Prof. Bola Okuneye, an International Consultant, FADAMA III Additional Financing (AF), has said that Nigeria would begin exportation of rice in the next five years. Okuneye spoke on Wednesday at Amanuke, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra, when the FADAMA III AF team visited its rice farmland to ascertain level of progress at the […]
Continue ReadingOne of the key achievements of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja, was the approval of eight new private Universities in the country. Addressing State House correspondents on the outcome of the FEC meeting, the Minister of State for Education, Prof. Anthony Anwuka, said the approval followed a memo submitted by the […]
Continue ReadingThe Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment Senator, Chris Nwabueze Ngige, has assured Nigerians of the commitment of the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to continue the protection of the Nigerian workforce, work efficiency and by extension productivity at work places. The Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of […]
Continue ReadingThe Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Mahmud Mohammed, has said that the seven judges, like all other persons, are entitled to a fair hearing as stipulated in Section 36 of the constitution. The CJN was quoted as stating this in a letter which was sent to Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) in a statement […]
Continue ReadingThe Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps has decried the killing of three marshals and injuring a police officer and a staff of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps while on patrol activities at a mobile court sitting at Tsafe, Zamfara State, by a driver of an unregistered Golf vehicle. According to […]
Continue ReadingProtesters under the aegis of Uselu Market Women Association, on Monday at about 8:20am blocked the Uselu/Ugbowo section of the Benin-Lagos highway over plans by Egor Local Government Area of Edo to relocate traders. The placard-carrying women blocked both sides of the highway, preventing motorists from continuing with their trips. Some of the women said […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N30 billion Intervention Fund for the nation’s mining sector.The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who made this known at the end of the FEC meeting in Abuja, said the fund would come from 1.68 per cent of the Federation Account. He said that […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday said it had installed speed limiters on 57,000 vehicles across the country to ensure safety on the highways. Mrs Ojeme Ewhrudjakpor, the Deputy Corp Marshal (Operations), told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that Short Messaging System (SMS) codes would be adopted to verify installation […]
Continue ReadingA Lagos-based financial expert, Mr Bismarck Rewane, on Friday expressed optimism that Nigeria would get out of recession by 2018 with the right economic policies. Rewane, also the Chief Executive Officer, Financial Derivatives Ltd., said this at the 2016 Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria (ISAN) Triennial Delegates Conference/Gala Night in Lagos. The financial expert said […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari will begin an official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany from Thursday, 13 October to Sunday October 16.In Berlin, President Buhari, will confer with Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel on issues of shared interests between Nigeria and Germany, including further cooperation on security, the humanitarian situation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and rehabilitation […]
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