Estimated Reading Time: 1 Lagos State government in collaboration with the Federal government and Kebbi State government has announced plans to sell a bag for rice for N20,000 during the festive season. This was disclosed by the Commissioner of Agriculture, Ms Abiola Olusanya, on Monday. Olusanya said that the state[Read More…]
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Food looted from Kaduna warehouses are poisonous; The state government warns
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Kaduna State government on Sunday warned against consuming expired drugs and prohibited foods looted on Saturday by hoodlums in Narayi, Barnawa and Kakuri – Kaduna South. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs Mr, Samuel Aruwan said, the National[Read More…]
COVID-19 palliative looting: We do not have authority to distribute without approval from Abuja – Osun committee explains
Estimated Reading Time: 1Angry youths in the early hours of Friday broke into a warehouse in Ede town and carted away COVID-19 palliatives believing them to be hoarded. Items such as beans, noodles, sugar, salt, garri, rice, pastas, vegetable oil, among others, were looted from the warehouse located within the[Read More…]
Price of bread to increase as bakers lament increase in cost of ingredients
Estimated Reading Time: 1Bakers have vowed to react to price increase in baking ingredients by increasing the prices of bread. The Premium Breadmakers Association of Nigeria and the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria gave this warning on Thursday at a press conference in Lagos. The President, PBAN,[Read More…]
Lagos state government to clamp down on illegal abattoirs and meat transportation
Estimated Reading Time: 4The Lagos State Government (LASG) says it will start the dislodgement of illegal slabs as well as the monitoring of all veterinary premises from Sept. 1, across the state. The State Acting Commissioner for Agriculture, Ms Abisola Olusanya, said this on Sunday during the re-inauguration of the[Read More…]
ECOWAS donates 4,000 tonnes of food items to Nigeria
Estimated Reading Time: 3ECOWAS Commission has donated about 4,000 tonnes of food items to the Federal Government for distribution to vulnerable households, to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Sangare Sekou, the ECOWAS Commissioner of Agriculture, Water Resources and Environment, disclosed this at the presentation of the items to[Read More…]
Nigeria needs over $182M to ‘sustain lifesaving aid’ says WFP
Estimated Reading Time: 2The World Food Programme (WFP) says over 182 million dollars (N68 billion) is needed to “sustain lifesaving aid” to Nigeria over the next six months. WFP’s senior spokesperson, Ms Elisabeth Byrs, stated this on Tuesday, according to a report by the United Nations. The report said “help[Read More…]
N-Power Beneficiaries Say They Have Not Received April Payment, Dispute Minister’s Claims
Estimated Reading Time: 2Contrary to statements by the Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Emergency and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, several N-Power beneficiaries have said they have not received their April stipends. Ms Farouq had on Saturday announced the payment of April stipends to N-Power beneficiaries and further hinted at plans to[Read More…]
70,000 Loaves Of Bread To Be Distributed To Lagos Residents By CACOVID
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Private sector-led Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has commenced the distribution of 5000 loaves of bread per day for the next 14 days to individuals and families in different locations in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the distribution started at Tinubu Square[Read More…]
COVID-19: Oyo State Will Return 1,800 Bags Of Spoilt Rice It Received From FG
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Oyo State Government might return the 1,800 bags of rice donated to the state by the Federal Government as COVID-19 palliative because the rice is infested with weevils. The state government took delivery of the three trailer loads of rice through the Nigeria Customs Service on[Read More…]
