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NPC Achieves 30% Birth, Death Registration »

The National Population Commission (NPC) said last Thursday that it had attained 30 per cent in birth and death registration in Delta. The commission, however, said that the level of coverage was 50 per cent lower than its 60 per cent registration target on both...

RSG Plans Steady Power Supply »

Rivers State Government said it is working hard to achieve steady power supply in the state. The Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Mr Chuma Chinye, said this, when a team of delegates, “of UBI France and Sabine Kulasin of Total France” visited the Port Harcourt...

Nigeria Meets International Targets On Hunger Eradication »

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has listed Nigeria among 38 countries that have met internationally-established targets in the fight against hunger, ahead of the 2015 MDGs deadline. FAO Director-General José da Silva said, in a statement made available to newsmen in Addis Ababa, that...

Ondo Earmarks N3bn For Agricultural Support »

Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has said the state had  earmarked over N3 billion for the implementation of various agricultural programmes in the state. The governor,  who was represented by his deputy, Alhaji Ali Olanusi , said this in Iju in Akure North Local Government...