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Young people changing agric in Nigeria with technology, says Osinbajo

Adds ‘Digital innovation will launch Africa’s agric revolution’ More young people are leveraging on digital innovation to boost agricultural yields in Nigeria, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Describing agriculture as one of the largest employers of labour in Nigeria, the Vice President said that more young people in the country are now interested in farming because of the ... Read More »

SANWO-OLU MOURNS RAFIU TINUBU, CONDOLES FAMILY

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commiserated with Tinubu family of Lagos over the death of its scions, Alhaji Rafiu Babatunde Tinubu.  His death, the Governor said, is a huge loss to the state and the nation in general. Alhaji Tinubu passed away on Wednesday morning in Abuja after a brief illness. He was former Head of Service in ... Read More »

COWBELLPEDIA 2019 ASPIRES TO PRODUCED ANOTHER’CHIKE OBI’

The expectation of the on-going 2019 edition of Cowbellpedia Secondary Schools Mathematics Television Quiz Show sponsored by Cowbell Milk, the flagship brand of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, has become heightened with the aspiration that the initiative is capable of producing another Chike Obi The Late Chike Obi (April 17, 1921 – March 13, 2008) was a Nigerian mathematician and professor who ... Read More »

Jim Ovia Withdraws From The World Economic Forum

Following the hypersensitivity of the issues surrounding the lives and well-being of Nigerian citizens living in South Africa and to contribute his voice against the poor state of security regarding foreign nationals living in Africa, the Founder/Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Jim Ovia has withdrawn from further activities at the World Economic Forum Africa 2019, taking place in Cape Town, ... Read More »

LASG FLAGS OFF SCREENING FOR AGRIC ENTREPRENEURS

…Targets 1700 Participants For Take-Off Lagos State Government on Tuesday officially flagged off the screening of over 2000 applicants for support in the area of small and medium scale agriculture. The initiative is aimed at raising about 1700 Agro Entrepreneurs to boost the State’s agricultural economy in a multi-phased process. The exercise under the Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood ... Read More »

Gunmen storm venue of PDP kogi primaries Disrupt counting of votes

Adamawa State Governor, Alhaji Ahmad Fintiri escaped death in the early hours of Wednesday when unknown gunmen invaded the venue of the People’s Democratic Party primary. Fintiri was the Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party primary held on Tuesday at the Confluence Stadium, Lokoja. Delegates voting and counting had extended into early hours of Wednesday. Our correspondent who witnessed the incident ... Read More »

Alleged Shooting at PDP primaries sad, unfortunate – Gov Bello

KOGI State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has described the shooting incidence which took place early hours of Wednesday during the opposition PDP primaries in Lokoja as sad and unfortunate. The Governor made the statement in a press release made available to journalists in Lokoja in Wednesday and signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Hon Muhammed Onogwu. Bello who expressed his ... Read More »

Musa Wada emerges Kogi PDP gov candidate

Gbenga Odogun, Lokoja Engineer Musa Wada, the younger brother of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada, has emerged the flag bearer of the People’s Democratic Party in the state. Musa polled 748 votes to defeat his closest rival, the son of an ex-Governor Ibrahim Idris, Alhaji Abubakar Ibrahim Idris, who scored 710 votes at the party’s ... Read More »

PDP primaries: Gov. Fintiri commends Kogi Governor, security agencies for support

Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State has commended his counterpart in Kogi, Gov. Yahaya Bello, and the security agencies for their support towards the conduct of PDP primary election in Kogi. Fintiri, who doubles as the Chairman of the PDP Electoral Committee for Kogi governorship election, gave the commendation when Gov. Bello led heads of security agencies in the state ... Read More »

Kogi Poll: Dino Melaye Rejects Kogi PDP Primary

Barely 24 hours after the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) held primary election to determine who becomes the party’s flag bearer in the November 16 governorship election, Senator Dino Melaye has rejected the result. Senator Dino Melaye who is representing Kogi West at the National Assembly, said the result that declared Engr. Musa Wada winner is fraud. In his words, Dino ... Read More »