Food Security: Commercial banks’re frustrating farmers’ productivity — Eholor
As Nigeria’s agricultural sector continues to grapple with several challenges to boost food production and attain self-sufficiency along various value chains, the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, Izegbuwa Farms Limited, Chief Patrick Eholor, weekend, accused commercial banks as a major frustration to farmers’ productivity
Delta embarks on talent hunts, to reward winners with over N5 million contract
AS part of its effort to meaningfully engage youths of the State, the Delta State Government has unveiled ‘Made In Delta Talents Search’ as it embarks on youths talent hunts to discover, develop, promote and showcase such talents to the world.
2021 UTME: Mock examination slips ready for printing — JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) says that mock examination slips for its Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) can now be printed out in preparation for the exercise.
Aguero apologises for missed Panenka penalty against Chelsea
By Emmanuel Okogba Manchester City striker, Sergio Aguero has accepted full responsibility for the penalty he missed against Chelsea over the weekend. City had the opportunity to double their lead after Billy Gilmour brought down Gabriel Jesus in the box. A win would have handed City the Premier League title with three games to spare. […]
Dozens of Muslim worshippers kidnapped in Katsina
By Bashir Bello Dozens of Muslim worshippers performing the congregational prayers (Tahajjud prayers performed during Ramadan) were reportedly kidnapped by bandits in Jibia Local Government Area of Katsina State. The bandits, it was gathered, stormed the area around 2 am and kidnapped the worshippers in a mosque located in the outskirt of the town. ALSO […]
Zoning must be maintained in Cross River – Stakeholders Forum
By Ike Uchechukwu The Southern Senatorial District Stakeholders Forum ,SSDSF, has disclosed that zoning must be maintained in the Cross River adding that the next governor of the state must come from the southern Senatorial district . They made this known in a Communique at the weekend in Calabar after their meeting at Transcorp hotels […]
APC says it’s committed to workers’ welfare, debunks allegation to slash salaries
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday in Abuja, said the Federal Government has no plans to slash salaries of civil servants as alleged by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Agriculture, The Last Savior of African Economy – Ola-Abraham Femi
CEO Owanbe Group, owners of Owanbe Foods, Owanbe TV, and Iris Film Academy, Ola-Abraham Femi during a stakeholders conference on Agriculture in Ibadan, last week, made it known that Africa has a rather long way to go in catching up with the world’s reality on impending food crisis, due to the fast increase in population […]
Enugu Governor’s wife calls for prayers over nation’s security challenges
The wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Monica Ugochi Ugwuanyi, on Sunday, participated in the state’s monthly prayer session at Michael Okpara Square, Enugu, calling on women to pray fervently for God’s intervention in the security and economic challenges confronting the nation. Mrs. Ugwuanyi who stressed that prayer is key to stemming the tide of […]
Mbaka bows, apologises to Catholic church, Bishop Onaga
By Chinedu Adonu The Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Nigeria, Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka on Sunday apologized to the Catholic church and Bishop Callistus Onaga over the vandalization of Bishop’s court by adoration faithful. Fr Mbaka who made this apology at the Adoration ground while officiating Sunday mass, said “I do not disobey the […]
Fear of failure keeps me on my toes, Boma Akpore, model-turned-actor says
By Benjami Njoku New York-based model-turned-actor, Boma Akpore is one of Nigeria’s biggest exports to the outside world. Now, he’s enthusiastic about coming back home to be part of the country’s ever flourishing film industry. An accomplished model, Akpore ventured into acting after an injury that cut short his professional football career, just before signing […]
How RNNs and Satellite Data aid in forecasting dengue-spreading mosquitoes
By Michael Audu Researchers have developed a technique using recurrent neural networks (RNNs) to forecast the population of Ae. aegypti mosquitoes, the primary vectors for Dengue fever, at the neighborhood level. This innovative approach leverages Earth Observation (EO) data as proxies for environmental variables, enabling more accurate predictions of Dengue transmission risks. Led by Dr. […]
Gunmen kill five, set vigilance office, vehicle ablaze in Anambra
By Vincent Ujumadu FIVE persons were feared dead when unidentified gunmen attacked Ozubulu community in Ekwusigo local government area of Anambra State Sunday night. The office of the local Vigilance outfit in the area and a vehicle were also set by the gunmen. Among those killed include a businessman who hailed from the community, while […]
Olu of Warri: Itsekiri protest, sue for peace
By Ozioruva Aliu HUNDREDS of Itsekiri, including old and young, weekend, stormed the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police Zone 5 in Benin City, Edo State, where they protested the continued police involvement in the crisis rocking the Olu of Warri stool and requested that the police should allow all the chiefs go back to […]
Tension between C-River, Benue communities over killing of 4 by mob
By Emma Una THE killing of four persons in Vandeikya, a Benue State border community with Cross River State by a mob has stirred tension between the two states. Vanguard gathered that in the area, which is over 300 kilometres from Calabar, a commercial driver known as Aluku and three others were mauled to death […]
The challenge of businesses is how to manage the macro, socio-economic issues — Tony Elumelu
Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Nigeria’s leading multinational group with interests across the financial, Energy, Hospitality, Healthcare and other sectors in many countries of the world, Tony Elumelu, in this interview bares his mind on public interest issues around the group and the Nigerian economy. Excerpt. In 2010, you left your position as the GMD/CEO of […]
