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INWED 2020: APWEN Celebrates Achievements, Calls for Eradication of Gender Stereotype

It featured an online conference that attracted more than 300 delegates.

N2.5bn fraud: Union Bank Hackers to Serve Jail Terms

Conniving to hack into Union Bank's Flexcube servers, they stole N2,550,000,000.

“I am not involved in NCF” Says Femi Falana

“This clarification should not be conceived as opposition to all honest efforts designed to rescue Nigeria from the claws of abject poverty and increasing loss of hope.

Christians must standup against Jihadist soldiers out to Islamize Nigeria – IPOB

“Today Fulani people are humiliating politicians who are ready to defend their people especially politicians from Biafraland.

NLC, PDP Reject Petrol Price Hike, Demand Reversal

calls on the federal government to rehabilitate the refineries and reveal the timelines for this.

N’Assembly probes NPA over alleged $1bn secret account

The Need to Investigate the Alleged Illegal Secret Account Opened by the Nigerian Ports Authority in Unity Bank to Collect Revenue from Vessels.’

Boko Haram: We lost 8,370 members – EYN church

over 700,000 members have been displaced, with only seven out of 60 District Church Councils not directly affected by the insurgency.

COVID-19: Police vow to prosecute those who fail to wear facemasks in public

members of the Enforcement Committee have been mandated to arrest and prosecute offenders

FACT CHECK: Nigeria has not found Covid-19 vaccine - but the hunt is on

The technical name for the virus that causes Covid-19 is SARS-CoV-2, or "severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2".

Hike in Electricity Prices: NLC refuse modern-day slavery on Nigerians by DISCOs

Nigerians should remember that the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) made a similar attempt in March 2020

Community raises N22m to Carter for Children of Woman killed by fiancé

Ndukwe reportedly stabbed the 25-year-old with knives to death and committed suicide by consuming a liquid that was accused of being insecticide.

3,548 Nigeria Immigration Staff Promoted

The CG said the workers promoted were from Immigration Assistants ranks up to Immigration Inspectors.

Farouq, Emefiele, CBN sued over Buhari govt palliatives

Kolawole Oluwadare and Joke Fekumo had filed the suit on behalf of SERAP.

Viral Video of sex in UN official car deeply disturbing – Official

UN personnel having sex in a UN vehicle in public

FAAN to increase passenger charges

The decision had been authorised by the Ministry of Aviation according to Yadudu.

Nigerian Govt approves N14.9bn in six States for ecological projects

11 projects were spread across the six geopolitical zones of the country

CAN suspends secretary over alleged N1.3m mismanagement

The suspension is to last three months, in which time the money is to be refunded.

Second Batch of Evacuees from US to Pay N1.2m for Tickets

all prospective evacuees duly registered with any of the three Nigerian Missions in the USA should purchase their one-way tickets through www.ethiopianairlines.com at the cost of USD1,250.

EFCC vows to beam searchlight on community based corruption

The resolve of the anti-graft agency was re-echoed by EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale in a press release in Abuja.

75-Year-Old Widow, Coffee Farmer Gets Solar Kit, Radio Set

Transition to renewable and cleaner sources of energy, while increasing energy efficiency has been found to be one of the most important steps humanity can take to mitigate climate change.

COVID-19 Crisis Measures Offer Longer Term Benefits, UN Says

Governments and relevant national and local authorities must recognize that these workers provide essential services, regardless of their nationality, and should thus exempt them from travel restrictions when in their jurisdiction.

IITA Makes Breakthrough in Identifying Cassava Whiteflies' Subgroups

The crops’ bulk and perishability put pressure on postharvest innovation. High genetic complexity in any variety.

Sanginga Outlines Options for IITA amid COVID-19 Funding Crisis

after strenuous consultations with different stakeholders, including staff and donors, Sanginga communicated the decisions during a virtual town hall meeting with Institute staff in all locations.

UN Agency Ignites Rural Women’s Revolution

We women didn’t know before that we had an income close to half the minimum wage, and today we can already see it, says Geovanne da Silva Barreto

How Childbirth Injury Landed Fatima, 22, in Divorce

This was Fatima’s fate: A month after her baby was born, her husband divorced her. “I had become what he described as ruined”, she said.

How Economic Motivation Drives Ethiopian Migrants

This report shows us just how misinformed many Ethiopian youth who embark on these dangerous journeys are. They are ill-prepared, ill-equipped, and often put their lives in harm’s way, opening themselves to abuse and exploitation.

COVID-19: Persons With Disabilities Still Facing More Barriers

NCDC says the death toll in the country has hit 211. Interestingly, 1907 patients have been discharged.

UNFPA: Obstetric Fistula Surging in Developing Countries, Poor Women, Girls Most Vulnerable

the disproportionate incidence among the poor of this debilitating and sometimes life-threatening condition is a reflection of social and economic inequities and of unequal enjoyment of the right to health, including sexual and reproductive health.

Rights Group Warns Brutal African Leaders, Says No Government Official is Untouchable

the development brings victims and survivors one step closer to justice 26 years later.

Mercy Corps And Worsening Global Hunger

Globally, food deprivation still claims a child’s life every three seconds and nearly half of all deaths in children under five are attributable to under-nutrition

COVID-19 Crisis: UNCTAD Advocates Long-term Investment in Science, Technology & Innovation

support R&D activities as part of emergency measures and recovery packages. After the crisis, revisit and strengthen the budgetary commitments to support R&D.

IITA Tackles Aflatoxin Contamination in Maize, Groundnut

The essence is to enhance the country’s food safety and security during this challenging time for the agriculture sector due to ravaging COVID-19 pandemic.

Buhari Renews NTA Executive Directors Appointments

The appointment will take effect from 1 April 2020.

Over 100,000 new coronavirus cases recorded within 24 hours — WHO

the world has recorded more than five million global cases

Hard-hit by COVID-19, Afro-Honduran, Indigenous Communities are Rallying to Contain Spread

Community members are also making their own cloth masks, and turning to traditional foods and medicines.

FAO: Crying Out For $350m To Prevent COVID-19’s Steep Rise In Acute Hunger

the modest progress made in battling the raging pandemic notwithstanding, opening the economy fully is not currently on the table for government because of the huge implications and health risks

Syrian Widow’s Ordeal And UNFPA’s Helping Hand

The mobile health team went tent-to-tent to check on the needs of each family and to provide critical information about the deadly coronavirus disease.

Board Chairman Lauds Sanginga, Says IITA Has Expanded Under His Leadership

Lauding the Institute’s leadership and a proven record of accomplishment in agricultural research during a spring board meeting, which took place recently, the chair said IITA’s budget has equally doubled.

COVID-19: Nnamdi Kanu mocks President Buhari for canceling nationwide broadcast

China must stop propping up a dead rogue regime in #ZooNigeria that has no living President or Vice

Lady narrates how Buhari Dragged her Into His Room And Raped her some time ago

DPO of the Adigbe division detailed his men who went and arrested the perpetrator as soon as the victim mentioned it.

How Farmers, Workers Are Helping Communities Against COVID-19 Pandemic- Fairtrade

Given the pandemic of the corona virus, the Board of Directors and I could not remain indifferent, so we decided to make donations and asked our community to respect the instructions given by the authorities

To Stop Food Waste, Scientist Harps on Reducing Post-harvest Losses

Food waste has become a scourge with the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations estimates that 45% (about 1.3 billion tons) of harvested fruits, vegetables, roots, and tubers are lost annually.

N338.94b first quarter produced as VAT - NBS

The study noted an increase of 9.87 per cent in Quarter-on - Quarter VAT generation and 15.66 per cent in Year-on-Year growth.

School feeding during coronavirus lockdown is fraud – NANS

suspension of what he called the “structured daily looting and fraud” under the guise of home feeding of pupils,

We’re Working with African Countries to Ensure Food Security- IITA

The assurance is coming as the global food systems are facing a major challenge with the outbreak of COVID-19. It has, therefore, become imperative for countries to achieve a measure of self-sufficiency in their food production.

The United States is Investing $33m to Respond to COVID-19 in Nigeria

... in the last 20 years the U.S. had spent $8b in funding for Nigeria, of which $5.2b was invested in the health sector.

COVID-19 and Wike’s Rivers of Trouble [FEATURE]

no law empowering the governor to confiscate or order the confiscation of goods or demolition of any house or houses belonging to defaulters under the Quarantine Act because Section 5 of the said Act already provides for punishment for offenders

Buhari’s govt a woeful failure, Jonathan’s govt a total disaster —Shehu Sani

... it’s actually this government that compels our citizens to appreciate the last government comparatively

BREAKING: 160 Nigerians evacuated from US arrive in Abuja

The plane departed Newark International Airport, New Jersey, about 8:20 p.m. Saturday. Local time (sunday, 1:20 a.m. in Nigeria).