By Yinka Olawale Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has charged the Federal Government to engage youths in agricultural business to provide jobs for unemployed youths and curb good insecurity. The former president made the remark at Nigeria’s 9th International Trade Exhibition & Conference on Agrofood, Plastics, Printing and Packaging inContinue Reading
By Olayinka Olawale The Lagos State government said the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (Lagos-CARES) surpassed its targets in Result Area 2 in the state. Ms Abisola Olusanya, Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture, stated this in her opening address, at the performance review workshop and retreat forContinue Reading
By Taiye Olayemi Nollywood actors Charles Inojie and Ali Nuhu, on Tuesday enjoined Nigerians to always speak out against domestic violence. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ali Nuhu was recently appointed as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC). Inojie along with Nuhu, through theirContinue Reading
By Adeyemi Adeleye Prince Taiwo Oyekan, Deputy Leader, Lagos Island Local Government Legislative Council, has called on Nigerians with means, to support the needy and vulnerable in their various communities. Oyekan made the call while speaking at an empowerment programme he organised for vulnerable residents of the local government Continue Reading
By Clara Egbogota The Delta State Government has confirmed four cases of Lassa fever in the state urging residents to keep their environment clean always. Dr Joseph Onojaeme, the Delta State Commissioner for Health, spoke on Thursday while briefing newsmen on the status of outbreak of Lassa fever inContinue Reading
By Leonard Okachie The Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprise for Niger Delta (LIFE-ND) says it has planted over 3,000 stands of economic trees across communities in Abia. The State Project Coordinator, LIFE-ND, Dr Uchenna Onyeizu, spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Thursday, in commemoration ofContinue Reading
By Rukayat Adeyemi Ecobank Group, a pan-African financial services organisation, has appointed key executives to strengthen its leadership and effectively drive its Growth, Transformation and Returns (GTR) strategy. Ms Christiane Bossom, Group Communications Manager of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), made this known in a notification sent to the NigerianContinue Reading
By Mark Longyen The U.S. government has partnered Nigeria, among others, to unveil a five-year Global Food Security Strategic Country Plan to boost the country’s agricultural sector and drive agro-economic growth. Mr David Greene, the U.S. Embassy’s Chargé d’Affaires, while unveiling the strategy on Thursday in Abuja, said it exemplifiedContinue Reading
By Lydia Ngwakwe The Association of Private Practising Surveyors of Nigeria (APPSN) has urged private surveyors to equip themselves with the knowledge and skills needed to manage their finances effectively. APPSN, a sub-group of the Nigerian Institution of Surveyors (NIS), Lagos State Branch, gave the advice at its 2024 AnnualContinue Reading
By Okeoghene Akubuike The African Export–Import Bank (Afreximbank) has unveiled its Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA) office in Kigali, Rwanda. This is contained in a statement issued by Vincent Musumba, Manager, Communications and Events, Afreximbank in Abuja on Wednesday. The statement said FEDA was established to tackleContinue Reading
