Ministry plans 40% cassava inclusion in bread making by 2015
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has concluded plans to increase to 40 per cent by 2015 the cassava inclusion in bread making from the current 20 per cent. Mrs Toyin Adetunji, the Technical Adviser on cassava to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, said this on Friday.
East West Road awarded without design, financial plan – Orubebe
MINISTER of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder Godsday Orubebe, weekend shocked House of Representatives Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream), Finance and State & and Local Government with a revela- tion that the East-West road was awarded without design, due process and financial plan.
Nigerians in Cote d’Ivoire say Achebe’s death a loss to Africa
Nigerian youths in Cote d’Ivoire on Saturday in Abidjan described the death of Nigeria’s literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe, as` `a loss to Africa’’.
Senate decries bombings, vandalisation of telecom facilities
The Senate has expressed concern over the spate of bombings and vandalisation of telecommunication facilities across the country, saying the development had become a major challenge for the sector.
Stop beating drums of war, CNPP tells PDP
THE Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, Sunday, expressed concern over what it described as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s drum of war ahead of the 2015 elections, with a call on security agencies to quiz the party’s national chairman, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, over his alleged inciting comments.
Clerics appeal for peace as Christians observe Holy Week
Ven. Shola Igbari, an Anglican cleric, has appealed to Christians to maintain peace with their neighbours during the Holy Week this came also as Rev. Fr. Henry Kwasu, another Abuja-based priest, advised Nigerians to cultivate the habit of forgiving and praying in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ.
