Vice President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Zone D, Comrade Chris Atsaka, has commiserated with Benue state chapter of the Correspondents’ Chapel over the demise of its member and The Guardian correspondent, Mr. Joseph Wantu. Mr. Wantu passed on, Tuesday, September 13 at the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH) following a brief illness. Comrade Atsaka who is in charge of Zone D paid a condolence visit to the Correspondents’ chapel Wednesday, described the death of the Guardian Correspondent as ‘unfortunate’, adding that it is ‘devastating’. He attested to the character of Wantu as a peaceful person, noting that he played the role of an elder. Responding, the Correspondents’ Chapel chairman Tor Vande Acka appreciated the vice president for the visit, noting that he was the first to do so.

CROWN Flour Mill (CFM) Limited, the wheat milling subsidiary of Olam Agri, a global agribusiness in food, feed, fiber, has unveiled an impressive first-year report of its ‘Seeds for the Future’ programme. The report was unveiled during the third edition of the agribusiness stakeholders’ consultative forum, the Olam Agri Greenland Webinar Series that held virtually recently. The report showed that the initiative achieved its first-year milestone of producing 10Kg of pre-multiplication wheat seed varieties that suit the unique local topography and climate. CFM seeks to address these challenges through the Seeds for the Future initiative, its signature N300 million wheat value chain development project that was launched in 2021. He said focused legislation to back value chain development policies would ensure changes in government would not affect policies.

STAKEHOLDERS have called on the government to create an enabling environment for biotechnology to thrive in order to build, boost and sustain a national economy. The stakeholders spoke at a Biosafety and Biotechnology Sensitisation Workshop for North Central farmers and Agricultural Extension Agents in Abuja on Thursday. Professor Mustapha said the world population will rise to 9.5 billion by 2050 and a quarter of the population will be in Africa. With biotechnology, he said there will be more abundant and healthy food as farmers would depend less on pesticides. He said: “There will be decreased production risks for farmers and high yields to feed a hungry, growing world population.

Agge said: “The amnesty programme under Dikkio’s watch has witnessed a high level of nepotism and favouritism. He abandoned youths from the creeks of the Niger Delta region who are supposed to be real beneficiaries. Continuing, the Group added; “The Niger Delta amnesty beneficiaries need as a coordinator someone who understands the creeks and has participated in the struggle for the liberation of the Niger region. As noted in my previous intervention on a similar topic, the questions begging for an answer(s) are; how long was the Presidential Amnesty Programme initially structured to last? Utomi Jerome-Mario is the Programme Coordinator (Media and Public Policy), Social and Economic Justice Advocacy (SEJA), a Lagos-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and can be reached via Jeromeutomi@yahoo.com/08032725374Share this: TweetLike this: Like Loading...

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted permission to the Department of State Services to detain the former Kaduna train attack negotiator, Tukur Mamu, for 60 more days. The presiding judge, Justice Nkeonye Maha, gave the ruling on Tuesday in response to an ex-parte motion moved by Ahmed Magaji, counsel for the DSS. The PUNCH had reported that Mamu was arrested at Cairo International Airport on September 6, 2022, on his way to Saudi Arabia for lesser Hajj. Following Mamu’s arrest, the DSS on Thursday raided the residence and office of and office of the terrorists’ negotiator in Kaduna. Confirming the raid in a statement on Thursday, the Spokesman for the DSS, Peter Afunanya, said, “So far, appropriate security agencies have executed valid search warrants on Mamu’s residence and office.

Banks have begun to reduce approval requests for Personal Travel Allowance and Business Travel Allowance to legitimate users. The legitimate users will be able to access forex only once in two quarters, The Punch gathered. Findings revealed that the development arose due to the lingering forex scarcity in the financial system. He said, “On the part of the monetary authority, there is no doubt that it is in a difficult situation because of excess demand for foreign exchange in the face of rather uncomfortable foreign exchange supply situation. The CBN governor launched its programme tagged ‘RT200 FX Programme’ to boost forex supply in the country through the non-oil sector in the next three to five years.

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One of them is a practice in the Dani Tribe of Indonesia where women's fingers are amputated. Each time a member of the family passes away, women's fingers are chopped off in a tradition called Ikipalin, reported Zee News. First, the fingers are tied firmly using a rope to stop blood circulation and avoid pain as much as possible. — Guardian.ngThe Dani Tribe strongly believes that the pain women feel during this process helps ease the pain of the deceased. Interestingly, the responsibility to reduce the dead ones' pain lies on women's shoulders and not men's.

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Nigeria is back-to-back champions of the U19 Boys African Nations Volleyball Championship. Nigeria pummeled Egypt 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 31-29) at the just concluded 2022 U19 Boys African Nations Volleyball Championship in Morocco on Sunday. Nigeria resumed the second set on a high note beating Egypt by 25-18. Both teams took points from 25 to 25 before Nigeria eventually won by 31 to 29 points. The Head Coach of Nigeria U19 Boys Team, Adekalu Adeniyi praised the relentless efforts of the players against EgyptThe post Volleyball: Nigeria wins U19 African title again appeared first on The Sun Nigeria.

PRIMATE of the Church of the Lord Worldwide, Most Reverend (Dr) Rufus Ositelu, has been elected as the President of the African region of the World Council of Churches. Ositelu, who is the incumbent and fourth primate of The Church of the Lord Worldwide, is a former vice president of the Christian Council of Nigeria. He has also served as a member of WCC’s central committee, which is the highest decision-making body of the council. The WCC is a fellowship of 352 churches in over 120 countries and representing over 560 million Christians all over the world. It was formed to work for the reunion of all Christian churches and to establish a united Christian presence in the world.

The Nigerian Communications Commission’s Computer Security Incident Response Team (NCC-CSIRT) has warned of five malicious Google Chrome extensions that surreptitiously track browsers’ online activities and steal their data. “The five Google Chrome extensions identified have high probability, potential for harm and have been downloaded over 1.4 million times, while they serve as an access to steal user data. “Users of these Chrome extensions are unaware of their invasive functionality and privacy risk. The DPA said that although the Google team removed several browser extensions from its Chrome Web Store, it can be difficult to keep malicious extensions away. »Mouka said Google Chrome extensions are software that can be installed in Chrome to modify the functionality of browsers.

So having rotavirus vaccine available for our children means that there is an increased chance of preventing diarrheal disease. The inactivated polio vaccine came on board; the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine came on board and now Rotavirus vaccine has come on board. The advantage of having the children vaccinated is that they are not only protected against these childhood diseases, but they also create an opportunity for herd immunity. So, when we get our children vaccinated against HPV, then, we would be reducing the incidence of cervical cancer. I would encourage everyone to get their children vaccinated.

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When it comes to achieving success, chasing our dreams and becoming a better person, we are sometimes our own worst enemies. Let’s take a look at some simple tips you can adopt in your day-to-day activities to become a better version of yourself. To become a better version of yourself, learn how to overcome the habit of procrastination and never delay till tomorrow what you can do today. Stop the blame gameBecoming a better version of yourself requires you to always take responsibility for all your actions and inactions. If you want to be a better version of yourself, learn to always compliment yourself with a nice treat.