The World Bank has committed a lump sum of N37.5bn ($250million) into the FADAMA III agriculture development project just as it commended the Lagos State Government for its effort in ensuring the project gets to the grassroots.

Bala Abdullahi, the Coordinator, N2 Africa Project(West Africa) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture(IITA), has cautioned northern farmers against planting their crops now.

The Kajuru Local Government Area in Kaduna State is building a N120 million agro_market at Kasuwan_Magani, according to its Chairman, Mr Patrick Maigari.

Bala Abdullahi, the Coordinator, N2 Africa Project(West Africa) of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture(IITA), has cautioned northern farmers against planting their crops now.

A COLLABORATION which will ensure that the Nigerian entertainment industry is taken to the international market kicked of in Lagos, Kano and Enugu recently, with the World Bank pledging a whopping $20 million to the project.

THE Senate will, next Wednesday, begin an investigation into the alleged marriage of Senator Sani Yerima, ANPP, Zamfara, to a 13-year-old Egyptian girl.

THE International Chamber of Commere (ICC) has expressed concern that proposals to introduce a new framework to limit excessive leverage in the world’s banking system may have unintended, negative consequences on trade finance, and it urged the creation of a special trade finance working group to examine the problem.

THE Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) and the Nigerian-Mali Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines, Agriculture and Tourism (NAMACCIMAT) recently in Abuja organised a sensisation seminar, tagged:

POLITICAL aides of former President Olusegun Obasanjo have literarily stormed the ex-Senate President Ken Nnamani led Peoples Democratic Reform Forum as new members.

Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State has blasted one of the chieftains of the Action Congress, AC, in Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, saying he needs political deliverance.

Determined to ensure the ease of movement of travelling Nigerian fans to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Premium Sports Management Services (PSMS), sole managers of the Naija Fan Village in Durban, has announced plans to roll out 60 buses to take the fans to their various choice destinations during the duration of the soccer fiesta.

ABUJA Federal Government said it will not hesitate to deal with fake tourism promoters in the country.
Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed stated this recently, when he paid an official visit to Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), in Abuja.

AS controversy deepens over the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship flag bearer in Oyo State come 2011, the former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja has said anybody talking about second term now is definitely afraid of his shadow.

ARMED robbers Thursday terrorized residents of Oyo town as they fired shots arbitrarily when robbing three commercial banks where they allegedly made away with undisclosed sum of money.

The very popular governor of Lagos state His Excellency Babatunde Raji Fashola enjoyed the warm hospitality of the Golden Tulip team when the whole Government of Lagos state came down for the 4th Lagos Government/ Legistlators parley at the hotel recently.