UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that ending global hunger by 2030—a long-standing global target—is achievable but demands urgent, consistent investment. According to the agency, the world would need to commit $93 billion every year, an amount it notes is less than one per cent of the $21.9...
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Chris Maiyaki is the former Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Nigeria’s apex regulatory body for university education. Appointed on June 30, 2023, following the voluntary resignation of Prof. Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, Maiyaki brought to the role over three decades of experience in public service and...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to immediately engage the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Ogoni people, and other relevant stakeholders with a view to finalising the modalities for the resumption of oil production in Ogoniland. President Tinubu issued...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The acting Rector, Benue State Polytechnic Ugbokolo Engr. Dr. Emmanuel Barki has assured of the preparedness of the management of the institution to reposition it for better and unparalleled results. Speaking exclusively with NATIONAL ACCORD in Makurdi, the Acting Rector assured that the...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Mr. Michael Oglegba is the Honorable Commissioner for Finance Benue State. In an interview with a select media houses in his office in Makurdi where NATIONAL ACCORD was represented by TYAV SAM TYAV, the finance expert spoke about the challenges hampering the full...
Ambassador Dr. Timothy Ihemadu is the Head of Mission – Nigeria of the International Organization for Sustainable Development & Member, National Gas Expansion Programme Technical Working Group. On Tuesday, he appeared on DOMINION Television’s live programme, Wake Up Africa, where he discussed the recent presidential elections in Ghana, the...
She Stole Our Ovaries, tells the harrowing story of two teenagers, Theresa Obam and Precious Umeayo, who fell victim to a woman illegally harvesting their eggs. The special was released on December 14th by filmmaker and TV host Chude Jideonwo. The parents of the victims shared how their efforts...
By Nnamdi Ojiego Professor Wasiu Lanre Adeyemo is the Chief Medical Director, CMD, of Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH. In this interview, the Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery speaks on his vision to transform LUTH from a tertiary to a quaternary health facility; the permanent cure for sickle...
TEXT OF PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU’S NATIONAL BROADCAST ON THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNBROKEN DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA, DEMOCRACY DAY 12TH JUNE 2024 ABUJA My fellow Nigerians, let me begin by congratulating all of us for witnessing the celebration of another Democracy Day today, the 12th day of June 2024....
Nigerian singer Kosisochukwa Gospel Peters, professionally known as Salle, sits with Chude Jideonwo, host of the viral show #WithChude, where she discusses the truth behind the viral video that launched her career, her upbringing, and her journey to Lagos. Salle addressed the misconceptions surrounding the viral video that...
In this interview, the Chief Executive Officer of Housing and Construction Mayor Limited, Mayor of Housing, My Ace China, analyses the Rivers State Investment and Economic Summit and other related matters. On potentials of Rivers State All hands are not equal, so some states are richer...
By GABRIEL OMONHINMIN – Chairman, Bayelsa State Traditional Rulers Council, His Royal Majesty, King Bubaraye Dakolo Agada IV, who was a member of 38th Officer Regular Course of the Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA) in Kaduna State, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Nigerian government to henceforth...
The All Progressive Congress (APC) says it will record landslide victory in the South-West for its presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu in the 2023 general elections. Mr Isaac Kekemeke, APC National Vice Chairman, South-West, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in...
A constitutional lawyer and public affairs analyst who is a Calabar-based legal practitioner, CHIEF BARR. FIDELIS ONYEBUEKE spoke with our reporter, PATRICK ABANG over the week on why a structureless presidential contender, Peter Obi and his labour Party, LP are pulling weight in terms of millions of supporters that...
Notable Nigerian journalist and Editor-in-Chief of PREMIUM TIMES, Mr. Mojeed Musikilu, is the author of The Letterman: Inside the ‘Secret’ Letters of former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo. The 25-chapter book was formally presented to the public on December 1, 2022 in Abuja. In this interview he granted the CEO...
With only about six months to next year’s General Elections in the country, three dominant issues have continued to engage the attention and concerns of many Nigerians. These are: the worsening security situation in the country, the economy and, the controversial Muslim-Muslim presidential ticket of the ruling All-Progressives Congress...
Former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole who has been tipped to play a prominent role in the Bola Ahmed Tinubu-Kashim Shettima presidential campaign says religion should not have any role in politics. “I think the issues before us and which we have to spend time discussing is what...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHU, Bauchi – As the controversy over All Progressive Congress (APC) continues on an APC Presidential Muslim candidate choosing a Presidential Muslim running mate, Hon. Jibrin Adamu, a public commentator has described the development as another regional rhetoric. He spoke to our North-East Editor, Austine Tsenzughul. At...
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of First Bank Nigeria Limited, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan, last year saw his tenure extended as part of efforts to ensure the stability of the financial institution. In this interview with THISDAY, he speaks about the intervention of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the future...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – A leading governorship aspirant under the platform of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Benue State come 2023, Hon Richard Tersoo Mnenga (RTM) has vowed to make road construction and rehabilitation his cardinal priority if voted into power. The aspirant in an interview with newsman...