Category: News
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NIMET FORECASTS SUNNY SKIES WITH DUST HAZE & ISOLATED RAIN ACROSS NIGERIA
From Friday to Sunday, expect sunshine dominating nationwide, but watch for moderate dust haze (visibility 2-5km) in Katsina, Kaduna, Zamfara, Kebbi, Niger, and FCT on Friday, easing to slight haze in northern/central states Saturday. Southern regions see cloudy mornings with isolated thunderstorms/light rains Friday/Saturday in Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Imo, Abia, Ondo, Oyo, Ogun,…
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GAIN’S $10M BIOFORTIFIED CROPS PROJECT TRANSFORMS NIGERIA’S FIGHT AGAINST VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) invested $10 million over five years in the SNiPS project across Kaduna, Oyo, Nasarawa, and Benue states, partnering with GIZ to boost vitamin A-rich cassava, maize, rice, and orange-fleshed sweet potato production tackling child/women malnutrition amid low yields and poor micronutrient staples. Results: 9,633 farmers produced 41.6M kg…
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SENATE UNANIMOUSLY CONFIRMS AYO OMIDIRAN AS FCC CHAIR, CLEARS 37 COMMISSIONERS
The Nigerian Senate swiftly confirmed Mrs Ayo Omidiran, a former Osun lawmaker succeeding Dr Muheeba Dankaka’s controversial tenure, as Executive Chairman of the Federal Character Commission alongside 37 commissioners for all 36 states and FCT—ensuring equitable federal appointments. Senate Committee Chair Sen Allwell Onyesoh reported clean screenings on Nov 13: all submitted CCB clearances, police…
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EKO DISCO URGES CUSTOMERS TO GRAB FREE PREPAID METERS NOW – END ESTIMATED BILLING!
EKEDC CEO Mrs Rekhiat Momoh, via GM Babatunde Lasaki, called on unmetered customers in Lagos and Ogun to apply immediately for free prepaid meters under the Presidential Metering Initiative (PMI) Tranche B—targeting Band A/B feeders via NERC’s ₦28bn Meter Acquisition Fund (MAF) until Nov 30, with installs through Dec 31. The Apapa forum stressed transparent…
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NAMIBIAN POLITICIAN DUMPS “HITLER” FROM NAME AHEAD OF RE-ELECTION WIN
Adolf Hitler Uunona, the Oshana Region councillor whose infamous name went viral years ago, has officially changed it to Adolf Uunona to escape constant Nazi comparisons he never asked for. The SWAPO party stalwart, serving since 2004 with landslide victories like 85% in 2020, told The Namibian his father picked the name unaware of its…
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LAGOS REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO HIV PREVENTION AHEAD OF WORLD AIDS DAY 2025
Lagos State AIDS Control Agency (LSACA) CEO Dr Folakemi Animashaun announced robust plans for World AIDS Day on December 1, under the theme “Overcoming Disruptions: Sustaining Nigeria’s HIV Response,” including free statewide HIV testing from November 18 to December 1 across all LGAs and LCDAs. She praised Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s leadership for bolstering systems and…
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FCT COURT BLOCKS PROSECUTION WITNESSES IN EMEFIELE’S CORRUPTION TRIAL
Justice Hamza Muazu of FCT High Court, Maitama, halted the prosecution from calling three subpoenaed witnesses Tommy Odama, Ifeanyi Omeke, and Alvan Grumman in the ongoing trial of former CBN Governor Godwin Emefiele on Thursday. The ruling stems from a March 20 decision striking out the prosecution’s additional proof of evidence (now under appeal), making…
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AFRICAN UNION, ECOWAS CONDEMN GUINEA-BISSAU COUP AFTER PEACEFUL ELECTIONS
Election observers from the African Union, ECOWAS, and West African Elders Forum led by former Presidents Filipe Nyusi, Issifu Kamara, and Goodluck Jonathan blasted Guinea-Bissau’s military for announcing a coup d’état on November 26, just as results from the November 23 presidential and legislative polls were pending. They praised voters’ strong turnout and professional conduct…
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NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL COURT FINES CBN ₦620,000 FOR DELAYING SUITS BY 62 FIRED STAFF
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has slammed a ₦620,000 fine on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for stalling the hearing of lawsuits filed by 62 disengaged employees challenging their termination. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae ruled after counsel for the ex-staff accused the bank of deliberately delaying proceedings by filing a late motion to…
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ALIVE & THRIVE NIGERIA CELEBRATES 4-YEAR NUTRITION WINS, URGES SUSTAINED COLLABORATION
Alive & Thrive Nigeria, implemented by FHI 360, reviewed its four-year Accelerating Nutrition Project achievements in Abuja, highlighting policy boosts, micronutrient supplement access for pregnant women, frontline health worker training, and breastfeeding promotion in primary care. Country Rep Dr Victor Ogbodo called for ongoing partnerships to tackle Nigeria’s malnutrition crisis—stunting affects 31.5% of under-5s, anaemia…
