N’Delta crisis: Some militant groups have contacted me —Soyinka
NOBEL Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has said that some Niger Delta militant groups had reached out to him in their efforts at interfacing with the Federal Government on the current militancy in the region, pleading with the government to genuinely listen to the agitators.
Nigeria spends $6bn on wheat importation annually- IAR Director
Director, Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR), Zaria, Prof. Ibrahim Umar-Abubakar, has said that Nigeria’s wheat import bill stood at $6 billion annually. Umar-Abubakar said this in Zaria, Kaduna State.
Perishable cargo exporters urges probe of warehouses’ closure
Perishable cargo and vegetable exporters have called on the Federal Government to investigate the recent closure of the Lagos export unit of the Skyway Aviation Handling Company, SAHCOL, and Nigerian Aviation Handling Company, NAHCO, last Monday by the Federal Units Operations of the Nigeria Customs Services.
Ekiti Assembly prescribes 6 months jail term for herdsmen
Ekiti-Ekiti State House of Assembly on thursday prescribed six months jail term for any herdsmen who allow his cattle, sheep and goat to graze on undesignated land for ranches in Ekiti.
For Nigeria, Knocking On Heaven’s Doors
In the aftermath of the loss of Goodluck Jonathan, my pain as one who had supported him stemmed not from the feeling of a personal loss but anger that he had seemed to assume that his mandate was a personal one that nobody had a right to feel more angered than himself.
FG re-opens 8 prisons in North-East
The Federal Government has announced the re-opening of eight satellite prisons in Bauchi State for the North-East.
