The National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) says it plans to empower 77,400 young farmers to engage in agricultural business. NALDA said the agricultural businesses would range  from crop farming to animal husbandry across  the country. Its Executive Secretary, Mr Paul Ikonne,  said this at a news conference in Abuja on Monday. NALDA was established […]

The Police Command in Adamawa has arrested 69 persons for alleged conspiracy, inciting communal clashes, kidnapping, armed robbery and culpable homicide. Mr Olubenga Adeyanju, the Commissioner of police in the state,   disclosed his during a news briefing in Yola on Monday. He said that 25 out of the 69 suspects were members of local criminal […]

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE), in partnership with the Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has begun the production of 20,000 face masks for distribution to Sokoto residents as part of measures to contain COVID-19. The Sokoto State Coordinator of NDE, Mrs. Eunice Danmallam, disclosed this at the training programme on Monday in Sokoto. […]

By Michael Eboh The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), yesterday, effected a further reduction in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, to N121.50 per litre, N2.0 down from N123.50 per litre last month. This is the third reduction this year. In a letter to petroleum products marketers, the […]

Niger Delta Exploration & Production Plc, NDEP, has donated N25 million worth of Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic relief items to the Rivers State government as well as its host communities towards mitigating the effects of the pandemic.

Dealing members of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, appear warming up for a fresh boost in market activities following the downward adjustment in the Monetary Policy Rate, MPR, by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, last week.

Mr. Boss Mustapha, the chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF), on COVID-19, has said that the ban on religious gathering has been lifted based on guidelines and protocols agreed with state governments. Mustapha, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said this at the PTF on COVID-19 daily briefing on Monday in […]

As case search begins in community The Kaduna State Ministry of Health has commenced active case search within communities in the nine local government areas where COVID-19 infections have been confirmed. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Amina Mohammed-Baloni, said in a statement on Monday that health officials were going into communities to search for […]

The majority of consumers use search engines like Google to find not just products and information but also legal services.

The Global Forum for Accountability and Transparency, Nigeria, a nonpartisan pressure group, has challenged the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission to publish the names of the firms handling the much publicised forensic audit of the Commission.

At least two persons were killed and several others injured last weekend, when some irate youths stormed Ibeshe community in Oriade Local Council Development Area, following unresolved crises between the group and traditional rulers in the area.

Mrs. Ezinne Oguledo, popularly known as “Zuzu Hazel Queen” marked her birthday today, June 2, 2020 in a most quiet and unique manner described by friends as superb.

Lagos State National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Chairman, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as “MC-Oluomo”, has presented locally-fabricated face masks to the leadership of Lagos State Chapter of Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, towards combating COVID-19 in the state.

By Eric Teniola LOOKING at the draft constitution, power is vested in four clear institutions and this was deliberate, having regard to our experience of the last 17 to 20 years. The first institution is the People of this country. The second is the President. The third is the Legislature, and fourth is the Judiciary. […]

THE Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, is seen as one of the most corrupt federal establishments. The common impression is that those appointed to commanding positions in the organisation routinely go there to acquire enough financial “war chest” with which to actualise political ambitions in their states. Today, the NDDC, which was set up by […]