The Federal Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, yesterday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with PZ Wilmar, aimed at boosting palm oil production. The Minister, Chief Audu Ogbeh said “with the MoU it is only a matter…
Tunde Kehinde, a graduate of Harvard Business School, is all set to float Lidya, Nigeria’s first online-only bank, in October 2016. The bank, which is being branded as Nigeria’s first digital bank, will have no branches, but will be based…
The Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) condemns the call for the postponement of the Edo Governorship election scheduled for September 10, 2016. We believe the purported call is aimed at undermining the independence of the electoral commission.…
The Youth Initiative for Advocacy, Growth and Advancement (YIAGA) condemns the call for the postponement of the Edo Governorship election scheduled for September 10, 2016. We believe the purported call is aimed at undermining the independence of the electoral commission.…
The Spanish founder of the Zara fashion chain has overtaken Bill Gates to become the world’s richest man. Amancio Ortega’s personal fortune leapt by $1.7billion this week to $79.5billion – taking the Inditex owner past the Microsoft co-founder’s estimated $78.5billion.…
The Paris Agreement, a global deal by nearly 200 nations to address climate change, was signed on December 12th 2015 at the annual UN Conference of Parties (COP). Under the Paris agreement, countries are required to set national targets for…
Representatives of National Designated Authorities (NDAs) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in ECOWAS Member States are examining ways of harnessing the range of opportunities offered by the GCF Through a three-Day workshop which opened in Abuja, Nigeria on the…
A UNICEF report released on Wednesday indicated that more than 28 million children have been driven out of their homes by conflicts and violence worldwide. It said in a report released in New York that the figure includes 10 million…
Special Assistant to the Ekiti State Governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka has advised self-professed human rights activist and lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN) to desist from his unwarranted utterances against Governor Ayodele Fayose, saying; “it is obvious that Falana is driving…
The federal government has ordered electricity Distribution companies (Discos) to stop customers from buying transformers. The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, issued the order when he received the new Managing Director of Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC),…
