The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), on Wednesday, identified Nigeria as the powerhouse for agro-industrialisation across the African continent. Ms Katherine Meighan, Associate Vice-President and General Counsel for IFAD said this at the ongoing Strategic Partners and Investors Forum on the Launch of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) in Abuja. Meighan said that […]
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 in cybersecurity risks. Hassan-Odukale said, on Wednesday in Lagos, that crucial steps needed to be taken to mitigate the unprecedented risk attack. He was reacting to a recent report by Kaspersky, a […]
South African Police say they have arrested 140 suspects and recovered more than 300 unlicensed firearms and 2,800 rounds of ammunition in the last two weeks in Gauteng Province. The unlicensed firearms were recovered from Oct. 11 to 24 in Gauteng Province, said police spokesperson, Dimakatso Sello. “The police in Gauteng continue to recover unlicensed […]
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 Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock, Qari Abadullah Ansar, said “using improved seed and fertiliser in farmlands would have a positive impact. “Therefore, we began distribution of the agricultural materials to the farmers in […]
By Farooq Kperogi If I get a dollar for every time random Nigerians that I don’t know from a hole in the wall want me to edit stuff (entire book manuscripts, articles, proposals, etc.) for them for free, I’d be a multimillionaire! But seriously, what sustains the idea in Nigeria that writers and editors are […]
The German government paved the way for the legalisation of cannabis on Wednesday, though it remains unclear whether the plan will pass muster at the European level. According to the plan approved by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Cabinet, cannabis and the active substance tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) would no longer be legally classified as narcotics. “The purchase […]
The NIGERIA LNG Limited (NLNG) has called on stakeholders in the domestic Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) value chain to invest in the supply of the product to ensure a reliable and steady stream of supply to the market. Dr Philip Mshelbila, Managing Director of NLNG made the call at a conference in conjunction with the […]
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 gathered that the driver of the truck, with number plate DTM 109 XA, lost control while going toward Ogun State. Eyewitness said the driver crashed the truck against the railings of the […]
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 a view to “restoring hope in the financial sector”. Ghana is facing its worst economic crisis in a generation. Last week was the cedi currency’s worst in 15 years, falling nearly 20 […]
The trial of an undergraduate, Chidinma Ojukwu, for the murder of the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Mr Usifo Ataga, was on Tuesday stalled due to the absence of a prosecution witness. Ojukwu is standing trial before a Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square. She is also charged with stealing and […]