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By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has announced sweeping reforms to modernise agricultural education as part of efforts to strengthen food security and create employment opportunities for young Nigerians. This is contained in a statement on Sunday in Abuja by the Director

By Vivian Emoni The Abuja Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has urged investors, entrepreneurs and other business communities to partner with the Yobe state Government to boost the economy. Mr Agabaidu Jideani, Director-General, ACCI said this at the state’s Special Day

Households across Lagos are facing a sudden and severe squeeze on domestic energy as cooking gas grows scarce and increasingly expensive. What sold for ₦1,000–₦1,030 per kilogram just weeks ago now costs between ₦1,400 and ₦1,700 in different parts of the city,

World Trade Organisation (WTO), and the World Bank,  have warned that Nigeria’s weak infrastructure and regulatory gaps could prevent the country from unlocking the potential of the billion dollar digital economy. According to them, weak broadband infrastructure and regulatory gaps may

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that the recent strike by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) caused a 16 per cent decline in the nation’s crude oil production. NNPCL, in a statement on

Roosevelt Ogbonna, chief executive officer of Access Bank Plc, has reportedly bought a mansion for £15 million ($20 million) on a street in London’s Hampstead neighbourhood nicknamed Billionaires’ Row, marking a rare transaction in the city’s beleaguered luxury housing market. A report

As Nigeria marks its 65th Independence Anniversary, the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Mr. Lamido Yuguda, has emphasized the need for the nation to pursue true financial independence by deepening its capital market. Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, Yuguda

The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has suspended its industrial action, protesting the sack of over 800 members of Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company, who were laid off unceremoniously. President of PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo, announced the

Denmark strengthens partnership with Nigeria to boost maritime sector From L-R, The The Consul-General, Royal Danish Consulate, Mrs Jette Bjerrum, Ambassador Florentina Ukonga, and the Deputy Director, (Servicom), Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mrs Chinyere Ziggy-Azike during the 10 edition