The Minister, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (FMITI), Doris Anite on Tuesday decried the consumption of substandard and counterfeit goods in Nigeria and across Arica. Africa has over 1.2 billion consumers, with a projection to reach 1.7 billion by 2030. However, Consumer expenditure in Africa is peaked at $1.4tn in 2015, growing at…
The Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the National Sugar Development Council, Mr. Kamar Bakrin, has declared the year 2025 as that of maximum acceleration for sugar project development. The NSDC boss said this when he met with representatives of Utham Sucrotech International from India, Niger Food Security Systems & Logistics Ltd, and American West African…
United African Company (UAC) said it raised prices of its product by an average of 100 per cent because of inflation and to boost the firm’s profit margin. The Group Managing Director of UAC, Fola Aiyesimoju said the upward review was based on average 75 per cent to 100 percent. The GMD disclosed these during…
The federal government has stated that its climate and environmental agenda are not likely to succeed if they fail in Lagos. The minister of State for Environment, Dr. Adekunle Salako stated this while giving a keynote address at the Lagos State Sustainability Summit held in Eko Hotel and Suite, Lagos State. He noted that Lagos,…
The federal government has initiated emergency water sampling and testing in Borno State following the severe flooding that affected the state. The Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, disclosed this during a courtesy visit to Governor of Borno State, Prof. Umara Zulum, assuring the state of federal support. A team from the Federal Ministry of…
The government of Bauchi State has donated N250 million to help Borno State flood victims who are facing a humanitarian crisis in the local government areas of Maiduguri and Jere. The donation was made during a sympathy visit to the Borno State Government House in Maiduguri on Monday, by Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed, where…
No fewer than five Chinese nationals have been arrested for illegal mining by operatives of the Uyo zonal directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). According to EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, the five alleged illegal miners were arrested by the special task force on illegal mining at Ndito-Eka-Iba village, in Ibieno Local Government…
The Nigeria government, on Sunday, received 50 tonnes of humanitarian aid from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The aid is to support internally displaced persons affected by the flood disaster in parts of the country. The relief items arrived at the Cargo wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 2.40pm. The items were…
Does a minister come from your area of residence? Has he or she distributed rice to people in that area recently? If not, then ask questions, and ensure people in his constituency, even if you don’t need free rice, get the palliative. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has revealed that each minister…
The federal government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), on Monday began the sale of subsidised rice to Nigerians. The move, aimed to mitigate the price of the staple goods, would be rolled out to interested participants on the condition of a valid identity card and National Identification Number. Recall that the…
