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- The National Agency for the Control of AIDS said 1.9 million people are living with HIV/AIDs - NACA director general, Dr. Sani Aliyu, made the disclosure during the official unveiling of figure of people living with the disease - According to NACA, south-south leads the statistics with 3.1%, while northwest has the lowest record The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) on Thursday, March 14, disclosed that the south-south region of the country has the prevalent record of people leaving with the HIV disease. The director general of NACA, Dr. Sani Aliyu, made this disclosure during an event officially unveiling of the agency's statistics of people living with the disease to President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, Daily Trust reports. According to NACA, south-south leads the statistics with 3.1%, while northwest has the lowest record of the people living with the disease with 0.6%. READ ALSO : We are optimistic of success in supplementary polls - PDP boasts Aliyu said

- Champions League quarterfinal parings see Man City battle Barcelona in the last eight stage -UEFA director was said to have mistakenly dropped a post on social media as all four parings were revealed - The remaining fixtures as regards the 'leaked' draws will also have Man United vs Tottenham, Liverpool vs Ajax and Juventus vs Porto Premier League champions Manchester City have been reportedly drawn with Barcelona in a 'leaked' Champions League quarterfinal draws. According to the Sun, UEFA director accidentally posted an image showing the parings for the last eight stage hours before the draws were done. It was however claims that he swiftly deleted the social media post having realised it was mistakenly posted. READ ALSO: Paul Scholes part ways with Oldham Athletic after 31 days on the job The post, title 'UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Draw' which features the famous logo and all four fixtures for the next round of the championship. As state

- The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday, March 15, said that the total number of 12,574 Nigerians have since returned from Libya - NEMA also praised the effort of UN's agency on migration for helping with the return of Nigerians - The management agency said that over 4,900 returnees have been trained to acquire different skills The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday, March 15, said 12,574 Nigerians have so far returned from Libya under the Assisted Voluntary Returnees Programme, which began in April 2017. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the the coordinator, NEMA Lagos Territorial Office, Mallam Idris Muhammed made this while receiving a fresh batch of 174 Nigerians who arrived from Libya on Thursday night, March 14. READ ALSO: INEC set to weigh 4 option on Rivers election on Friday, March 15 Muhammed lauded the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) for facilitating the return of Nigeria

- The Re-elect Buhari Movement (RBM) says it is ending its operations following the victory of President Buhari at the 2019 polls - The RBM explains that its core mandate was to ensure the president was re-elected for another four years - The group thanks Nigerians for having confidence in the administration of President Buhari The Re-elect Buhari Movement (RBM) has announced, through its convener, Emmanuel Umohinyang, that it is winding up its operations following the successful re-election of the president. The group thanked Nigerians for re-electing PresidentMuhammadu Buhari recently. The organisation was founded as a volunteer support group with strong interest to work for the president’s re-election. READ ALSO: NAIJ.com upgrades to Legit.ng: a letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda The Guardian reports that a statement by the group said it became important for it to wind up its operation since its objective had ended successfully. “Sequel to the re-sounding victo

- The minister of agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, said FG will soon start reconstructing grazing reserves - Ogbeh reiterated that the move, amid other benefits, is to curb the prevalent farmers-herders conflicts - The minister also called on individuals interested in building grazing reserve to do so, adding that the government would support such individuals The federal government says it will soon commence the reconstruction of grazing reserves across the country. Audu Ogbeh, the minister of agriculture and rural development, said this in Abuja when participants of the Executive Intelligence Management Course Twelve (EIMC12) and Institute for Security Studies, Usma Dam, Bwari, visited him, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A statement by Nakorji Mohammed, the director of information at the ministry on Friday, March 15, quoted Ogbeh as saying that the reconstruction of the grazing reserves had become necessary due to farmers-herders conflicts. READ ALSO: Buhari allegedly shuns