Scientists detect pest disease on maize
A Soil Scientists, Prof. Lateef Taiwo and his team at the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Ibadan, have detected Armyworms devastating maize farms around South-West ecology.
CBN’s MPC in swim or sink mode
The Monetary Policy Committee, MPC, of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, last week met amidst worsening macroeconomic environment which had forced Nigeria’s economic growth rate into negative for the first quarter of 2016, while threatening to slide into recession by the end of current quarter.
Ugwuanyi tasks pharmacists on fight against fake, substandard drugs
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has urged Pharmacists in the country to intensify their efforts towards identifying and eliminating fake and substandard drugs to enhance quality healthcare.
Nigeria’s Q1 trade account turns negative as oil prices fall
Nigeria’s trade account turned negative in the first quarter after exports fell by almost half, the National Bureau of Statistics said yesterday, as lower prices for crude oil slashed government revenues and caused the economy to contract.
Kwara still keen on N20bn bail bond — AHMED
Kwara State Government yesterday said it had not abandoned plans to secure a N20 billion bond for infrastructure development in the state, but had only reduced it by half, saying it would only access the second part when economy of the state improved.
Ogbe-Ijaw council raises alarm over planned invasion of community by soldiers
THE Ogbe-Ijoh Warri Governing Council has raised alarm over insinuations that soldiers are planning to invade the community in search of suspected militants.
