Ahead of the coming Saturday governorship primary of the Ekiti State chapter of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), one of the contestants on the party’s platform, Muyiwa Coker has promised to create 25,000 jobs through mechanised farming if elected by the delegates and he subsequently wins the major contest scheduled for July 14. While…

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The Ghalp Caregivers Academy (GCA) has urged the Federal Government to establish national senior citizens centres to training and care for senior citizens in the country. Following the signing into law of the National Senior Citizens Centre Act, 2018 and the Legislative Houses (Power and Privileges) 2018 by President Muhammad Buhari in January, GCA, a…

The Federal Government appears to have discarded its plan to create thousands of jobs through the establishment of technology hubs.

In its determination to create jobs for its army of unemployed youths, the Delta Government has given approval to revamp some of the ailing industries. The Commissioner for Information, Patrick Ukah, who disclosed this Wednesday in Asaba, said the State Government has given approval to revamp the Bendel Steel Structure, Warri, Bendel Glass Industries, Ughelli,…

Dr Anthony Uwa, National Coordinator, Basic Registry and Information System in Nigeria (BRISIN), says the project will create no fewer than 10 million jobs if implemented by the present administration. Uwa, also Managing Director of Dermo Impex Limited, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration would make history…

Growsel, a AgTech company in Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to increased food production and improved employment opportunities in the agriculture sector by disbursing the initial tranche of farm loans to its first set of farmers in 2018.      The crowd funded loans which would be repaid after sales of the planted crops are meant…

Government’s inability to provide enough jobs for the unemployed has often times triggered so much concern for Nigerians. However, it has become clear that the government can only employ a small number of the people; hence the need to groom a generation of private sector participants. This was the consensus of views at the just…

The Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA) has conferred the Oil and Gas Free Zone Developer status on Notore Chemical Industries Plc, following its satisfactory compliance with the requirements for a free zone developer licence. At the licence presentation ceremony in OGFZA’s office in Abuja Managing Director of OGFZA, Umana Okon Umana, said government…

The US economy expanded at a slower-than-expected pace in the first quarter of 2012, reflecting a deceleration in inventories and non-residential fixed investment.

The Managing Director, Lagos Deep Offshore Logistics Base (LADOL), Dr. Amy Jadesimi has called on youths, especially the growing rank of young entrepreneurs to take charge in driving the emerging global economic growth.

Lest we forget, before the development of the USA into a federation of states, each state had their own militia for protection, because there was no common army.