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On “SHINE”, Debola Akran inspires listeners to find the light within

Michael Kolawole Life has a way of burying the light in us until we forget it was ever there. On his latest single “SHINE”, Debola Akran wants us to reach within for the light and reflect it to the world. The song opens with a ticking clock, as though time is running out, before a ...

Self-Diagnosis

By Abdulmueed Balogun Adewale Now, all I can do is just ridethe wave of things, to cease my desires from intruding the vault of fate & destiny trying to be a step ahead the game of life,to let life flow, river-like, in whateverdirection it so desires& acknowledgeafter all that I'm human& so extend some grace& mercy to myself too, wheneverI stumble, ...

FG dismisses reports of raw cocoa export ban

The Federal Government says it is not banning raw cocoa exports but is promoting value addition to maximise earnings from the commodity. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Sen. Abubakar Kyari, said this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. Kyari said reports suggesting that the Federal Government planned to ban the export ...

Digital standards platform to boost confidence in Nigerian products -FG

The Federal Government says the newly unveiled Digital Standards Platform will enhance confidence in Nigerian-made goods by ensuring only certified and standardised products are procured with public funds. Dr Adebowale Adedokun, the Director-General, Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP), said on Friday in Abuja that the platform was designed to support the implementation of the Federal ...