Nigeria, powerhouse for Africa’s agro-industrilisation
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), on Wednesday, identified Nigeria as the powerhouse for agro-industrialisation across the African continent. Ms Katherine Meighan,
Agriculture
Food Processing
Economy
Insurance
Leadway Insurance boss cautions on alarming rise in cybersecurity risk
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Leadway Assurance, Mr Tunde Hassan-Odukale, has cautioned corporate business owners and governments on the overwhelming rise
Foreign News
South African police recover over 300 firearms in 2 weeks
South African Police say they have arrested 140 suspects and recovered more than 300 unlicensed firearms and 2,800 rounds of ammunition in the
Agriculture
Foreign News
Afghanistan farmers get improved seed, fertiliser
Afghan provincial administration distributed improved seed and fertiliser to nearly 16,000 farmers in Afghanistan’s northern Jawzjan province on Wednesday. The Provincial Head for
Features/Opinion
Nigerian Editors and Writers as Free Community Labourers
By Farooq Kperogi If I get a dollar for every time random Nigerians that I don’t know from a hole in the wall
Foreign News
German govt. paves way for legalisation of cannabis
The German government paved the way for the legalisation of cannabis on Wednesday, though it remains unclear whether the plan will pass muster
Economy
Oil & Gas
NLNG calls for more investment to ensure reliable LPG supply
The NIGERIA LNG Limited (NLNG) has called on stakeholders in the domestic Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) value chain to invest in the supply
Environment
General
2 die as diesel-ladden tanker crashes, explodes
Two persons died after a diesel-laden tanker crashed and exploded at Kara Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State on Tuesday. It was
Foreign News
Politics
Ghana ruling party MPs ask president to sack finance minister
A majority of Ghana’s ruling party parliamentarians, on Tuesday, asked the President to sack the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, and his deputy, with
Law / Crime
Usifo: Absence of witness stalls murder trial
The trial of an undergraduate, Chidinma Ojukwu, for the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Mr Usifo Ataga, was on