Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has emphasised the need to invest in technology to modernise agriculture in Africa and increase access to affordable finance for smallholder farmers.
He said this is required to increase productivity.

LAST week Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, was engaged in an interesting exchange with the Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, the self-styled Chief Servant of Niger State. Maku accused the Arewa governors of “not doing enough” in the effort to bring the Islamic insurgency being championed by Boko Haram to an end.

BENIN—AS the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State holds its state congress today, the leadership of the party has endorsed a former Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr. Anslem Ojezua, as the state Chairman of the party.

Corrupt practices and inefficiencies in handling government transactions can be greatly reduced by facilitating easy access to affordable housing by workers in the public service.

Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) is ready to work with manufacturers of building materials, professionals, regulatory bodies and other stakeholders in the housing sector to tackle the recurring incidence of building collapse in the country

ECOWAS is set to implement the provisions of its maritime security strategy along with other regional economic communities in the continent, an official said on Thursday.

A recent survey carried out by Accenture has revealed that the insurance industry could tap into huge revenue potential only through a deliberate transformation and positioning of the sector.

Abuja — President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, assured that despite security challenges facing the country, the 2015 general elections will be held.

Seven persons were, yesterday, brought before a Lagos High Court in Igbosere for allegedly kidnapping one Ayodele Olaoye and receiving N5 million as ransom.

In an article earlier this month, we explained why further naira devaluation would constrain demand and economic growth, and also add millions more to the population of impoverished Nigerians, who are currently unemployed or live on less than $2 per day

Mark Anthony: Let but the commons hear the testament which pardon me, I do not want to read…..For they would go and kiss dead Caeasr’s wounds and dip their napkins in his sacred blood

Leading ICT and telecommunications company in the country, MTN, is sponsoring over 20 Christians to Jerusalem for this year’s pilgrimage as part of its commitment to uplifting the spiritual life of its subscribers and ensuring they become better in their Christian faith

No fewer than 20 persons, mostly children have been hospitalised following cholera outbreak in Idi-Araba NITEL area of Ikorita Meje in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State.

The Federal Government, weekend, projected that the new automotive policy would create more than 700,000 direct and indirect jobs across different sectors of the economy.

OBONG Victor Attah was governor of Akwa Ibom State between 1999 and 2007, when he was chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and is currently a member of the Board of Trustees, BoT of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He was a member of the 1994/95 Constitutional Conference and is presently a delegate at the on-going National Conference on the platform of Former Governors Forum.