CASHEW: Conference to unlock N50b annual investment opportunity
Nigeria is to hold the first national cashew interactive conference aimed at analysing the recent market dynamics and to unlock a N50 billion annual investment opportunity, Mr. Godwin Ochaga, Managing Director, HomeNa Agribusiness Consulting Ltd, has said. Ochaga told newsmen in Abuja that the three-day conference would also examine the role of both public and […]
Tijjani wants Nigeria-Korea model school replicated in 6 geo-political zones
The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu has appealed to the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to replicate the Nigeria-Korea Model School Abuja in the six geo-political zones across the federation. The Minister, who was represented by the Acting Secretary, FCT Education Secretariat, Malam Umar Marafa, made the appeal at the closing ceremony […]
UK to repatriate 16,000 people on fourth day of Thomas Cook collapse
Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said more than 70 flights were scheduled for Thursday to bring back 16,000 people to the country following the collapse of Thomas Cook.
About 30 killed in landslide at Chad gold mine
Chad’s Defence Minister, Mahamat Sala, on Thursday said that a landslide at an illegal gold mine has killed about 30 people in the country.
Tsitsipas: Top seed retires with breathing problems in Zhuhai
Top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas had trouble breathing and quit his opening match at the Zhuhai Championships on Thursday after calling a medical time-out before the deciding set.
Govt to PDP: Fayemi didn’t commit Ilegality in composition of electoral body
By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-Ekiti The Ekiti State Government on Thursday said Governor Kayode Fayemi didn’t commit any illegality in the composition of State Independent Electoral Commission. It dismissed the claim of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) that the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission(SIEC), Justice Jide Aladejana, was a dismissed judicial officer and not fit […]
