Nigeria news today headlines : Sunday 21st June 2020
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Stakeholders Seek Demand- Driven Agriculture To Develop Sector
LAGOS – A call has gone to the federal government and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to promote demand- driven agriculture in order to develop the sector rather than the supply-driven, which is prevalent now. Emmanuel Ijewere, Vice President of the Nigeria Agribusiness Group (NAGB) gave the advice while speaking in a telephone interview with …
BREAKING: 661 New COVID-19 Cases Reported As Nigeria’s Total Nears 20,000
Nigeria’s COVD-19 cases continued its rise as new updates show 661 new cases that have pushed the country’s total closer to 20,000 mark (19,808 to be exact), according to Saturday night’s update from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The NCDC, providing the latest update from across the country via its Twitter handle, @NCDCgov, …
Nutritionists, Food Experts Stress Importance Of Protein Consumption
In order to improve the daily consumption of protein in the country, women, farmers, cooperatives, traditional institutions, religious organisations, town unions, labour unions, media, film industry and institutions of learning among others have been called upon to join in the campaign. Food experts and nutritionists while stressing the need for the country to increase its …
Jonathan Mourns Francis Duokpala
Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has commiserated with the Duokpala family in Bayelsa State over the death of Chief Francis Doukpola. In a condolence message personally signed by the former number one citizen, described the late Doukpola as a patriotic leader who was committed to the development of Bayelsa State. The message said, “I condole …
COVID-19: Speaker orders shutdown of Enugu Assembly Complex
Mr Edward Ubos, Speaker, Enugu State House of Assembly, has ordered for the total shutdown and fumigation of the assembly complex.This was contained in a statement signed by the Chairman of the House Committee on Information and Communication, Mr Jeff Mbah on Saturday in Enugu.Mbah said that Ubosi gave order as a precautionary measure following the …
Residents Doctors Call Off Strike As NGF Intervenes
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF has brokered a truce with the Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, to call off its strike which commenced at the beginning of the week, consequent upon which the doctors rising from a meeting this evening Saturday, June 20th decided to put their faith in the Governors Forum and suspend …
Police Probing After Thieves Find Bins Of Human Parts In Hungary
Thieves looking for valuables in a Hungary capital courtyard were shocked to discover multiple plastic containers full of body parts, reported the newspaper Blikk on Saturday. The thieves, who were later detained by police, told the officers about their discovery in the Budapest’s Paty district. Police have begun investigations into a pathologist’s assistant who has …
Edo Council Chair Ogbemudia Dumps APC
The Chairman of Egor Local Government Council in Edo State, Ms Eghe Ogbemudia, has surrendered her enrollment of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a letter dated nineteenth June 2020, and routed to the Ward Chairman APC, Ward 10, in Egor Local Government Area, Ogbemudia said she would consequently pull back from all or any …
World Refugee Day: WHO Calls For Inclusion Of IDPs In Fight Against COVID-19
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has called for the inclusion of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the fight against COVID-19. The UN health agency made the call on its Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, official twitter account, @WHOAFRO, on Saturday, to commemorate the World Refugee Day. World Refugee Day is an …
Gov. Sule Pledges To Encourage Investments In Agriculture
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has restated the commitment of his administration to continue to encourage and promote Private Public Partnership (PPP) toward securing investments in agriculture. The governor stated this during the official inauguration of a dam and electricity project executed by the Nigeria Farmers’ Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS), in Ga’ate, Kokona …
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