Agriculture: Over 3.8 mn hectares of farmland cultivated as FG makes N300bn available to 3.1mn smallholder farmers
Sept. 15, 2021 President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja said over 3.8 million hectares of farmland has been cultivated by smallholder farmers. Speaking virtually at the opening ceremony of…
LAGOS EYES $60 MILLION INVESTMENT, AS SANWO-OLU SIGNS GREEN BOND MARKET AGREEMENT
Sept. 15, 2021 Lagos State becomes the first sub-national Government to activate the framework for the unlocking of the $1 trillion Nigerian Green Bond Market Development Programme to finance key…
E-commerce revenue in Nigeria projected to rise to $75 bn by 2025 – Perm. Sec
Sept. 14, 2021 The Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment says current e-commerce spending in Nigeria is estimated at about $13 billion per annum and projected to rise to $75…
Kogi jailbreak: 114 escaped inmates recaptured – official
Sept. 14, 2021 The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says it has recaptured 114 escapees of its Kabba custodial centre who were among the 240 inmates set free on Sept. 12….
J&J reports promising Ebola vaccine data
Sept. 14, 2021 Johnson & Johnson says its Ebola vaccine regimen demonstrated antibody immune responses in adults and children, citing data published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. The two-dose…
Donors pledge $1.1bn for Afghanistan
Sept. 14, 2021 Donors have pledged more than $1.1 billion to help Afghanistan, where poverty and hunger have spiralled since the Islamist Taliban took power, and foreign aid has dried…
PIA: Lawan urges implementation committee to expedite action
Sept. 14, 2021 The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has called on the Presidential Steering Committee on Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) to expedite action on implementation of provisions of…
The fading glory of Igun Street, Nigeria’s bronze-casting hub
September 14, 2021 In 1999, UNESCO listed the Oba of Benin’s palace and Igun Street, Benin City, as citadel of bronze casting and cultural heritage sites. Unarguably, after several centuries,…
Konga Signs MoU With FG On Job Creation for Youths
September 14, 2021 Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has been hailed by the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare as a digital platform with immense capacity…
2018-2021 plan: Buhari seeks Senate approval for additional external loans
Sept. 14, 2020 President Muhammadu Buhari has sought approval of Senate for external loan as addendum to the 2018 to 2021 Federal Government’s external borrowing plan. Buhari’s request was contained…