ON the move to ban importation of rice into the country in 2017, a rice production giant, OLAM Nigeria, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to embark on gradual process to close the supply gap of 2.5 million tonnes in five years.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has lashed out at the United States again and even called the Americans “monkeys” and “fools.”

The German government has declared interest in partnering Nigeria to salvage the recession rocking the country through vocational trainings to provide jobs for the teaming youths, ensure good qualification and through boosting of enterprise in Nigeria.

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), an organization set up by the Nigerian government since 1973 to ensure Nigerian students give a mandatory one-year service upon graduation, recently issued out call-up letters to certain individuals who have qualified to join the last batch for the year.

AN INDIGINEOUS firm, Gr8jobsng has launched a project entitled Project Employ in order to assist local organisations and multinational organisations in the recruitment of staff at no cost.

An England High Court ruled on Thursday that the British government requires parliamentary approval to trigger the process of exiting the European Union, upsetting Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plans.

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has dissociated itself from the petition written by one Mr. Biyi Poroye against the Justice Jummai Sankey led Appeal Panel set up to determine appeals against the judgment of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court.

President Muhammadu Buhari will pay a 2-day official visit to Edo State on Monday 7 November.

ABUJA-Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nassarawa of State has said that his government has entered into collaboration with federal government to provide critical infrastructures lacking in his state.

CEO, Fine & Country West Africa, Udo Okonjo; CEO, Wheatbaker Hotel, Mosun Ogunbanjo; Arc. Bayo Odulami of Design Group Nigeria and Andrea Geday of El Alan Construction, are among panelists billed for a homes & hospitality conference themed ‘Business of Luxury’, being organised by Essential Interiors Magazine in collaboration with ThisDay Newspapers.