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The Enugu State Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Industrialization has registered no fewer than 80,240 farmers within the last 18 months in its ongoing farmers registration, the Commissioner for the Ministry, Dr Patrick Ubru, has disclosed. Ubru told newsmen in Enugu

The equities market closed on a mixed note on Thursday – yesterday, January 23 – following the listing of an additional 9.25 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each by Lasaco Assurance Plc. Specifically, investors gained N289 million as the market

6-million-tonne capacity factory to be completed in 18 months, Jiuling Lithium officials assure The Governor of Nasarawa State, Engineer Abdullahi A. Sule, has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to industrial growth with a follow-up visit to Jiuling Lithium’s headquarters in Fengxin County,

Prices of grains have dropped in Gombe markets amid low demand for the produce. Checks at Gombe Central and Tudun Hatsi grain markets showed that prices of the commodities dropped by about 15 per cent in the past two weeks. A correspondent of the

The Aba Ringfence comprising nine of the 17 local government areas (LGAs) in Abia State received normal electricity today rather than the planned reduction of quantum arising from the repair of cuts on the oil pipeline that supports gas operations, caused

Thompson Eja, the  Chief Executive Officer of Sea Express has disclosed that Marine transporters are at a disadvantage viz-a-viz their road and air counterparts with regard to the application of the nation’s Value Added Tax (VAT) policy as it affects the transportation

The equity market gained N472 billion, or 0.75 per cent, on Tuesday – yesterday, January 21 – as investors responded to the 50 per cent tariff hike passed by the National Communication Commission (NCC). Investors’ buy interest in MTN Nigeria,

Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc,on Tuesday, launched its N148.7 billion rights issue on the Nigerian Exchange Ltd’s (NGX’s) e-offering platform. The Rights Issue allows existing shareholders to subscribe to 2,944,772,083 ordinary shares of 50k each at N50.50 per share, structured as five