Author: News Room
In this Interview with PREMIUM TIMES, Samantha Okoligbo, a young farmer, speaks about her struggles as a woman in the agricultural sector in Nigeria. PT: Can you put us through your journey in agriculture? Okoligbo: I didn’t get the chance to study plant science. During my final year in 2017, I discovered I was heading back to the plant. I don’t know how this plant thing came about but I discovered this desire for farming was gradually taking over my heart. I didn’t know how… Read the full article here
Celebrating 20 years of running the Nigerian airwaves, Africa Magic, in a brunch meeting with press members tagged ‘What’s Hot Naija’, unveiled the immersive new lineups for the new year. The Executive Head of Content and West African channels, Busola Tejumola, summarised the evolution of Africa Magic and where they are headed. Ms Tejumola said since April 2022, Africa Magic has produced over 2,500 hours and licensed over 10,000 hours of authentic Nigerian content. Stating… Read the full article here
On Tuesday in Lagos, Nigeria won their second game at the ongoing Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) Women’s Invitational by seven wickets against Cameroon. The game at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) cricket oval saw Cameroon, who were making their debut at the event, win the toss and opted to bat. Cameroon scored 58 runs, all out in 20 overs, relying on Madeleine Nseke 15 (26) and team captain Michele Ekani 14 (24) to shore up runs on the board. However, the vice-captain of the… Read the full article here
The Niger State Judicial Service Commission (NJSC) has sacked from service the Magistrate Court judge in Salka, Magama local government of the state, Mohammed Bako Iya with immediate effect, over alleged gross misconduct and abuse of judicial power. The NJSC also demoted by one grade level, two sharia court judges over misconduct and abuse of office. The affected judicial officers are Abdullahi Nasiru, the Sharia Judge of Kotun Bola Minna and his colleague in Badeggi, Mohammed Baba… Read the full article here
The Enugu Election Tribunal says it has received 14 petitions so far from aggrieved parties and candidates in the Feb. 25 National Assembly elections. The Tribunal Secretary, Mr Yusuf Folmi, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Enugu. Folmi noted that the petitions were expected to be filed within the stipulated time frame given for the submission of petitions by any aggrieved candidate and parties. “The Tribunal has only received 14… Read the full article here
The Lagos State Police Command says it has arrested a 27-year-old man from Railway Ijora Badia for allegedly defiling a nine-month-old baby. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this on Wednesday. Hundeyin said that the case was reported to the Police on Monday at about 10:00 pm by a concerned member of the public. He said the suspect allegedly went to the apartment where the baby’s mother laid her on the floor and quickly went to buy something outside the… Read the full article here
Popular Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth, has revealed that he will quit comedy in five years. Basketmouth made this known in an interview on Tuesday. The comedian, who said he has been floating for the past six years, stated that he intends to make every single year count. ”Last year, I told myself and my team, you know what, I am going back to comedy. I want to do five years, and I am quitting. I am quitting in 5 years. I have got five years to do this, and I am done…. Read the full article here
Nasarawa United Isaac Danladi has urged his players to improve their performance in the second half of the season. The Solid Miners will face eight-time champions, Enyimba in a matchday 11 encounter on Wednesday night. Danladi tasked his players to put up a solid performance so as to get a favourable result from the game. “You all need to start improving in your performance henceforth, ” Danladi stated while addressing the players ahead of the game. “Build on your confidence to record… Read the full article here
In Nigeria, the out going government of President Buhari recommended that the new administration of President-elect Bola Tinubu give civil servants pay rises. Behind the announcement is the long-delayed removal of a fuel subsidy planned for last year. Many Nigerians regard subsidized fuel as one of the few benefits provided by the government which fails to deliver in terms of power and security despite receiving billions of dollars every… Read the full article here
Food price hikes due to spiralling fertiliser and energy prices accompanying the Russia-Ukraine crisis have put this issue centre stage in the past year. A key part of the puzzle is smallholders’ relatively low use of quality seed and fertiliser. The average consumption of inorganic fertilisers in Africa stands at around 16kg per hectare of nutrients. This compares starkly with an average of 10 times that in South Asia (160 kg per hectare) and over 20 times that… Read the full article here
