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The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Friday, blamed institutional failure for the blockade of foodstuff supply and transportation to Southern Nigeria as the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria, AUFCDN,…

Flipflopi, the world’s first boat made from recycled plastic, on Thursday, March 4, 2021, started sailing around Lake Victoria in Western Kenya to spread awareness on hazards posed by non-biodegradable material to the environment. With…

An unprecedented increase in farmers’ population, driven by a corresponding transformation in farming methods and changing climate, has mainly been responsible for a geometric rise in feuds between crop farmers and herders in Nigeria since…

The former Caretaker Committee Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Igo Aguma has announced his exit from the party. Aguma resigned after the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed his appeal against the judgment of an…

Solidaridad, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) on Saturday, says it will provide technical support to the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in developing Nigeria’s oil palm sector. Solidaridad made the…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has introduced its ‘Naira 4 Dollar Scheme’ for diaspora remittances, as all recipients of  diaspora remittances through CBN’s IMTOs shall be paid N5 for every $1 received as remittance inflow. This was…

Nigeria's Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed has expressed concern over the financing and delivery of COVID-19 vaccines for Africa noting that the process has been difficult to navigate. The Minister who…

The Managing Director, Dala Inland Dry Port,  Alhaji Ahmed Rabiu, in Kano State, disclosed that the inland port will cost $27 million and would be completed fully in December. The inland port MD disclosed this during an inspection of the…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says 3.8 million farmers have so far benefited from its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). Mr Yila Yusuf, Director, Development Finance Department of the apex bank, made this known in an interview with…

More than 20,000 U.S. organizations have been compromised through a back door installed via recently patched flaws in Microsoft Corp’s (MSFT.O) email software, a person familiar with the U.S. government’s response said on Friday. The…