Food: NADF launches major push to attract investors with blended finance framework

Food: NADF launches major push to attract investors with blended finance framework

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA – IN a move to boost food security, the National Agricultural Development Fund, NADF, Tuesday, launched a major push to attract investors with blended finance framework. The launch took place at a Blended Finance Workshop for Fund Managers in Lagos, organised by NADF in partnership with Convergence Blended Finance, a global […]
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Seadogs, FRSC partner to check reckless driving-induced crashes in A’Ibom

Seadogs, FRSC partner to check reckless driving-induced crashes in A’Ibom

The National Association of Seadogs, NAS, and the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, have intensified the campaign against reckless driving and avoidable accidents in Akwa Ibom State with sensitisation and distribution of safety tools to commercial drivers in Eket Local Government Area, LGA. The FRSC partnership with the Atlantic Shores Deck, Eket Chapter of NAS, […]

DESOPADEC begins statewide flood prevention drive

DESOPADEC begins statewide flood prevention drive

By Ochuko Akuopha ASABA — The Delta State Government has directed the immediate desilting and clearing of drainage channels and canals across vulnerable communities following warnings of possible flooding in the state. In compliance with the directive, Chairman of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC), Olorogun John Nani, alongside the Commission’s Managing […]

Nigerian farmers urged to embrace agricultural insurance

Nigerian farmers urged to embrace agricultural insurance

The Managing Director of the Nigeria Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), Hon. Yazid Shehu Danfulani, has called on farmers, agribusiness owners, and stakeholders across the agricultural value chain to take advantage of agricultural insurance schemes designed to protect their investments and strengthen the nation’s agricultural sector. Hon. Danfulani stated that the initiative is in line with […]

N1.92trn credit crunch threatens Nigeria’s industrialisation drive – MAN

N1.92trn credit crunch threatens Nigeria’s industrialisation drive – MAN

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has raised concerns over the sharp decline in bank credit to the manufacturing sector, warning that the development could undermine industrial growth, worsen unemployment and jeopardise the implementation of the Nigeria Industrial Policy (NIP) 2025.

Makarfi Hospital upgrade ends 40 years of neglect, restores hope — District head

Makarfi Hospital upgrade ends 40 years of neglect, restores hope — District head

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo KADUNA — The District Head of Makarfi, Alhaji Adamu Abdullahi, has said the reconstruction and modernization of General Hospital, Makarfi, by the Kaduna State Government has ended more than four decades of neglect and significantly improved healthcare delivery in the area. The traditional ruler said the intervention has enhanced access to quality […]

What can Obi do with Tinubu’s resignation? By Rotimi Fasan

What can Obi do with Tinubu’s resignation? By Rotimi Fasan

This week we’ll start off with a bit on Westminster-style parliamentary politics. This, since Peter Obi, the NDC presidential candidate, has advised President Bola Tinubu to take a leaf out of the political book of British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who yesterday announced his resignation from office. The resignation was a long time coming. […]