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In a bold move to keep revolutionizing large-scale agriculture in Nigeria, “Tractor on The Go” (TOG), a subsidiary of Origin Tech Group, has launched a groundbreaking tractor-hailing app service. This innovative platform is designed to tackle the challenges of low tractor density and limited access to mechanization services among small-holder farmers. TOG’s mission is to empower farming communities by providing affordable and accessible mechanization support, enhancing farm productivity, and contributing to food security across the nation. “Tractor on The Go” was established to bring together stakeholders within the agricultural value chain, fostering seamless collaboration to deliver mechanization services to smallholder…

A former Presidential candidate and a prominent political chieftain from the Middle Belt region, on Wednesday, piloted the plane of his ‘State of the Nation’ consultation to prominent politicians in the North West region. Mr Hashim had written on his Facebook official page: “I visited with our leader in the Northern Progressive Group, Alhaji Sule Lamido, Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Former Governor Jigawa state.” Lamido, according to a statement developed and released by Mr Hashim’s media department “was a protégé of our leader, Alhaji Abubakar Rimi, the Former Governor of Old Kano state, who is now late.” According to the…

A lifeless body of a baby suspected to be a day-old has been found on a church premises (name withheld) at Engr Chukelu Street, Ububa South, Nkpor Agu in the Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State. No one knows whether the baby girl was dumped there dead or alive, but our correspondent gathered from the residents of the area on Wednesday that the lifeless body was found in the early hours of Monday, fuelling suspicions that it might have been dumped in the midnight of Sunday. Reporters further gathered that the incident caused a stir within the community…

The fire which started around 5:17 a.m. caused panic in the area as residents scrambled for safety. Several shops have been affected as fire ravaged a seven-storey building in Lagos. The incident happened early Friday on Sanni Adewale Street in Lagos Island Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the incident in a statement, the Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, said firefighters from the Ebute Elefun, Sari, and Lekki 1 stations were dispatched immediately after receiving a distress call and arrived at the scene by 5:33 a.m. She said the fire which started around…

On Thursday, the council stripped Buba of his chieftaincy for allegedly insulting the state governor, Bala Mohammed. The senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, Shehu Buba, has faulted the emirate council’s withdrawal of his Mujaddadin Bauchi title. On Thursday, the council stripped Buba of his chieftaincy for allegedly insulting the state governor, Bala Mohammed. The lawmaker criticised the policies of Mohammed during the kick-off of the All Progressives Congress (APC) LG electioneering campaign in the state. Buba said the governor has worsened the poverty index in Bauchi, adding that there is a need to ensure the accountability of resources allocated…

The traffic diversion is to carry out the demolition of the old pedestrian bridge at the bus stop, the government said. The Lagos State Government says traffic will be diverted at Ikeja Along Bus Stop, between Ile Zik and Conoil Petrol Station on the Oshodi bound lane from Saturday, 17th to Sunday, 18th August 2024, between 12 midnight and 4 am daily. Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Oluwaseun Osiyemi, in a statement on Thursday, said the diversion is to carry out the demolition of the old pedestrian bridge. “Consequently, from Ile Zik Bus Stop up to Conoil Petrol Filling Station…

…says Olokola Deep Sea Port, LNG Project Coming Soon Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday said the location of the proposed Zonal Office and Training School of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Gateway Agro-Cargo International Airport would serve as an avenue to improve the status of the state as the industrial hub of the nation. The project, he added, would also help the proposed Kajola Inland Dry Port and the Olokola Seaport, which he said would soon come on stream, just as the federal government is planning the resuscitation of a Liquefied Natural Gas Project in the…

…names Abubakar Badaru, Zamfara Governor Lawal and US based fugitive, Jackson Ude as members network An alleged mastermind of the #EndBadGoernanceInNigeria, Bashir Hadejia has been naming other masterminds of the violent protests as he confessed to their part of a plot to destabilize Nigeria following his arrest by the police for treason, subversive activities against the Nigerian government, Trans-border gun-running, heist and other transnational crimes. The suspect was caught with documents that incriminated him of impersonation, including tracking documents of high-profile personalities and an international passport of the Republic of Vanuatu valid till 14th of September, 2030. A source familiar…

The Ogun State Government, on Thursday, released the list of members of non-statutory boards recently appointed by Governor Dapo Abiodun to run the various boards in the state. This indication was given in a statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Strategy to the governor, Hon. Kayode Akinmade. The appointments, the statement said, are the first in the series of appointments that will soon be announced by the state government. The appointments cover the Ogun Waste Management Authority (OGWAMA), Ogun State Agricultural and Multipurpose Credit Agency (OSAMCA), Plantgate Limited and the Ogun State Alternative Medicine Board (OGAMB). The membership of…

The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation convened a critical national workshop titled “Rethinking Reforms: Why Many Reforms Fail in Nigeria and What We Can Do About It”. The event gathered a diverse group of both state and non-state actors to discuss the complex challenges impeding Nigeria’s public sector reform efforts. Underpinned by the Foundation’s in-depth research into public sector reforms, the workshop unveiled the perceptions of state and non-state research respondents on the corrosive impact of nepotism, corruption, and accountability deficits on public service delivery. The stark reality that civil servants and non-state actors alike were calling for the discontinuance of existing practices…