‘Ensure farmers have access to finance’, Minister tells new BoA board
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Abubakar Kyari, has charged the newly inaugurated Board of Directors of the Bank of Agriculture (BoA) to prioritise access to finance for farmers and agribusinesses as part of efforts to boost food production and strengthen Nigeria’s agricultural sector. Speaking during the inauguration of […]
Portugal advance in World Cup thanks to last-gasp Ramos winner
Substitute Goncalo Ramos’s headed goal edged Portugal into the last 16 of the World Cup on Thursday after Croatia were dramatically denied an equalizer by VAR.
Trump says ‘ridiculous’ for US to maintain current support for NATO
President Donald Trump said Thursday it is “ridiculous” for the United States to continue its “one sided” relationship with NATO, less than a week before a NATO summit in Ankara.
Tanker accidents claim 555 lives in five years
Tanker-related road crashes have claimed at least 555 lives across Nigeria between 2020 and early 2025
2027: Group faults push for Amaechi as Atiku’s running mate
By Egufe Yafugborhi ASABA – The Southern Political Progressives Amalgamation Forum has opposed the stakeholders’ push for former Transportation Minister Chibuike Amaechi as the African Democratic Congress (ADC) running mate to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar in the 2027 presidential election. In a statement released Friday in Asaba, Delta State, and signed by Johnson Iheanacho, […]
Photos: South-East records mixed fortunes in sanitation, open defecation fight
By Vincent Ujumadu, Jeff Agbodo, Steve Oko, and Ugochukwu Alaribe States across the South-East are recording varying levels of progress in environmental sanitation, with improved waste management in some urban centres contrasting with persistent challenges of open defecation and indiscriminate waste disposal in others. A survey by Vanguard showed that while Abia has made significant […]
