The issue of racial slur makes the headlines in western nations. An average white man ( pink, we should say) cannot but look at his fellow being whose skin pigmentation looks darker, brown or black, as they want us to believe, and form an opinion. God ensured that those with the “black” pigmentation are majorly…
As part of efforts to achieve agricultural revolution, the Akwa Ibom State government is set to partner with an Agric based industrial firm, Bertola Machine Tools Limited to enhance food production in the state through mechanised farming. The partnership will enhance the plan of the state to go into equipment leasing as part of efforts…
Rural communities in the country will soon receive further support for growth through empowerment of rural dwellers. This ray of hope was given recently by the British American Tobacco Nigeria Foundation. The Foundation spoke through Oludare Odusanya, its general manager. Mr. Odusanya disclosed the foundation is working towards partnering with other non-government organisations to empower…
The newly created Ministry of Livestock Development is still in the news. This time, the news is not about it swelling up the cabinet and therefore increasing the cost of governance nor is it condemnation or commendation. It is that a body of trade and commerce believe that the government had left an aspect that…
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…
About $3.13 billion has been invested in fishery, tomatoes, dairy, maize and cassava, as part of efforts to address food insecurity in Nigeria. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Senator Abubakar Kyari, who said this on Thursday, added that the investment was to also boost the country’s agricultural potential. According to him, the…
The National Bureau of Statistics has disclosed in its latest report that Nigeria’s headline inflation rose to 33.20 percent, which was 31.70 percent in February, showing an increase of 1.50 percent points. The report also has it that food inflation increased to 40 percent with prices of garri, akpu (cassava paste), water melon, among others…
The Kano State government is not taking any chances in the effort to increase production of food and other products for the benefit of residents of the state. Towards this goal, the state government has started to distil 22 dormant dams with a purpose to encourage and assist farmers during the dry season. This was…
The Federal Government’s ministry of Petroleum Resources on Tuesday, May 28, commenced the free distribution of filled three-kilogrammes cooking gas cylinders, popularly called camp gas to rural women in the Federal Capital Territory. The aim was to encourage the use of gas in the homes. The government is targeting to give the cylinders to 250,000…
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…
