July 6, 2026
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N45bn requires to save malnourished children-UNICEF

About N45bn, approximately $142m at the rate of N315 per dollar is needed for procurement of Ready To Use Food (RUTF) to save two million severely malnourished children in Nigeria. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which made the disclosure, said it has been able to reach about 500,000 SAM children with RUTF and other interventions. […]
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NASS Has no Power to Increase 2017 Budget- Falana……says Osinbajo Should Not Assent To It

Activist lawyer, Femi Falana, has urged the Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo not to sign the 2017 budget because it was illegally increased by the National Assembly. Speaking in Kwara State, Falana noted that the National Assembly had no constitutional powers to increase the budget presented by Buhari, adding that the legislators erred constitutionally by increasing […]
Politics

Edem Duke defects to APC

Former Minister for Tourism and Culture, Edem Duke, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).  Duke, who registered in his Edem Odo Ward in Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River State on Saturday, said his defection was a declaration of commitment to help in upholding the nation and […]
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Zamfara Holds Special prayer for Buhari

A special prayer has been held for the health of President Muhammadu Buhari by the Zamfara State government. The prayer session was organised by the state government as part of the activities to mark the second anniversary of President Buhari in office. It also marks the sixth anniversary of Governor Abdulaziz Yari’s administration in the […]