Unveils plans to revive Cotton industry, build value chain As Ecobank Plans Agric Summit 2020 Soni Daniel Nigeria is endowed with vast mineral resources and arable land that can produce enough food to feed the nation and for exports, if well harnessed, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammed Sabo Nanono, has boasted. […]

By Bashir Bello – Katsina An Islamic organization popularly known as Ansar-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria (ADS) has on Thursday called on the Federal government to immediately release the convener of the #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore and other detainees that have been granted bail by a competent court of law. Chairman of the organization’s Youth wing “Ansar-Ud-Deen […]

In a significant legal victory, Bishop Chris Kwakpovwe, the esteemed publisher of the widely read Christian devotional Our Daily Manna, has been vindicated in court following a series of baseless and defamatory media attacks. These attacks stemmed from a malicious article – with the intent to blackmail and extort, falsely accusing the bishop, leveraging on […]

By Michael Eboh & Fortune Eromosele The National Biosafety Management Agency, NBMA, yesterday, said it has commenced the drafting of rules and guidelines for the regulation of modern biotechnology practices and products in the country, such as genome editing. Addressing newsmen in Abuja, Director General of the NBMA, Dr. Rufus Ebegba, disclosed that the essence […]

…says FG has created central database for recovered loots …insists Buhari’s anti-graft war devoid of political, ethnic sentiments By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Thursday, disclosed that a total of 22 former Governors and currently being investigated on money laundering related charges. The AGF, […]

By Ozioruva Aliu – Benin City The governor of Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu has rejected the Senate President Ahmed Lawan led reconciliation committee set up by the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to reconcile warring factions of the party in some states of the federation […]

Facebook’s Libra project has no solid strategy yet for how or where it will be introduced in 2020, a board member of the body overseeing the hotly-anticipated cryptocurrency told Reuters on Thursday. “Libra is on track to launch in 2020, however, the scope of the roll-out depends on talks with regulators,’’ said Patrick Ellis, one […]

By Henry Umoru – Abuja Senator representing Gombe South Senatorial District, Senator Bulus Amos has called on the federal government to establish a Federal College of Agriculture in Bambam, Gombe State. The call was contained in a Bill sponsored by the Senator and read for the first time in the Senate. The proposed College was […]

World’s football ruling body FIFA on Thursday banned the former president of the Panamanian football federation, Ariel Alvarado, for life after finding him guilty of bribery. FIFA also and fined him 500,000 Swiss francs (£390,821.19). Alvarado was investigated in relation to matches organised by the Panamanian Football Association. The investigation was also related to contracts […]

Makes it as one of the Top 50 Brands making a difference in Nigeria Forbes Africa has chosen PharmAccess Nigeria as one of the top 50 brands making a difference in 2019, based on a corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability ranking in its December 2019/ January 2020 publication. According to the publication, the ranking […]