President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that his administration is revolutionizing agriculture to make Nigeria self-sufficient in food production and a net exporter of agricultural products. Speaking when he received a delegation from the Global Tijaniyya Movement, led by Khalifa Muhammad Mahe Niass, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, on Sunday, 11 February, 2024, the President said his administration will support plans and efforts to give ease and succour to Hajj pilgrims. He emphasized the importance of spiritual endeavours in nation-building, underscoring his administration’s commitment to supporting religious activities. He highlighted the need for collaboration between political and spiritual leaders…
Author: Khadijah Olowode
On Wednesday, 7 February, 2024, the giants of filmmaking in the Nigerian entertainment industry gathered at the world class GAC Motor G-Style Showroom to celebrate the monumental success of Funke Akindele’s latest film, “A Tribe called Judah.” GAC Motor Nigeria, leading automobile brand partnered with Filmone, Nigeria’s biggest film distribution business for this exclusive event aptly titled “A Toast to Funke Akindele; with top Nollywood actors and Industry legends such as: Sola Sobowale, lyabo Ojo, Yvonne Jegede, Bisola Ayieola, Enyinna Nwigwe, Timini Egbuson, Adduni Ade, others and the celebrant her self Funke Akindele In attendance. The highlight of the event…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike No fewer than 5000 small holder farmers have been listed to benefit $55million (N81billion) from the World Bank, Food And Agriculture, (FAO), as well as partners interventions in establishing alternative livelihood projects in forest communities of Cross River State. Similar intervention is equally ongoing in Ondo State. The two are the only Niger Delta states selected to benefit from the intervention because of their acknowledged remaining vast forests and arable lands. The National Project coordinator of the Global Environment Facility, which is handling the 3-year FOLUR Impact Programme, Prof Oladapo Adeyemi, made this disclosure in Calabar, Cross River State…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike The cement price in Nigeria is on the upward trend as it has jumped to 100 per cent in the last three years amid soaring inflation and hardship. According to findings, cement price leapfrogged from 3,300 and 3,500 per 50 kg bag in 2021 to a record high N7,000 in February 2024. Recall that last year, the Cement Producers Association of Nigeria (CPAN)warned that the federal government’s plan to introduce concrete roads would see cement rise from N6,000 to N9,000. “Our findings from various parts of the country show that cement sells for as high as N6,000…
The Oyo State Government has begun the monitoring of beneficiaries of its N500 million Small and Medium Scale Enterprise Loan Support under the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery (SAfER) initiative.The state’s Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, who also doubles as the chairman of the SAfER Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sub-committee, Professor Musibau Babatunde, led members of the sub-committee on a monitoring and evaluation visit to participating Microfinance Banks and some beneficiaries of the loan in Ibadan, Oyo and Ogbomoso zones of the state. Speaking during the exercise, Prof. Babatunde explained the efforts of Governor ‘Seyi Makinde towards cushioning…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike President Bola Tinubu has expressed his sadness over the news of the passing of Herbert Wigwe, top banker and entrepreneur, and Abimbola Ogunbanjo, former Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, along with members of the Wigwe family. Herbert Wigwe, was the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc and founder of the How Foundation. Tinubu, through a statement issued by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale, on Sunday, 11 February, 2024, described Wigwe and Ogunbajo as exceptional Nigerian business leaders adding that their passing is “an overwhelming tragedy that is shocking beyond comprehension.” The President condoled…
A total of 24 suspected drug traffickers and dealers including a 42-year-old man taking thousands of concealed opioid pills to insurgents’ enclave in Banki area of Borno state, a six-month-pregnant lady, a mother of three children and three other women have been arrested in major interdiction operations by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, leading to the seizure of over 7,609 kilograms of assorted illicit drugs in eight states. The bulk of the seizures was made in Nasarawa state where NDLEA operatives acting on credible intelligence on Sunday, 4 February, 2024 intercepted a truck marked Lagos JJJ 64…
Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has described as tragic the death of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Access Holdings Plc, Mr. Herbert Wigwe in a helicopter crash in the United States of America. Wigwe, his wife, son, and three others, including Abimbola Ogunbanjo, former Chairman of NGX Group Plc, died when their helicopter crashed near the border of California and Nevada on Friday night, 9 February, 2024. Governor Abiodun described the incident as a devastating loss for the families, friends, and the entire business community in Nigeria. The Governor described Wigwe as a quintessential banker who contributed immensely…
The Development Director for the British High Commission, Nigeria, Ms Cynthia Rowe, together with Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani have signed the Kaduna Mutual Accountability Framework (K-MAF). The signing earmarked the revitalised commitment to support good governance, human capital development with a focus on Health, Education, Social protection, economic recovery, and poverty reduction for the state. The Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office, Nigeria, first entered the mutual accountability relationship with the Kaduna government in June 2021, under the leadership and administration of Mallam Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai. The newly revised framework, according to a statement on Friday, 9 February, 2024, focuses…
The Federal Government is to collaborate with the Indian Government on geospatial mapping and technical expertise exchange, remote sensing, carbon mapping, and auto imagery. The collaboration with the Indian government is to be undertaken by Nigeria through the Office of the Surveyor-General of the Federation. This was made known when the Surveyor-General, Surv. Abuduganiyu Adebomehin received the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ambassador Gangadharan Balasubramania on Friday. The Indian High Commissioner stated that the reason for the visit was to seek collaboration on behalf of the Surveyor General Office of India and the government of Nigeria on the new geospatial…