host communities. The reason for this call isn’t far-fetched. With high rates of resource consumption, cities face serious problems of high volumes of waste, characterized by inadequate disposal technologies, high costs of management, and the adverse impact of wastes on the environment.

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About 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) received 203,116 consumers complaints in the 2nd quarter of 2020, according to The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)

The commission disclosed this in its 2020 second quarter report on its twitter on Wednesday in Abuja.

“During the second quarter of 2020, the 11 DisCos received 203,116 complaints from consumers, indicating that 0.68 per cent fewer complaints than those received during the first quarter of 2020.

In total, the DisCos attended to 189,684 complaints represents an increment of 1.09 per cent from the preceding quarter.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration’s ambitious policy of lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty did not come by accident or “something we just bumped into,” but a deliberate one that would be pursued with remarkable grit and determination.

Speaking on Tuesday at a meeting with the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), which was also attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Buhari agreed with the council that the country required a poverty reduction strategy that would usher in a “rapid, sustained, sustainable and inclusive economic growth.”

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Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has commenced its housing project in Anambra State with call on government for assistance.

The NARD National President, Dr Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, made the appeal at the foundation-stone laying ceremony for the estate in Awka, Anambra State.

Okhuaihesuyi described the ceremony as the commencement of the journey towards the realisation of the dream that every doctor should own his or her personal house.

He said the project would help reduce the brain drain in the medical sector, especially in this COVID-19 pandemic era when the nation’s health sector is overstretched.

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Assistant Chief Nutritionist at the Orile Agege General Hospital, Lagos, Mrs Olufunmilola Adewumi, has advised those seeking to improve their fertility and libido levels to consider taking sugarcane juice for a boost.

She said that sugarcane could help women with ovulation problem by increasing their chances of safer pregnancy and quicker conception.

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The Environmental Right Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has called for the investigation and public disclosure of oil leaks reported in Bayelsa communities.

The group called on the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) and the Bayelsa State government not to conceal the result of laboratory analysis of the sample of fresh crude oil deposits discovered in the state

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Nigerian Air Force has stated that seven passengers onboard a Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft have died after a plane crash in Abuja.

The jet which left Minna, Niger State crashed close to the runway of the Abuja airport on Sunday.

In a statement, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal IO Amao, has ordered an immediate probe of the accident.

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Nigerian Air Force has stated that seven passengers onboard a Beechcraft KingAir B350i aircraft have died after a plane crash in Abuja.

The jet which left Minna, Niger State crashed close to the runway of the Abuja airport on Sunday.

In a statement, NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, said the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal IO Amao, has ordered an immediate probe of the accident.

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Heads of delegations pose for a group portrait at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21), which led to the signing of the Paris Agreement. Le Bourget, France, November 30, 2015.
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The United States on Friday said it is back in the Paris climate accord, just 107 days after it left.

World leaders have stated that they expect America to prove its seriousness after four years of being pretty much absent.

They are especially anticipating an announcement from the U.S. in coming months on its goal for cutting emissions of heat-trapping gases by 2030.

The U.S. return to the Paris agreement became official Friday, almost a month after President Joe Biden told the United Nations that America wants back in. “A cry for survival comes from the planet itself,” Biden said in his inaugural address. “A cry that can’t be any more desperate or any more clear now.”

Biden signed an executive order on his first day in office reversing the pullout ordered by his predecessor, President Donald Trump.

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Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Sabo Nanono says there is a need to strengthen the nation’s regulatory and inspection authorities for agricultural exportation to address the rejection of the country’s agricultural products in international markets.

Nanono made the call on Thursday in Abuja while inaugurating the Standing Inter-Ministerial Technical Committee on Zero Reject of Agricultural Commodities and Produce/Non-Oil Exports.

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A Nigerian Court has directed 20 commercial banks to block the accounts of oil giant, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd, in a bid to recover the cash value of more than 16 million barrels of crude oil allegedly diverted from AITEO Eastern E & P Company Ltd.

In Federal High Court, Lagos, Justice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo gave the order following an ex- parte motion in suit marked FHC/L/ CS/52/202 which has AITEO Eastern E & P Company Ltd as the plaintiff/applicants and SPDC Ltd as the first defendant.

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The use of Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria has been officially accepted by the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC).

NAFDAC Director-General, Dr. Mojisola Adeyeye disclosed this while briefing journalists on Thursday, in Abuja.

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The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, also known as ChAdOx1 to-19, or AZD1222, is a viral vector vaccine, which was recently approved by the World Health Organisation, WHO. It can be stored at 2 to 8-degree centigrade. According to her

However, the NAFDAC boss said the body got the dossier of the vaccine a week ago and its safety committee went to work immediately to evaluate its safety and efficacy for Nigerians.

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Fuel marketers around Lagos and Ogun states have started adjusting their petrol pump prices
price to N170 per liter from N162 per liter amid the supply shortage facing private depots in Apapa.

Some of the stations are Capital Oil and Gas, Fatgbems, and Amo Oil, all along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
Another station, Enyo Retail, adjusted its pump price to N165 per litre from N162.

The National Operation Controller, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Mr Mike Osatuyi, told the Punch that members of his association had to increase the pump price because they bought the product at N160-N161 from depot owners.

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Lagos State Government has announced plans to shut the Third Mainland Bridge from midnight, Friday, February 19 to the midnight of Sunday, 21, 2021 for final rehabilitation works.

The bridge, which has been under repairs for the past six months will be shut to allow the contractor to cast the final rehabilitated expansion joint before it will be finally reopened for traffic end of February.

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Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), West Africa PRO-Cashew Project to develop the Cashew Agro-Industry.

This was contained in a statement on Sunday, signed by Mrs. Okeh Juliet in Abuja.

The Minister stated that the initiative will improve productivity, expand the National Hectareage of the crop and most importantly achieve National food and nutrition security, revenue generation, exchange earnings, wealth creation and employment in the country.

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