Aliko Dangote has retained his position as the richest man in Africa, with a net worth of $12.1 billion, according to the 2022 edition of the Forbes’ Top 10 Africa’s
West African diplomat and four security sources reported on Monday that Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore has been detained at a military camp by mutinying soldiers. Kabore’s detention came after
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has urged the Federal Government to consider the economic impact on the masses over the proposal by the National Council of State to remove subsidy
A former House of Representatives member, Rep. Joseph Akinlaja, has advised the Federal Government to ensure reduction in the price of rice commodities Akinlaja gave the advice on Sunday in
…says Nigeria’ll save $2bn annually on rice importation The Senate has passed a bill seeking to establish the National Rice Development Council, a move that would see to Nigeria saving
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) has suspended the 8 a.m. train ride from Ujevwu in Delta from Jan. 17, due to technical glitches. Mr Fidet Okhiria, NRC’s Managing Director, said
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, unveil the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) huge Rice Pyramids in Abuja. The mega rice pyramids project is a collaboration of the CBN with
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has released a calendar for the issuance of bonds for the first quarter of 2022 (Q1-2022). The calendar shows that on Jan. 16, DMO will
In a bid to boost food production in Nigeria, the Federal Government has released 49 new high yield crop varieties to farmers through the National Varieties Release Committee (NVRC). Chief
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to withdraw all its ambassadors from Mali and close land and air borders between member-countries and Mali. This resolution was
