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Dr Bessie Eziechila, the Consultant Paediatrician with Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Jabi, says two years is the normal duration for breastfeeding for the advantage of both child and mother. Eziechila told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Tuesday that “two years is the complete, adequate period and ideal …

President Muhammadu Buhari, has, subject to Senate confirmation, approved the composition of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) made up of the following persons: S/N Position Name State 1 Chairman Dr. Pius Odubu Edo 2 Managing Director Bernard O. Okumagba Delta 3 Executive Director Projects Engr. Otobong …

Former Deputy President of the Senate of Nigeria, Senator Ike Ekweremadu recently experienced a dose of the peoples’ fury against what some self-appointed ‘ambassadors’ daubed ‘bad politics’ in faraway Nuremberg, Germany. The proscribed Independent Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) claimed responsibility for the assault and vowed to attack more Nigerian officials …

The Nigerian Police have confirmed that the founder of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, is currently in their custody to answer to some questions by the Detectives, over the rape allegations levelled against him by Busola, a photographer and wife of popular singer, Timi Dakolo. The Force Public …

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday commiserated with Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Africa’s leading industrialist and businessman, following recent losses of some members of his family. The President’s condolence message is communicated via a statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja. The Dangote …

Organised labour met with the Federal Government on Friday in Abuja over the implementation of the N30,000 new minimum wage. However, no decision taken on a new wage structure. According to a source both parties agreed to wait for President Muhammadu Buhari’s position on the issue. The proposal from the …

President Muhammadu Buhari will embark on a state visit to South Africa as part of the efforts to put an end to incessant xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in that country. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, disclosed this wednesday in Abuja during an interaction with the media shortly …

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has said that the establishment of Special Agro-processing Zones (SAPZs) in Nigeria has the potential of attracting between one to four billion dollars investments into the country. The Chairman of the forum and Governor of Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi, disclosed this while briefing newsmen after …

President Muhammadu Buhari has re-appointed Mr Ade Ipaye as Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Office of the Vice President, says. Akande, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that Ipaye was a former Attorney-General and …

The present times in Nigeria have lately been compared to the days of the dark-goggled general, Sani Abacha. Part of what the folk making the comparison are wondering is how we crawled ourselves back into the hole we thought we escaped. So, here is a quick backward glance on the …