By AMINU GARKO GOVERNOR Abba Yusuf of Kano State has disbursed empowerment packages to 1,130 graduates of six entrepreneurship skills institutes, as part of his administration’s agenda for job creation and economic growth. The Spokesman to the Governor, Sunusi Dawakin-Tofa, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kano and made available to newsmen on Saturday. […]
By ALEX ENEBELI GOVERNOR Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on Saturday, laid the foundation stone for the construction of a 5,000 shop-capacity Nsukka International Market. Speaking at the event, Mbah promised that his administration would always take into account persons affected by development projects in the state. He dismissed the allegation of targeting to compensate […]
By AHMED KAIGAMA THE National Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) project has held its quarterly technical mission to boost livestock production in Bauchi, Gombe and Plateau states The National Project Coordinator of L-PRES, Alhaji Sanusi Abubakar, made the disclosure on Friday, at the end of its two-day mission in Bauchi, noting that it also […]
THE Onitsha River Port Manager, Mr Martins Osazuwa, says the port can generate N10 billion annually if fully operational. Osazuwa disclosed this on Friday in Onitsha while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). He confirmed a barge recently berthed at the port—the first in 2025. He said the barge was loaded with tiles […]
BY GLORY UGOBA Nnena Igwe never thought her favorite synthetic braids could pose a health risk — until she developed persistent headaches that wouldn’t go away. What began as a fashion choice soon became a health concern that sent her searching for answers. Today, health experts are warning that the chemicals used in synthetic hair […]
By JACINTA NWACHUKWU AFRICA Development Bank (AfDB) and its partners have mobilised 2.2 billion dollars (about ₦3.4 trillion) to implement special agro-industrial processing zones in Nigeria. Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, the outgoing President of AfDB disclosed this in a paper presented at the 2025 Standard Chartered Bank Africa Summit recently held in Lagos. In a copy […]
By TALATU MAIWADA ACTION Against Hunger (ACF), in collaboration with development partners, has commenced implementation of the Pastoralism and Livestock Marketing in Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad Cross-Border Territories (PASCO) project in Adamawa. Mr. Peter Koti, Advocacy and Communications Lead for ACF Nigeria, said this in a statement on Thursday in Yola. Koti said the initiative was […]
THE Gombe State Internal Revenue Service (GIRS) has sealed the MTN Nigeria office located at Buba Shongo, in Gombe metropolis, over alleged failure to remit taxes owed to the state government. The enforcement, which took place on Tuesday, was part of a statewide compliance drive targeting corporate tax defaulters. The GIRS enforcement team, acting under […]
ALICK Kapikanya, who once tried to broker a deal to takeover Notts County and become a majority shareholder in Grimsby Town, has been sent back to his native Zambia after a 25-year battle against deportation. Kapikanya was jailed in 2014 for six years for heading up a group which targeted elderly homeowners in Manchester and […]
By MARTHA AGAS The Customs Consultative Committee (CCC) has endorsed the migration of traders from the Fast Track Scheme to the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme. The committee says the transition will enhance international trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. Eugene Nweke, Secretary of the CCC, said this in an interview […]