By Adekunle Williams No fewer than 1,000 women have benefited from the Gbolahan Olusegun Yishawu (GOY) skills acquisition aimed at empowering women in Eti-Osa Constituency II in Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Gbolahan Yishawu, a Member, Lagos State House of Assembly, spoke withContinue Reading
By Yusuf Yunus Canada (Calgary), Sept. 20, 2023(NAN) Mr Gabriel Aduda, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, has expressed concern over the failure of global leaders to invest approximately 10 billion dollars in Nigeria’s net-zero and energy transition plans by 2060. The News Agency of NigeriaContinue Reading
By Olatunde Ajayi The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), on Wednesday, trained and empowered selected women and youths from Oyo and Ogun states on small ruminants production. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Ernest Umakhihe, while declaring open a two-day trainingContinue Reading
By Funmilola Gboteku/ Stellamaris Ashinze The U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary, Wally Adeyemo, says the U.S. government will be investing in small, medium, and large enterprises to boost Nigeria’s economy. Adeyemo disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking with the media during his visit to some tech founders at the VibraniumContinue Reading
By Yusuf Yunus Canada (Calgary), Sept. 19, 2023 (NAN) The African Petroleum Producers Organisation(APPO) says it has committed five billion dollars to the establishment of an African Energy Bank (AEB), to develop oil and gas assets across oil producing member countries. Dr Omar Ibrahim, the Secretary-General of APPO, saidContinue Reading
By Yusuf Yunus The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum Resources, Mr Gabriel Aduda, says Canada has pledged to collaborate with Nigeria on developing a robust gas infrastructure network. Aduda said that the Premier of Alberta, Canada, Daniella Smith, gave the assurance at a meeting on Monday with theContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale Mr Agboola Dabiri, a former Commissioner for Youth and Social Development in Lagos State, has urged residents of the state to embrace urban farming. Dabiri said this at an agriculture empowerment programme organised by members of Ajowa Community Development Association in Surulere area of Lagos state,Continue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi The management of late Nigerian rapper and songwriter, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as “Mohbad”, has vowed to continue the fight to retrieve the singer’s catalogue and unpaid royalties from his former record label, Martian Music. The management stated this in a statement posted on Mohbad’sContinue Reading
By Joshua Oladipo The Federal Government says Nigeria is on its pathway to economic prosperity through effective implementation of policies for sustainable growth and development. Sen. Abubakar Bagudu, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, said this at the end of the 22nd Joint Planning Board (JPB) and National EconomicContinue Reading
Vegetable By Mercy Omoike Horti Nigeria and EnGRAIS project have begun a two-day workshop for development of vegetable crops Agricultural Input Packages (AIPs) to facilitate growth of sustainable and inclusive vegetable sector. Mr Mohammed Salasi, Programme Director, Horti Nigeria, said in Lagos on Monday that theContinue Reading
