Minister goes tough on Team Nigeria
As the zero hour approaches swiftly for the all-important Athletics event of the London Olympics which starts today, Sports Minister Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has reminded Team Nigeria that no athlete can achieve success without discipline, a good attitude and making sacrifices.
Niger consolidates on ‘Irrigation for Life’ project
After the landmark flagoff of the Nigeria-Israeli Joint Agricultural Project, tagged “Irrigation is Life” in Lapai Gwari village, near Minna in Niger state recently, the Niger state Governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has brought in over 100 tractors to boost food production not only in the state mechanized farming.
Agriculture is business, says Agric Minister, Adesina
AS the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) has began a new export development project that would help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the country, Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said that “agriculture is a business and we must treat it as such.”
Nigeria, Egypt sign agreement on products’ standardization
Trade and investment relations between Nigeria and Egypt may have received a major boost, following the signing in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the two countries.
CBN leading economy to hard landing – FDC
Subsidizing the naira, and keeping a cap on inflation is one thing, strangling growth is another. The CBN is now treading on a tight rope that could lead the economy to a hard landing.
Sultan’s efforts in the face of security challenges
Undoubtedly, the Sultan of Sokoto is the head of the Seat of Caliphate and Muslim Community in Nigeria. The 20th occupier of that exalted position, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, is most time of the day occupied with issues about bringing peace and stability to the northern part of the country. The Boko Haram insurgency has seriously undermined the peace and unity of this country.
