The federal government through Vice President, Kasim Shettima, has revealed that its Administration is set to commence the implementation of the ‘Pulaku Initiative’, a large-scale resettlement programme aimed at addressing the root causes of farmer-herder conflicts and fostering national unity. Shettima, on Tuesday, inaugurated a steering committee to coordinate the implementation of the initiative in fulfillment of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s promise to improve the lives of all Nigerians, at the Presidential Villa, chaired by Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa also has representatives of governors of the affected States as members.

Following the unabated escalation in food commodity price in Nigeria, the Federal Government has concluded plan to establish a National Commodity Board to look into the matter of food inflation in the country. Vice President Kashim Shettima made this known today during the meeting of a two-day, high-level strategic meeting on climate change, food systems and resource mobilization held in Abuja.

The North East Development Commission has disclosed its plan of establishing a mega waste collecting point in Adamawa in its effort to support clean energy and environment. This was made known by the Environment and Natural Resource manager of the commission, Mr Sufyan Mallum during an opening season of a five-days training workshop for 100 stakeholders on climate change in Yola today. According to Mallum, the recycling plant would have the capacity of collection 100 tonnes of waste per day and shall be handed over to the state management when completed for running it.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has chided the presidency that it is insulting to Nigerians for the Federal Government instead of making solid provision that will checkmate the food insecurity; they have chosen to provide grains as a palliative. President of the NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, described the step the federal government is seeking to implement as a joke during an interview on Arise Television today.

Access Holdings Plc has confirmed the death of its Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Herbert Wigwe, along with his wife and son, on Friday, February 9, 2024 in a helicopter accident in a helicopter accident in the United States.

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command attached to the Rapid Response Squad 74, have arrested a pastor, Simon Kado; his relative, Jesse Simon-Kado, and their driver, Muhammad Isah, for child trafficking, as revealed by the state Public Relations Officers, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement today. The perpetrators were nabbed on Friday while trafficking 12 underaged children – eight girls and four boys aged between five to 16 years, from Nasarawa State to Ogun State.