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Abuja: Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa has pledged collaboration with the National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency (NBRDA) on agriculture and biotechnology to foster socioeconomic development of the state. Namadi made the pledge when he visited the agency in Abuja. The governor said that biotechnology research and development was key to the socioeconomic development of […]

Lagos: Ten-year-old Boluwatife Jaiye-Gbenle has won the first edition of the Eko Flavour Junior Competition, a school-based culinary contest by the Lagos State Government. The contest, aimed at boosting food creativity in children, started with over 350 entries and featured pupils aged 10 to 13 years. According to News Agency of Nigeria, twenty contestants advanced […]

Lagos: The Ikoyi-Obalende Local Council Development Area (LCDA) unveiled a remodelled council secretariat and network of roads. Inaugurating the edifice, the Principal Secretary to President Bola Tinubu, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, emphasised the need for purposeful grassroots governance that lifts the downtrodden. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Muri-Okunola, who was represented by Dr. Kolawole Peregrino, […]

Gusau: The late Emir of Gusau in Zamfara, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello, was laid to rest in a public cemetery in Gusau, honoring his personal request to be buried outside the royal family graveyard. According to News Agency of Nigeria, the decision was disclosed by the Emir of Anka, Alhaji Attahiru Ahmad, who also serves as […]

Abuja: No fewer than 210 corps members will be honoured by President Bola Tinubu at the President’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Honours Award for the 2020 to 2023 service years. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by NYSC’s Director of Media, Mr Emeka Mgbemena. According to News Agency of […]