Okowa assents to Delta’s 2021 budget of N383bn

Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has assented to the state’s 2021 Appropriation Bill, with assurance that the state government would strive to recover from the economic challenges engendered by

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Experts task FG on national protein nutrition policy

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos The Federal Government of Nigeria has been called upon to, as a matter of urgency, actively pursue the development and implementation of a protein-centred national nutrition

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FG empowers 250 Imo beneficiaries on rabbit farming

The federal government has empowered 250 beneficiaries from Imo state on rabbit farming as it flagged off the second phase of the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) empowerment scheme

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Okowa decries oil companies’ neglect of host communities

Delta Governor, Senator (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed concern over the non-implementation of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by some oil companies operating in the state. The governor expressed the displeasure

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Emefiele says Nigeria Private Sector To Invest N100 Bln On Police Equipment, Gadgets.. give reasons

* CACOVID generates N39.64 bln via donations* Spents N43.27 bln on food, medicals, isolation centre Governor of the Nigeria Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele has revealed that the private sector led

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Lagos begins recruitment for Agripreneurship programme

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos Lagos State Government has begun the recruitment of eligible and interested candidates for the batches four, five and six of its Lagos Agripreneurship Programme (LAP), under

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FG hints on reopening the Land borders soon

After more than a year since the Nigeria Federal Government closed all land borders, they have now hinted that the borders would soon be reopened. The borders were closed since

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Huge Investment on East-West Road a Waste without Proper Management – Akpabio Warns

The Honourable Minister, Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON, has said that the benefit of the huge investment on the construction of the East-West road may not translate to

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Interswitch, Finastra consolidate partnership for improved services across Africa

By Benjamin Omoike, Lagos Interswitch, Africa’s leading technology-driven company focused on the digitisation of payments in Africa, has announced its partnership with Finastra, one of the world’s largest fintechs, to deliver innovative,

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FG CALLS FOR INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY TO GROW THE ECONOMY

The Federal Government has called for increased productivity to counteract the effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the age-long challenges of underdevelopment in the country. Minister for Labour and Employment,

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