Business & Economy

Governor hopeful that bumper harvest reduces price of rice

The Governor of Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu has said that the bumper harvest rice farmers…

Farmers seek government collaboration to develop agriculture in the country

To boost productivity in agriculture in Nigeria, there should be effective collaboration between the federal,…

Nigeria must stop smuggling to revive cotton, textile, garment sub-sector – Emefiele

To effectively revive the Cotton, Textile and Garment (CTG) subsector in Nigeria, the Governor of…

Stakeholders raise alarm over contractors posing as seed companies

Stakeholders in the agricultural sector and seed companies have raised alarm over claims that contractors,…

BudgIT rates Akwa Ibom 2020 budget among most viable

A new report released by a budget tracking civil society organization in Nigeria, BudgIT, has…

NCAA gets new Director General

Captain Musa Nuhu has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as the new Director General…

Nigeria: Tomato farmers lament wastage

To curb wastage of tomatoes in Benue state, tomato farmers in the state have called…

Nigeria climbs 15 places on World Bank’s ease of doing business ranking

A report released by The Bretton Wood Institution on Thursday shows that Nigeria has moved…

Minister confident Nigeria will play leading role in global mining sub-sector

The Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite, says the ministry has worked out…

Why IMF lowers global growth forecast for 2019

Due to rising trade barriers and geopolitical tensions, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lowered…

ZENITH BANK: Adding value to today, supporting future dreams

Nigeria is the most populous black nation on earth. Approximately, the country has a growing…

Falana advises FG on how to spend recovered looted wealth

As President Buhari presented the 2020 budget proposal of N10.33trillion to the National Assembly, human…

Buhari orders stoppage of salary for FG workers outside IPPIS

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that Federal Government workers who are not captured on the…

Pantami gives condition for deployment of 5G in Nigeria – Minister

The Minister of Communications, Dr. Isa Pantami has said that for Nigeria to deploy 5G…

181 million people benefit from AfDB as Buhari backs Adesina for re-election as AfDB President

Between 2015 and 2019, 181 million Africans have directly benefitted from Africa Development Bank (AfDB)…

Nigeria to assemble solar cars by 2020

As Nigeria celebrates 59th Independence anniversary, an indigenous company says it is intensifying efforts to…

Buhari moves to sanction key agencies over poor revenue

President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that severe consequences await any of the nation revenue-generating agencies…

South Africa grants Air Peace rights to operate daily flights

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday that the South African government had granted…

Fossil fuel will remain relevant decades to come – Kyari

The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Malam Mele Kyari, said…

NNPC signs agreement with NAOC on 4 OMLs

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has signed a novation agreement with Nigerian Agip Oil…