Tag: Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development

Nigeria Approves N454bn For Kano-Niger Republic Rail, Others

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Executive Council, on Wednesday, approved the sum of N453.90bn for the procurement of rolling stock, operation and maintenance equipment for the Kano-Maradi standard gauge rail line currently under construction. The amount also includes N510.93m meant for procuring four customised fire service/search and rescue vans in seaports at Port Harcourt, Lagos Port Complex, Tincan Island port and the Marina headquarters of the Nigerian Ports Authority. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, disclosed this to State House correspondents after this week’s Council meeting chaired by the President, Major General Muhammadu…

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Don’t Eat Bush Meat, Govt Begs Nigerians As MonkeyPox Kills One, Infects 21

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development has warned Nigerians to desist from consuming bush meat including rodents and others, following official confirmation that Monkey pox has killed one and infected 21 people in Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed the monkeypox fatality and infection rate on May 29, 2022. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, gave the warning against bush meat consumption in a statement he personally signed. READ ALSO Panic As 15 Monkeypox Cases Confirmed In…

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