Zulum distributes agric inputs to 10,000 farmers in Borno South
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state has distributed irrigation and farm inputs to boost the production of rice and maize in the South senatorial district.
South-East traders reject new increment in Customs import duty
The South-East Amalgamated Markets Traders Association (SEAMATA), has criticised and rejected the recent “astronomical and indiscriminate” increment in the import duty on cargoes charged by Nigerian Customs. SEAMATA is the umbrella union of traders in all the markets in the South-East Geo-political Zone and traders of South-East extraction doing business across the states in the […]
Construction sector needs deliberate policies from govt to grow economy, GDP- Stakeholder
By Kingsley Adegboye The Chief Executive Officer of Dutum Construction Company Limited, Temitope Runsewe, wants the federal government to deliberate about policies that will drive the nation’s construction sub-sector of the economy grow and result in GDP growth. Runsewe who spoke on the sidelines of the just concluded West Africa Property Investment WAPI, summit in […]
Transportation key to attainment of AfCFTA objectives —Amaechi
A functional transportation sector is instrumental to the realization of the goals of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement AfCFTA, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said in Abuja yesterday.
African leaders seek further synergy with China for shared prosperity
Senegalese President, Macky Sall, has called on African leaders to work more closely with China in order to achieve shared prosperity for the well-being of the African and Chinese peoples. Sall made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which kicked off on Monday […]
Securing lives more important than building bridge, CAN tells Kaduna govt
The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has flayed Kaduna State government for giving primacy to building a bridge rather than securing the lives of people of the state.
Omicron COVID: We’re on alert, don’t be complacent, FG warns
In the wake of recent discovery of a new variant of COVID-19, Omicron, the Federal Government said last night it is on alert, warning Nigerians against complacency.
Okowa’ll leave worthy legacies for Deltans — Osinbajo
AGAINST criticism in some quarters, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, said Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State would leave worthy legacies behind for Deltans at the end of his tenure in 2023.
Jos Prison break: 252 inmates on the loose, as attacker, 9 others shot dead
The Nigeria Prisons Service, NPS, yesterday said one of the invading gunmen that attacked the Jos Medium Security Prison was killed in the gun duel during the attack, saying a total of 262 inmates escaped in the melee before reinforcement came from sister services.
Owokoniran a rare combination of politician and technocrat — Mabel Oboh celebrates PDP scribe’s birthday
Chief Rahman Owokoniran, Secretary, Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, South-West zone, has been described as a rare combination of politician and technocrat, who places primacy on peoples’ welfare. Owokoniran’s Publicity Secretary, Mabel Oboh, gave the description in celebration of his birthday, today. According to Oboh, who was ADC’s Edo State governorship candidate in 2020, Owokoniran is […]
#EndSARS: Why FG can’t declare panels illegal —Falana, Adegboruwa, Ubani
Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN; a member of the Lagos #EndSARS panel, Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN; and Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, Dr. Monday Ubani, yesterday, lampooned the Minister of State for Labour, Mr. Festus Keyamo, SAN, for saying that the panels set up across the states to address issues of police brutality and Lekki tollgate killings in Lagos, raised by the #EndSARS protesters in 2020, were illegal.
Buhari to Fed Varsities of Technology: Come up with lasting solution on farmers-herders crises
. Dayo Johnson Akure President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked the Federal Universities of Technology across the country to come up with a lasting solution to the menace of farmer-herders crises. He spoke at the 32nd Convocation Ceremony of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, (FUTA). Speaking through a Visiting Professor, National Universities Commission NUC, Prof […]
Omicron: NCDC analysing travellers from countries with confirmed cases
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said it was analysing outbound and inbound travellers from countries with confirmed cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Zulum directs Information Commissioner to design programmes for cultural devt
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has directed the Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Culture to design programmes that could promote, protect and sustain the culture and traditions of the people.
IT solution firm restates commitment to improved tech solutions in Nigeria
By Cynthia Alo Indigenous IT solution firm, Ethnos, has restated its commitment to ensuring a better technological experience in Nigeria. This is even as the IT firm unveiled a new logo to reflect their vision and how they will serve their customers better. The company which celebrated its 10 years anniversary in the Nigeria ecosystem […]
Women still cannot own land — Ovaioza Yunusa
Imu Ovaioza Yunusa is a fierce young Nigerian agro entrepreneur redefining the agricultural sector. She is the CEO of Ovaioza Group of Companies, a business with an interest in agriculture and the recreational industry. Through Ovaioza Farm Produce Storage Business (OFPSB), she engages in the propagation, processing, storage, distribution and retailing of farm produce, while contributing to domestic resource mobilization.
