Two years after the Federal Government introduced the Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme, CACS in 2009 in order to provide food security, diversify revenue sources and create more jobs and raw materials for the nation’s import dependent industries, the CBN/CACS agricultural loan disbursement was flagged off in Sokoto, Monday by Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko.

American Superstar and multiple Grammy Award winner, R. Kelly, will be the special guest artiste at this year’s edition of the Star Mega Jam, a yearly musical concert sponsored by Nigerian Breweries makers of star lager beer.

Nigeria poultry industry might go under as the industry is being threatened by smuggled chickens from neighbouring country. Just as the cost of grains have been attributed to the rising cost of poultry products.

ABUJA: The total value of the nation’s livestock resources, including the stock of cattle, poultry and diary products, among others has been estimated to be worth N65billion

Currently we have not seen any documentation which shows who was presented with the said boat. Our review of the Award Ceremony documentsshows no boat presentation, we enquired from Mr. Fidelis Imiehiakhe and Mr. David Oleka (both of whom attended the ceremony) if there was such a presentation they had no recollection that a boat was awarded during the ceremony.

The Anambra State Government has given AMBRA Investicorp Trust Limited 5 years to raise N1 trillion development fund in order to help the government meet its infrastructural challenges.

Afprint Nigeria Plc, a subsidiary of Kewalram Group and an entity which was delisted from the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) last year is expected to bounce back to business next year when its Board of Directors must have met to approve the next line of business to embark upon following the closure of its textile mills.

The role of professional investment managers cannot be overemphasized in the Nigeria’s capital market especially during an era of reforms and market instability, a renowned investment banker has said.

Just when everyone was savouring the entertaining glitzy atmosphere of the night especially following the soul-stirring speech of the executive Chairman of the Silverbird brands, imploring the president to come and safe the entertainment industry, the President, Goodluck Jonathan mounted the stage, radiating his usual disarming boyish charm, dropped a line that got the guests gaping when he started his speech by saying “ Ben Bruce has committed two offences”.

Nigeria remains the top destination for Africa-bound flows, accounting for nearly half of remittances to the continent, a World Bank study has revealed.

The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) on Wednesday sent 20 young Nigerian entrepreneurs to the United States for a one-month entrepreneurship training. A statement from SMEDAN signed by the Assistant Director, Corporate Affairs, Mr Levi Anyikwa said that SMEDAN conducted a screening in August for 1,000 participants.

Stakeholders in corporate financial reporting have been enjoined to collaborate in order to facilitate the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) by companies in the country.

Former Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Professor Eugene Okpere, who was abducted, Sunday, by kidnappers, regained his freedom Thursday, after the family was said to have paid N2.5million ransom.

In his time_honoured characterization of successful leaders, Niccolo Machiavelli, author of the famous political treatise, The Prince said “While fate and fortune determine one half of our lives, the other half, will depend on us.”

THE ruling by the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos that the amendment on the 1999 constitution by the National Assembly and state Houses of Assembly was of no effect if the president did not sign it has once again brought to the fore the multiple threats to the conduct of the 2011 elections.