By Seun Adeuyi About 300,000 metric tonnes of maize are soon to be released into the Nigerian market from strategic anchors under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in February 2021. Watchers believe this will reduce the current price of maize from N155,000 per metric tonne. This follows moves […]
By Seun Adeuyi The National Woman Leader of the People’s Democracy Party (PDP), Hajiya Mariya Waziri, has rejected the award conferred on Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State by the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS). The NCWS in collaboration with Global Gold Consult had on January 16 conferred the award on Governor Bello as […]
By Onwuka Gerald The Federal Ministry of Education has announced on Monday that COVID-19 test is not required for returning students before they can get admitted into their schools. Recall that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government had directed the reopening of schools across the country on 18, January 2021. Meanwhile, the spokesperson of the ministry […]
By Onwuka Gerald Operatives of the Plateau State Police Command has on Monday, shot dead two suspected kidnappers in Plateau. BREAKING TIMES learnt that the two suspects had earlier kidnapped two persons in Mangu Council Area of the state, ran off before the police shot them dead in a gun battle and rescued the victims. […]
By Adejumo Enock The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo as the Acting Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment, NDE pending the appointment of a substantive Director-General for the Agency. This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity to the […]
Following the rapid surge of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Imo Government has on Monday, postponed resumption of schools in the state until January 25. The disclosure was made by the state’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Bernard Ikegwuoha. Commissioner Ikegwuoha said the postponement was as a result of the increasing COVID-19 cases […]