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Military kills 18 terrorists, destroy logistics hubs in Borno

The Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI has neutralised more than 18 terrorists and destroyed logistics hubs at Tumbunma Baba, Borno in precision air strikes. The Acting Military Information Officer, Headquarters Joint Task Force North East, Capt. Mohammed Goni, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Goni said the operation was conducted in the Tumbuns ...

NAPTAN leadership crisis deepens as national body disowns rival executive

The leadership crisis within the National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has deepened, with its national leadership disowning a rival executive. NAPTAN National President, Prof. Boniface Odeh, and Chairman, Board of Trustees, Mr Adeolu Ogunbanjo, stated this in a jointly signed statement on Friday in Lagos. The officials alleged that a faction led by ...

PIND, NASC sign MoU to expand farmers access to certified seed

The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) and Foundation for Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) have signed a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand farmers’ access to certified seeds and quality planting materials. In a statement made available to the news reporters on Friday in Abuja by Anne Ihugba, its Manager, Knowledge Management ...

NAIC retains mandate to underwrite agricultural insurance – NAICOM

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) says the Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) will continue to underwrite agricultural insurance schemes in spite of the withdrawal of its general insurance licence. Mr Olusegun Omosehin, Commissioner for Insurance and Chief Executive Officer of NAICOM, said this on Friday in Lagos during a media interactive session on developments in ...