General News (Page 569)

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to fire up supporters with a Brexit rallying cry on Wednesday after the first day of his election campaign was marred by a ministerial resignation, a gaffe about a deadly tower blaze and a doctored video advert. Johnson has called a snap Dec.Continue Reading

Birnin Kebbi, Nov. 6, 2019 (FLOWERBUDNEWS) The Kebbi State Government says it will enrol over four million poor and vulnerable indigenes into the contributory healthcare scheme. The Executive Secretary of the Contributory Healthcare Management Agency (KECHEMA), Dr Muhammad Jafar, disclosed this during a visit to the Emir of Gwandu, AlhajiContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) Apple says it will direct 2.5 billion dollars toward affordable housing in California, the latest tech giant to pledge money to one of the state’s most pressing problems. The announcement follows similar big pledges this year from Facebook, Google and Microsoft, which put money toward housing in its homeContinue Reading

(FLOWERBUDNEWS) The Action Aid International, an international NGO, has declared Niger state as one of the states leading in the implementation of Home Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSFP) in the country. Mr Kehinde Arowosegbe, Action Aid PATs-F Coordinator Kaduna, said this when participants of school feeding from six states onContinue Reading

Lagos, Nov. 4, 2019 (FLOWERBUDNEWS) The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has announced partial closure of some sections of Apongbon road inward Eko Bridge from Thursday. The authority, in a state statement by its Spokesman, Mr Olumide Filade, on Monday, said that there would be partial road closure alongContinue Reading

Lagos, Nov. 6, 2019 (FLOWERBUDNEWS)The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Wednesday,  preferred a two-count charge of alleged trafficking in 900g of Cannabis Sativa against a 22-year-old artisan, Kelvin Dennis, in a Federal High Court Lagos. The prosecution said that the defendant committed the offences on Aug. 29. ItContinue Reading