In Niger State, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday flagged off the Food Security and Agricultural Mechanization Programme, emphasizing that his administration remains committed to ensuring food sufficiency and protecting local industries for sustainable economic growth.
Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the President declared that Nigeria must enhance its capacity to feed its people and have enough for export, he also urged state Governors , to implement wage awards as an immediate intervention measure to support the federal government’s efforts and urged citizens to stop blaming governments of the past or present but to do their best, in re-engineering the finances of the future. The Governor of Niger State, Umar Bago who introduced the agricultural machinery for the large-scale agro-value chain development in the state met with some children who he asked to choose between being a farmer or a governor.
Reactions have trailed, the demand of N40 trillion Naira by Terrorists, who kidnapped 16 residents in the ‘Gonin Gora’ area of Kaduna state. The Terrorist also asked for 11 Hilux vans and 150 motorcycles before they can release the 16 people they are holding captive.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has come under fire on social media after he was seen in a viral video advertising Aircraft in an Airbus facility in France.
The minister in a post on X also announced that the Federal Government is engaging with leading aircraft leasing companies in France, to facilitate the leasing of Airbus aircraft to Nigeria’s private airline operators. Civil society groups have trooped out en masss in solidarity for ‘Chioma Okoli’ a pregnant mother of three children, who has been embroiled in a legal battle with the manufacturer of Erisco Foods, after posting a review of one their tomato paste products on Facebook. The group comprising ‘Enough is Enough Nigeria, Purple Women Foundation, and Women Advocates Research & Documentation Centre began their walk, tagged #IStandWithChiomaOkoli, around 8 a.m. in the ikeja area of lagos state.
Meanwhile, the owner of Erisco foods Eric Umeofia has come under fire in recent times after revealing in an interview with Adesuwa Giwa Osagie, that he would rather die than to allow anyone tarnish his image. Tony Elumelu, Chairman of UBA, and founder of the Elumelu foundation on Monday, in commemoration of international women’s day, announced that his foundation has committed over $40 million dollars to empowering female entrepreneurs in Africa since its inception.
In his International Women’s Day message, Elumelu stated that women occupy a large percentage of key positions in his foundation, UBA and Heirs Holdings. The billionaire businessman also noted that he would continue to be a strong advocate for gender inclusion having witnessed the transformative effect of investing in women.
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