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Germany invests €2m in Nigeria’s rice production

Germany invests €2m in Nigeria’s rice production

June 5, 2019 9:51 am

The German Government, with support from the Bill and Mellinda Gates Foundation, has provided two million Euros for implementation of the second phase of the Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) in the country.

The Programme Director of CARI, Mr Jean-Bernard Lalannehe, disclosed this  to newsmen, in Abuja ,on Wednesday.

Lalannehe said the second phase of the project known as CARI-2, would be implemented in Kebbi, Kaduna and Jigawa states.

According to him, the aim is to help smallholder farmers to increase their income and provide their families and the country with high-quality rice.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports …

Africa’s confab on technology innovation to hold in Morocco

Africa’s confab on technology innovation to hold in Morocco

June 5, 2019 8:04 am

As Africa fosters strategies to embrace and move with digital race, a three-day conference on “Technology, Innovation and Society’’ tagged CyFy Africa 2019 has been packaged to discuss the way forward.

The conference slated to hold in Tangiers, Morocco, is designed to account for the Continent’s voices in the global discourse.

According to the Organising Committee, CyFy Africa 2019 will bring together ministers, journalists, ethicists, civil society, as well as technology leaders.

It would also assemble entrepreneurs to “curate Africa-centered conversations around data, innovation, gender, norms and new media’’.

“CyFy will be informed by African experiences and contexts — capturing …

How Nigeria can benefit from GridCodes Technology

How Nigeria can benefit from GridCodes Technology

June 5, 2019 7:47 am

The Federal Government recently inaugurated the Inter-Ministerial Technical Committee on the adoption of Gridcodes.

GridCodes is a technology for digital addressing invented and globally patented by Squadron Leader Adefola Amoo (rtd).

The inter-ministerial committee was setup in furtherance of a directive given by the Chairman of the Nigerian Digital Addressing Council Vice President Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, to review GridCodes Technology for national adoption by the Federal Government.

The immediate past Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, said during the inauguration that Nigeria could effectively improve governance, boost commerce, fight crime and better manage intelligence through the adoption …

US bars American tourists from visiting Cuba

US bars American tourists from visiting Cuba

June 5, 2019 12:13 am

The Trump administration clamped down on US tourist visits to Cuba Tuesday, aiming to cut the flow of dollars to a country Washington accuses of helping prop up Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

The Treasury banned group educational travel and cruise ship and private yacht visits by Americans, taking aim at the most common ways US tourists visit the Caribbean island.

The move could constitute a heavy hit on Cuba, which saw more than a quarter-million US visitors in the first four months of 2019, almost double a year earlier.

“The United States holds the Cuban regime accountable for its repression …

Ebola cases in DR Congo break 2,000 mark

Ebola cases in DR Congo break 2,000 mark

June 4, 2019 9:08 am

DR Congo’s health ministry said late Monday that it had recorded more than 2,000 cases of Ebola, two-thirds of which had been fatal, since the disease broke out in the country’s east 10 months ago.

“Since the start of the epidemic, the total number of cases stands at 2,008, of which 1,914 have been confirmed [by lab test] while 94 are probable,” it said in an update.

“In all, there have been 1,346 deaths (1,252 confirmed and 94 probable) and 539 people have recovered.”

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The ministry said it was important to retain …

Indian Airforce plane missing with 13 on board

Indian Airforce plane missing with 13 on board

June 3, 2019 1:44 pm

An Indian plane with 13 people on board went missing on Monday in the country’s remote north-east, prompting authorities to launch search operations.

The Antonov An-32, took off from the Jorhat airbase in the Assam state for the Mechuka military landing strip, in Arunachal Pradesh state.

It was carrying eight crew members and five passengers, official sources told broadcaster NDTV.

Read Also: Russian plane crash kill 41

“I Spoke to vice chief of Indian Airforce (IAF) Air Marshal Rakesh Singh Bhadauria, regarding the missing aircraft which is overdue for some hours,’’ Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Twitter.

“He has …

Why sex enhancers are dangerous - Clerics

Why sex enhancers are dangerous – Clerics

June 2, 2019 11:57 am

Clerics on Sunday warned youths against the use of trending sexual booster called “Kayan Mata”, saying that it has spiritual implications.

Some of them who spoke with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja said that in spite of the fact that some couples believed it’s helping their marriages, it has future repercussions.

Speaking on the effects of using such products, Reverend Joshua Aribisala of the Tabernacle of Glory Church, warned users that there’s always a price for using such products.

“I have heard so much about this Kayan Mata, so many married women in my church have come to …

FCT community resorts to herbalists for healthcare

FCT community resorts to herbalists for healthcare

June 2, 2019 11:05 am

The residents  of Chibiri Community in Kuje Area Council have resorted to using herbalists for the treatment of their children due to lack of proper healthcare facility in the area.

The residents told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja that over the years they have lost children to seizure and other ailments.

Mrs Fatima Yusuf, a 52-year old female herbalist, said that she treated children in the community with herbs from herbalists.

“I treat children with seizure that parents bring here when they are almost dying and most times if they are taken to the hospital they …

NECO acquires 8000 biometric machines

NECO acquires 8000 biometric machines

June 1, 2019 10:59 pm

The National Examination Council (NECO) has procured 8000 biometric machines to verify candidates’ identity for the 2019 NECO Senior Secondary Certificate Examination.

Registrar of the Council, Abubakar Gana, who disclosed this in Minna, Niger State, said the biometric machines, which were procured late last year following approval from NECO’s Governing Council and Bureau for Public Procurement (BPP) would also check impersonation during the examination.

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He spoke during the commissioning of 20 Toyota Hilux vans and biometric machines by the Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Education, Sunny Echono.

The machines, he …

OIC behind 2nd Niger Bridge construction?

OIC behind 2nd Niger Bridge construction?

June 1, 2019 8:40 am

Jubril Al-Sudani, the impostor being paraded as President Muhammadu Buhari by the All Progressives Congress (APC) cabal has showered encomiums on Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for  offering support towards infrastructural development in Nigeria.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports, and addresses the impostor as President Muhammadu Buhari:

President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for its support towards ensuring food security and rural development in the country.

Buhari gave the commendation on Saturday in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, at the opening of the 14th, Summit of the OIC hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Read …

Police disperse protesting Shiites with teargas in Kaduna

June 1, 2019 12:00 am

There was panic, yesterday, when members of the Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky-led Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), otherwise known as Shi’ites, stormed the streets of Kaduna to protest the continued incarceration of their leader were dispersed by teargas fired into the air by the Police.

Several members of the group were injured during the protest.

El-Zakzaky and his wife, Hajiya Zeenat, among some other members of the group, are facing charges in a Kaduna State High Court and Magistrate Court, respectively, after being arrested in December 2015, following a clash with the military in Zaria.

Read Also: Police arrest Pastor …

Nigerians smoke over 20 billion sticks of cigarettes yearly

Nigerians smoke over 20 billion sticks of cigarettes yearly

May 31, 2019 11:08 pm

Over 1.1 billion adult smoke tobacco worldwide and at least 367 million persons use smokeless tobacco products. Of this number, eight million die annually through the effect of tobacco of which over six million are by direct use and about 890,000 by exposure to second-hand smoke.

Over 20 billion sticks of cigarettes are consumed annually in Nigeria even as 15.4% of school children ages 13 – 15 years currently use tobacco in the country.

Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Abdulazeez Abdullahi who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja at an event to mark the 2019 World No Tobacco Day with …

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