IFAD, FG create 24,000 youth-led agribusinesses in Niger Delta

By Felicia Imohimi International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) says it facilitated the establishment of 24,000 youth-led agribusinesses in the Niger Delta. The feat was achieved under the Federal Government/IFAD Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in Niger Delta (LIFE-ND). IFAD Country Director, Dede Ekoue, said this at a meeting on theContinue Reading

Financing frameworks hold key to Nigeria’s mineral wealth – SMDF

By Martha Agas The Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF) says only a strong financing framework can unlock Nigeria’s vast mineral wealth and drive its national development. SMDF`s Executive Director, Hajiya Fatima Shinkafi, stated this at a workshop themed ‘Building a Sustainable Finance Framework for Nigeria’, on Tuesday in Abuja. TheContinue Reading

Ex-deputy governors form committee to review Renewed Hope implementation

By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Forum of Former Deputy Governors of Nigeria (FFDGN) on Monday inaugurated a 14-member Renewed Hope Agenda Peer Review Group (RHAPRG) to review the implementation of President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. The inauguration, which coincided with the Forum’s General Meeting and Congress in Abuja, was aimedContinue Reading

Tinubu’s forex policy has transformed domestic airline operations

By Ikenna Osuoha Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, Founder, United Nigeria Airline, has commended the Federal Government for creating an enabling environment for domestic airline operators to thrive. Okonkwo, while commemorating the airline’s 4th anniversary, said that in most African countries, over 70 per cent of airline ownership and operation was byContinue Reading