A new ultra modern and fully automated seed condition line, commissioned earlier today by a Zaria based agricultural company, Value Seeds is aiming to provide a lasting solution to Nigeria’s food security challenges and continuous importation of food items.  With the move, current challenges experienced in the production of wheat, rice, maize and other critical […]

Gets active support from northern elite on forest trip My beneficiaries are Fulani victims forced out of South-East — Gumi By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo AS controversy over the establishment of a special school in Kaduna forests by Sheikh Ahmad Gumi continues to generate debates, the retired army officer has stirred another round of storm with the […]

Kwara Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said his administration is committed to deepening the revenue base of the State through business -friendly policies and supports for small medium enterprise.  The Governor spoke at the inauguration ceremony of the Kwara State Association of Marketers (KWAMs) at the state banquet hall in Ilorin. AbdulRazaq, who was represented by […]

By Charly Agwam TROUBLE is brewing between the Nigerian Army and some communities situated around the Shadawanka Army Barracks in Bauchi Metropolitan area over a quit notice issued by the army to them to vacate the land for its operations. The quit notice issued by the army to the local dwellers has not gone down […]

By Peter Duru UNDAUNTED by the fate that befell them about two years ago when armed herdsmen sacked them from their ancestral homes in Umenge, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, two very close friends, Mercy Tyolumun and Mercy Tuam both inmates of the Uikpam Internally Displaced Persons, IDPs, camp have taken their destinies […]

By Onozure Dania – Lagos The Court of Appeal Lagos Division has dismissed an appeal filed by the embattled former Minister of Petroleum, Diezani Alison-Madueke, challenging the forfeiture of her $40million worth of jewellery to the Federal Government. The appellate court held that there was no substance in Alison-Madueke’s bid to overturn the lower court’s […]

By Ibrahim Hassan Wuyo The Kaduna State Government has lifted the suspension of telecom services imposed on some parts of the state. Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, made the announcement on Friday in Kaduna.  “I am here to inform you that the Kaduna State Government has contacted the relevant federal […]

The incoming National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, Friday, celebrated the former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, on his 75th birthday.

Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello has said the goal of his administration for its newly established university, Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State, is to make it a world class citadel of learning that will groom graduates grounded in science and technology. He said this on Thursday during the maiden […]

The pacesetting Access Bank has once again proven to be unrelenting in demonstrating its support for several sectors of the nation. One community, like many others, benefitting from Access Bank’s immense support in Nigeria and Africa at large is the Art community.

By Abdulwahed Ibrahim Omar mni The issue of fuel subsidy removal has been on since the seventies. It is true that Government subsidises the citizens on fuel purchase in order to stabilise the price of the commodity and to ensure affordability. Oil being the most widely used commodity (other than foodstuff), bears the highest determining […]

Following the renewed regular attacks on passengers on Kaduna-Abuja highway, and the recent order by President Muhammadu Buhari for troops to get merciless with bandits, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has described the administration as the worst in the history of the country.

The literary genius and social critic, Mark Anthony Nze always finds a way to expose the rot that bedevils most countries of the world, especially those in Africa through his conscious and well-crafted contributions to the literary world.

CROSS River State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Asuquo Ekpenyong, has called on African leaders to urgently create a pathway for youths to thrive and take active part  in building the continent’s  economy through trade.

Rotarian Kola Oluyemi has been unveiled as the 34th president of Rotary Club of Victoria Island East .