archiveAugust 2019

    The Federal Government said on Thursday that it would set up One-Stop Center for agricultural services in each of the 774 Local Government Areas in the country. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Development, Dr Mohammed Umar, said this in Bauchi at a one day...

The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has emerged the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the November 16 governorship election. Bello won the primary conducted in Lokoja, the state capital on Thursday by 3,127 votes. A total of 3,596 delegates were accredited. The Governor defeated  eight...

Liverpool defender, Virgil van Dijk, has been named UEFA Men’s player of the year. Van Dijk was announced winner of the award at a ceremony held in Monaco on Thursday. The Dutch international won the award ahead of former winners: Juventus’ Christiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi. In the season...

  *NECA praises VP’s disposition towards private sector The Federal Government would continue to support the private sector as it plays an important role and contributes to the growth of the economy, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Thursday when he received a delegation...

A civil society organisation, African Centre for Leadership, Strategy and Development (Centre LSD) has lamented that the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme (SIP), especially the conditional cash transfer policy has failed to lift people out of poverty. Its acting Executive Director, Mr. Monday Osasah, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja...

  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that it is currently investing $25 billion to help make agriculture and agribusiness Africa’s biggest industry. The statement by the bank’s Communication and External Relations Department on Thursday, said the AfDB’s President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, made the disclosure at the ongoing Tokyo...

  President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Yokohama, Japan said that the few Nigerians abroad indulging in criminal activities do not represent the values of majority of the people of the country. He spoke at a meeting with leaders of the Nigerian Community living in Japan on the sidelines of...

The African Development Bank (AfDB), says the size of trade within the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is worth 3.3 trillion dollars. The president of AfDB, Akinwumi Adesina, said this at the ongoing Tokyo International Conference of African Development (TICAD) in Japan. According to a statement issued by the...

  The Bank of Industry (BOI) says it has provided financial assistance amounting to N678 billion to more than two million enterprises in the country in the last four years. Dr Aliyu Dikko, the Chairman of BOI said this on Wednesday in Abuja at a roundtable organised by the bank...

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has commencement the 2019 edition of the NSE Essay Competition with call for entries from students in Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria from Monday, August 26, 2019. According to a statement from the Exchange, this year, each student will write on the topic, “How...