First Bank of Nigeria Plc has emerged as the best indigenous organisation to work in Nigeria, as well as the best Bank to work for in Nigeria. The ranking was conferred on the bank at the maiden edition of “Great Place To Work Nigeria” (GPTWN) award, which saw the Bank surge ahead in the ranking of notable indigenous companies.

Defence counsel in the on the on-going case of fraud brought against former Managing Director of Bank PHB, Mr. Francis Atuche, has argued that the investigations conducted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prosecute the matter was faulty.

The Osun Government has urged farmers who wish to cultivate large expanse of land to approach the state Ministry of Agriculture to acquire tractors at a subsidised rate.

THough the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has long held that trade between African countries is too low, experts at the South Centre, an inter-governmental think tank of developing countries, say intra-continental trade is already significant in manufactured goods and promises a new path to industrialisation.

Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, said that the usage of High Quality Cassava Flour will save the country about N258b every year, just as he commended the management of UTC for its efforts at including 40% cassava flour in production of some of its products.