By Olayinka Olawale The Lagos State Government has inaugurated two agro-processing centres in Ikorodu area of the state to boost food security. Ms Abisola Olusanya, the state’s Commissioner for Agriculture, during the inauguration on Friday called for partnership and support of farmers, especially the poultry farmers to end theContinue Reading
By Rukayat Moisemhe Policy makers and business advocates will converge to promote Nigerian-British bilateral, business and trade relations to spur massive investments between both countries, the Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) says. The Chamber’s leadership made this known during a news conference on Thursday in Lagos. Mr Segun Akintemi, Chairman,Continue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye The APC Committee of Diaspora Chairmen (CDC) has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Supreme Court, urging opposition candidates to team up with the President. The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the appeals made by the presidential candidates of PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, andContinue Reading
By Kemi Akintokun Dr Tunji Alausa, Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, has assured of Federal Government’s commitment to improving Nigeria’s healthcare system. Alausa stated this on Wednesday during his maiden visit to the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) in Lagos. According to him, President BolaContinue Reading
By Itohan Abara-Laserian The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), Ogun Branch, has condemned alleged recent rape incidents at the Tai Solarin University of Education in Ogun. The Chairperson of the association, Mrs Taiwo Olusesi, made the condemnation in a statement she signed. The statement was copied to the NewsContinue Reading
By Oladapo Udom Mr Dasaki Arabi, Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), says the bureau has developed a framework for citizens’ engagement on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement. Arabi said this in his Keynote Address at a workshop organised by the bureauContinue Reading
By Joy Akinsanya The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has trained beekeepers in Ogun on how to rear queen bees for pollination services. The farmers were also trained on the use of pollination equipment in fruit and vegetable farms for effective crop yield and increase in fruit andContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku The Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd. (NIGCOMSAT) says it will further deepen broadband penetration in the rural and underserved areas of the country using satellite. The newly appointed Managing Director of NIGCOMSAT, Mrs Jane Egerton-Idehen, gave this assurance while addressing the media, after a tour ofContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) has called on banking professionals and leaders to chart a course that will leverage the vast potential inherent in Nigeria’s economy. The President/Chairman of Council, CIBN, Dr Ken Opara, made the call at the 2023 Fellowship Investiture ofContinue Reading
By Folasade Adeniran Chief Segun Awolowo, grandson of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, late Premier of the defunct Western Region, is excited at the plan to stage the play “Awo”, in Uk in May 2024. The play, which is produced by the Duke of Shomolu Foundation, was staged in Lagos in 2022.Continue Reading
