The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammed Abubakar, on Sunday said the ministry will continue to strategise and collaborate with security agencies to reduce the illegal importation of rice through land borders. A statement issued by Mabel Mbosire,…
The Federal Government has extended the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to the end of 2021. This was contained in a joint statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, and the…
The Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman held talks with Nigerian Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva in the capital, Riyadh, on Wednesday. During the meeting, they discussed the global oil market, and strengthening…
The Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola, has written to London-based magazine, The Economist over its recent publication blaming the current government for the security and economic situation of the country. It was recalled that…
Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has inaugurated the Mobile Money Agent Programme and the commencement of training for 1,850 beneficiaries in the country. In a keynote address at the inauguration and training…
The Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI) has pledged to support Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to access credit at a single digit rate. The Minister of State for FMITI, Mrs. Maryam Katagum, said this on Friday…
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) deserves accolades for the assistance it renders to Nigeria in diverse ways, particularly in stabilizing the North-east, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The President spoke on Thursday at State House, Abuja, while playing host…
By Moses Adeniyi The Federal Government has disclosed that it has set aside a fund to the tune of N600billion as loans for about 2.4million farmers across the Country. Making this known on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the…
Experts in the agricultural sector have lauded the Federal Government for approving the evaluation and open cultivation of the new Tela maize variety. The Tela maize variety developed by researchers at the Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University,…
By Uthman Salami The federal government will be signing three agreements in the hydrocarbon, mining and energy sectors with Turkey during the official visit of Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdoðan’s Nigeria later this month, This revelation of pact between the…
