While most states across the country have kicked against providing land for grazing, Niger State government has set aside 30,000 hectares for the purpose.

Senior chieftains of the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, were last night locked in a meeting with the Minister of State, Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu to resolve issues that had for long divided the party.

Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said the nation failed to plan for its future in spite of the fortunes it made from crude oil sales and other sources under the government of President Goodluck Jonathan.

LAGOS—SECURITY experts, yesterday, converged on Lagos to proffer solutions to the various security challenges confronting the country.

Maltina, a non alcoholic drink brand says it is partnering with Noble Igwe to capture 1,000 genuine smiles across Nigeria.

Econet Media has reviewed its business strategy and service offerings, to align to changes in the global digital and satellite broadcasting sector, and growth in access to mobile and fixed broadband on the continent.

With the youth population in Nigeria exploding, unemployment and its overwhelming implications steering at us daily; it is obvious we need a total turnaround if we are to make headway.

The chances of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State winning the forthcoming general elections received a boost yesterday, as all aspirants of the PDP during the National Assembly primaries in the state agreed to work for the party’s landslide victory at the polls.

PayTV entertainment company, MultiChoice, owners of DSTV and GOtv   has announced a brand new event pop-up channel to showcase variety of live events set to take place during the festive season.

JCDecaux S.A., an outdoor advertising company, has entered the Nigerian market in partnership with Grace Lake Partners (GLP), an indigenous investment and advisory firm based in Lagos. The partnership has changed the name of the company to JCDecaux Grace Lake.

ABUJA—PROTESTING staff of the National Assembly, on the platform of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, yesterday, shut down the National Assembly over non-payment of their Consolidated Salary Structure, CONLESS.

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, some support groups of the president, Muhammadu Buhari, have declared support for candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar.

BENIN CITY—BENIN monarch, Oba Ewuare II has called on all Edo sons and daughters in Diaspora to mobilise themselves to actively participate in the Annual Igue Festival in Benin Kingdom.

In 2015, Nigeria recorded the 2nd largest HIV epidemic in the world and the largest number of new HIV infections among children globally. In 2016-2017, only 34.8 percent of Nigerian women were tested for HIV and knew their status. An infant born with HIV is less likely to die from from an AIDS related illness if given antiretroviral therapy (ART) within the first 12 weeks of life. But a challenge of preventing Mother-to-Child-Transmission of HIV in Nigeria is unavailability of well-equipped medical centres where pregnant mothers can be screened. The Director, Scientific and Medical Affairs for Africa, Abbott, Dr. Kuku Appiah, tells Victoria Ojeme how Abbott is addressing this problem.

Respite may have come the way of Nigeria following the surge in the price of crude, which for the second day in two weeks went above the 2019 budget benchmark of $60 per barrel.