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By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), on Wednesday began the distribution of 900 metric tonnes of fertiliser free to farmers in the territory. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, said at the inauguration of the exercise in Abuja, that the input was donated by theContinue Reading
By Martha Agas The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it will forgo N188.37 billion in import duties following the Federal Government’s directive to remove tariffs and other import duties on key food staples. The Comptroller-General of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, made this disclosure in his keynote address at the second EconomicContinue Reading
By Chijioke Okoronkwo and Felicia Imohimi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) The current cost of living crisis vis-à-vis attendant agitations has accentuated the need to scale up the agriculture budget. Policy analysts hold that the N362.9 billion appropriated to the agriculture sector in the 2024 budget fell short of theContinue Reading
By Nana Musa The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has pledged to support the development and infrastructural drive of the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike in the territory. Mr Michael Ango, the new acting Executive Chairman of the service made the pledge when he assumed office in AbujaContinue Reading
By Stella Kabruk Three firms – AMA Medical Manufacturing Company, Echitab Study Group Nigeria and Micropharm Ltd., UK – on Tuesday signed an MOU for the production of Anti-Snake Venom(ASV) drugs in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the event, held at the AMA medical manufacturing company inContinue Reading
By Lucy Ogalue The Chairman, Bwari Area Council, Dr John Gabaya, wants youths and Nigerians to be patient and support the President Bola Tinubu-led administration for a better Nigeria. Gabaya said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, while reacting to the nationwide #EndBadGovernanceContinue Reading
By Ese Williams The Rotary Club of Abuja, Kubwa (RCAK), District 9127, says it has concluded plans to sponsor 30 out-of-school children in Abuja by paying their school fees and basic academic needs. Mrs Olayemi Idowu disclosed this during her investiture as the 10th President of RCAK in Abuja. AccordingContinue Reading
By Sumaila Ogbaje The Chiefs of Defence Staff in West Africa on Friday, called for the return of Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, made the call when he led other ECOWAS defenceContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The President, Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, says the world class facility of the Golf and Health Signature (GHS) in Abuja would groom Nigerian professionals who would become “Tiger Woods” in future. Runsewe stated this on the sidelines of a retreat organised by the IBBContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Mr Ali Khwaja, Chairman of KTrade Securities, a Pakistani-based stock and commodity outfit, says the U.S. fiscal deficit can impact negatively on the global financial markets. Khwaja disclosed this on Thursday during the global virtual analysis of the KTrade Securities research report. He said that the deficitContinue Reading
