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Global food prices dropped 2% in 2024 — FAO

Global food commodity prices declined by 2.1 per cent in 2024 compared to the previous year, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations stated. However, prices remain significantly higher than pre-Covid-19 levels, AFP reported on Friday. The FAO’s overall Food Price Index averaged 122.0 points in 2024, representing a decline of 2.6 points,...
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FG to support farmers with N132bn

The Federal Government has allocated N132bn to support farmers and farming activities in 2025. This allocation disclosed in the 2025 Appropriation Bill forms part of a broader plan under the National Agricultural Development Fund, aimed at tackling poverty, low productivity, and limited access to resources, which have long hindered agricultural growth in Nigeria. The NADF,...
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Rainoil executive inspires Delta kids in festive party

The Group Executive Director of Rainoil Limited, Godfrey Ogbechie, hosted 1,500 children at the Idumuje-Ugboko Children Christmas Party, an annual celebration aimed at fostering joy and inspiration in the Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. The information was disclosed in a statement, highlighting the event’s focus on promoting education and creating lasting memories...
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Cleric Tasks FG On Nigeria’s Infrastructural Deficits

…Laments people’s suffering The Federal Government of Nigeria has been called upon to assiduously work towards addressing Nigeria’s infrastructural deficits, especially electricity, so as to propel the country to greater heights socially and economically. The Spiritual Father and Chairman, Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide, Prophet Emmanuel Abiodun Alogbo, gave this charge on Sunday in...
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Awujale Pays New Year Visit To Tinubu In Lagos

The Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebu land, Alayeluwa Oba Dr Sikiru Kayode Adetona on Sunday paid a reciprocal visit to the President and Commander-in-Chief, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at his Ikoyi, Lagos, residence. This was contained in a press statement issued by Aafin Awujale and signed by the Onigegewura Akile Ijebu, Aremo Tunde Oladunjoye on...
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Sokoto Govt Pledges Support To Victims

The Sokoto State Government has expressed condolences and pledged assistance to victims of the recent fire outbreak at Kara Market in the state. The devastating fire affected about 50 shops, destroying 132 grinding machines and significant quantities of food items, including rice, millet, and beans, worth millions of naira. The State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Idris...
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Subscribers to sue telcos over 100% tariff hike proposal

Subscribers have said they are preparing to sue telecommunications companies over a proposed tariff hike that could double service costs nationwide. Telecom operators have defended the increase as essential to offset rising operational expenses, but the National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers has strongly opposed it. NATCOMS President Adeolu Ogunbanjo said the group plans to file...
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NSITF Moves To Integrate Informal Sector Into ECS

The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has developed a comprehensive programme for the integration of the informal sector into the Employees Compensation Scheme (ECS). The Managing Director of the NSITF, Oluwaseun Faleye, disclosed this on Labour Lens, a labour administration programme monitored on TV Continental (TVC). Faleye said the Fund would tap into the...
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