Cross River State governor,  Prof. Benedict Ayade,  yesterday disclosed that agriculture is the state’s top priority since the loss of her 76 oil wells to a neighboring state and that it occupies over 70% of the state policy trust. The governor  disclosed  this during  the Agribusiness Finance and Investment Summit organized by the USAID-funded global […]

The federal government and the 36 governors of the federation have agreed to plant over 25 million trees across the country. This was the high-point of the meeting between the governors and the Minister of Environment, Mr. Mohammed Mahmoud Abubakar, which was in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s pledge to plant 25 million trees. Chairman […]

Minister of Labour and Productivity Dr. Chris Ngige has said the Federal Government is deeply concerned about the alarming unemployment rate on the continent He said it is working with African leaders to address the intractable unemployment challenge comprehensively and holistically through well targeted interventions. Speaking at the sixth Africa Social Partners Summit on Job […]

The Managing Director of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Mr. Usman Gur Mohammed, said Nigeria has the cheapest electricity tariff in the West African sub-region, and called for immediate review of tariffs. According to him, an estimated N1.7 trillion had been spent to subsidise electricity industry in the last six years, which he said is […]

GLOBAL crude oil prices continued to contract on Thursday as countries across the world continue to record new cases of coronavirus. Brent crude which is the international benchmark for crude oil was trading at $51.95 per barrel which is $5 lower than Nigeria’s $57 crude oil benchmark in this year’s budget. US West Texas Intermediate […]

Nigeria has recorded the first case of the deadly coronavirus, which broke out in China in January 2020. It was confirmed by the Ministry of Health in Lagos State, which reported it to the Federal Ministry of Health. The case was confirmed on the 27th of February 2020. A statement by the Commissioner of Health, […]

The House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency has been mandated to liaise with professional financial consultants to investigate alleged excess and illegal charges on the accounts of lawmakers and other public institutions. The resolution of the House was sequel to the passage of a motion of urgent importance by Rep. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, […]

The six Houses of Assembly in the Southwest on Wednesday adopted a single legal document for the operation of the Amotekun security outfit across the region. Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of Southwest States Bamidele Oleyelogun broke the news after a meeting of the conference with the attorneys-general from the six states in Ibadan. […]

The Association of Nigeria Electricity Distributors (ANED) on Wednesday dismissed as untrue, the claim by Minister of Power Mamman Sale that  electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) evacuate only 3,000Megawatts (MW)  out of the 7,000MW wheeled by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). ANED which is the umbrella body of the DisCos  said the TCN wheels a […]

President Muhammadu Buhari wednesday expressed optimism about the imminent defeat of Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the country, saying his administration has intensified collaborations with the international community to curb the spread of terrorism and crush insurgency. He also charged the military to re-examine strategies towards defeating one of the terror groups in […]