Four Nigerian-Americans win US midterm elections
Four Nigerian-Americans have won elective positions in the November 3 midterm elections in the United States, while the outcome of another candidate, Segun Adeyina, remained pending in Georgia as votes were being counted.
NESG: Economic growth must deliver jobs, higher incomes
Chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Mr. Omoboyede Olusanya, has called for a shift from measuring Nigeria’s economic progress by headline growth figures to delivering tangible improvements in jobs, incomes, productivity and living standards.
Naira rises, now N1,374/$ in parallel market
…As interbank turnover rises 445% By Elizabeth Adegbesan The Naira yesterday appreciated to N1,374 per dollar from N1,377 in the parallel market on Monday. But the naira depreciated to N1,347.75 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market, NFEM. Data from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, showed that the indicative exchange rate for the […]
STATE POLICE: Tinubu scales constitutional hurdles
After months of legislative action, the National Assembly is set to transmit the State Police Bill to President Bola Tinubu for assent.
Police rescue Nigerian woman sold for N770,000 in Mali
By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigeria Police Force has rescued a 21-year-old Nigerian woman trafficked to Mali and forced into prostitution, arresting three suspected members of an international human trafficking syndicate. The operation was carried out by operatives of the Special Tactical Squad, Force Intelligence Department (STS-FID), following an intelligence-led investigation into the trafficking network. The […]
Experts seek soil-based fertiliser recommendations to improve yields
By Cynthia Alo Agricultural experts have called for a shift from one-size-fits-all fertiliser recommendations to soil-based application, warning that farmers may be wasting money on nutrients their crops do not need.They said differences in soil conditions and crop requirements meant that applying the same fertiliser rates across farming locations could result in poor nutrient use, […]
