“The most critical challenge for Nigeria today is the curtailment of food importation to conserve foreign exchange and wheat is a strategic crop owing to the huge economic value for the country”, President Muhammadu Buhari has stated. He lamented that currently, the country spends about $4.6 billion per annum on importation of food stuff, despite […]
Continue ReadingThe Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has revealed that his state government is making efforts to provide an environment that would encourage the mass production of rice, wheat and tomatoes. Fielding questions from State House reporters after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Mr. Ganduje said, the state government […]
Continue ReadingIn a counter-reaction the the claims made by the Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF), the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has given a detailed explanation of the N3.235 trillion allegedly unremitted to the federation account in 2014, stating the the AuGF’s claim on the “unremitted” sum is “erroneous”. Isiaka Abdulrazaq, group executive director and chief financial […]
Continue ReadingEarly this morning, there were twin Person-borne improvised explosive attack carried out by two female carriers in Ummarari village near Molai, outskirts of Maiduguri metropolis, Borno State. The first of the attacks was targeted a mosque, while the second blast about 50 metres away, a few minutes later. The sad event killed 22 people and […]
Continue ReadingThe outspoken Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to pay more attention to security and economic issues affecting Nigeria, instead of focusing on those of other countries and persecuting perceived political enemies, describing the President’s condemnation of Sunday’s terrorist attack on the Grand Bassam Resort in Cote D’Ivoire as hypocritical […]
Continue ReadingNIGEIRA- President Muhammadu Buhari has guaranteed that Nigeria would remove any impediment that could hinder investment in the country. A statement in issued in Abuja on Monday by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, said President Buhari was speaking at a meeting with senior executives of Qatar Chamber of Commerce […]
Continue ReadingIn this first of a three-part article, my aim is to get President Muhammadu Buhari to reevaluate his obvious discomfort with the workings of a market economy and change so that he can effectively lead the CHANGE agenda that he promised Nigerians. The engine of wealth creation and poverty reduction is the private sector when […]
Continue ReadingPresident Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has held talks on the establishment of a national airline for Nigeria, which has led to the signing of a Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA), between Nigeria and Qatar in Doha to pave the way for direct flights between major cities of both countries. In a statement a statement by […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Itori, Ogun, has revealed that the full implementation of speed limit device, will commence in April. The Unit Commander of FRSC in Itori, Ogun State, Ime Offiong, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Ota, Ogun. Mrs. Offiong explained that the commission […]
Continue ReadingSpeaking on Politics Today, a programme on Channels Television, Femi Adesina, Special Adviser on media and publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has argued that the president is of sound mind and health. He debunked the reports that Buhari embarked on a sudden vacation, saying that the president has worked “non-stop” for eight months, and being […]
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