agricultural potential
27 Nov
Critical issues around the food and energy security plaguing Africa dominated discourse at the Food and Energy Security Conference in Lagos hosted by White & Case LLP in collaboration with the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), AFREXIM, and African Finance Corporation (AFC). The first-of-its-kind conference brought together industry leaders, policymakers, and experts from around the…
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A thespian and educationist, Professor Helen Paul, has addressed the political dilemma of a country in her new book, titled, 'My Dog, My Life Decisions'. The book, which is currently available on digital platform, Amazon, is a two-part drama with dual titles. It is a satirical expose of the happenings in a country described figuratively…
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Plans are in top gear by the Ogun State Government to leverage the use of technology and the Internet to produce, distribute, and generate clean, quality water for residents. The Special Adviser to the Ogun State Governor on SDG and Water Resources, Hon. Damilola Otubanjo, made this known during an assessment tour of water generation…
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The acting National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, has blamed party leaders for the crisis rocking the nation’s main opposition party. Damagum stated this in his remarks at the party’s 79th Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that though the PDP National Working Committee (NWC) was having…
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Libya has arrested two people accused of torturing and detaining 263 irregular migrants to extort ransoms, the prosecutor general's office said Wednesday. "The public prosecution ordered the detention of two members of a criminal gang who deliberately restricted the freedom of illegal migrants," it said in a statement. The sub-Saharan migrants were "subjected to torture,…
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Three hundred and twenty farmers and 30 schools across the three senatorial districts of Cross River State are to benefit from the Renewed Hope Initiative RHI Agricultural Support Programme in Cross River State. The wife of the state governor and coordinator of the programme in Cross River State, Bishop Eyoanwan Otu, stated this while briefing…
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A Federal High Court in Ado-Ekiti on Wednesday struck out the criminal defamation suit against human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi. Justice Babs Kuewunmi struck out the case following an application for the withdrawal of the charge by the prosecution. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, had arraigned Farotimi for allegedly defaming legal icon, Afe…
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday she was confident that her country could avoid being hit with 25-percent tariffs by her US counterpart Donald Trump on February 1. "We don't think it will happen," Sheinbaum said at her morning press conference. "And if it does happen, we also have our plan," she added, declining to…
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Rwanda-backed fighters were in control of almost all of the DR Congo city of Goma Wednesday where residents were re-emerging after days of deadly fighting and Angola urged leaders of both countries to attend peace talks. The M23 armed group and Rwandan troops entered central Goma on Sunday night, progressively seizing the city's airport and…
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Bureau de Change (BDC) operators have praised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for waiving the 2025 licence fees for operators. They spoke under the aegis of the Association of Bureau de Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON). The President of the association, Dr Aminu Gwadabe, gave the commendation on Wednesday in an interview with the…
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Nigeria's Opposition Lawmakers Coalition has welcomed the decision reached at the Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which will see the party hold a National Executive Council meeting in February. The coalition described the decision as a positive development "despite failed attempts by thugs allegedly loyal to sacked National secretary."…