Potato farmers seek partnership with FG on school feeding
NAN-AE-4 Potato Abuja, Oct. 19, 2016 (NAN) The Potato Farmers Association of Nigeria (POFAN) says it will partner the Federal Government by providing ``orange…
Month: October 2016
Amnesty urges Zambian govt to drop sedition charges against opposition leaders
NAN-F-13 Charges Lusaka, Oct. 19, 2016 (PANA/NAN) Amnesty International has called on the Zambian authorities to drop charges of sedition against the main opposition…
Godogodo clash victims urge FG to set up IDPs camp
Godogodo clash victims urge FG to set up IDPs camp NAN-H-31 Camp Kafanchan (Kaduna) Oct.19, 2016 (NAN) People displaced by communal clashes in Godogodo,…
Gov. Wike expresses shock over Saro-Wiwa (Jnr’s) death
NAN-H-3 Saro-Wiwa Jnr By Azubuike Okeh Port Harcourt, Oct. 19, 2016 (NAN) Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has expressed shock over the death of…
Nigerian women ignorant of menopause symptoms – Specialist
Nigerian women ignorant of menopause symptoms - Specialist NAN-HG-1 Menopause By Esenvosa Izah Lagos, Oct. 19, 2016 (NAN) A Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist, Dr…
NIPCO acquires 60% stake in Mobil downstream operation
NAN-HE-5 Acquisition By Yunus Yusuf Lagos, Oct. 19, 2016 (NAN) The Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO) on Wednesday announced the acquisition of 60 per…
Court remands man in prison custody for stealing cocoa beans
NAN-H-4 Stealing By Elusogbon Dorcas Ile-Ife (Osun), Oct. 19, 2016 (NAN) A 22-year-old man, Lanrewaju Abiodun, who admitted entering into another person’s farm to…
Chinese vice premier defends steel production amid dumping criticism
Chinese vice premier defends steel production amid dumping criticism NAN-F-3 Steel Brussels, Oct. 19, 2016 (dpa/NAN) China's Vice Premier Ma Kai insisted in Brussels…
NATE, FIIRO introduce local rice de-stoning machine
NAN-HE-2 Rice By Chiazo Ogbolu Lagos, Oct. 19, 2016 (NAN) Dr Gloria Elemo, the Director General, Federal Institute of Industrial Research in Oshodi (FIIRO),…
Money laundering: Fani-Kayode, Usman, get new trial date
Money laundering: Fani-Kayode, Usman, get new trial date NAN-H-34 Adjournment By Sandra Umeh Lagos, Oct. 19, 2016 (NAN) The absence of Justice Sule Hassan…