Author: Adekunle Dada
Nigerian Govt subsidises farmers’ insurance by 50% – NAIC
The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC) says the Federal Government is subsidising farmers’ insurance in the agricultural value chain by…
No plan to increase fuel price – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday in Abuja reiterated that there was no plan to increase the prices…
Corruption: Russia seeks 10 year jail term for ex-minister
Russian prosecutors are seeking 10 years imprisonment for the former Economic Development Minister, Alexei Ulyukayev on corruption charges in the…
Odinga’s aide arrested on suspicion of inciting violence
Police on Monday said a prominent strategist for Kenya’s opposition, who has strongly criticised President Uhuru Kenyatta and called for…
Union laments Nigerian Govt’s inability to pay disengaged electricity workers
The National Union of Electricity Employees ( NUEE) on Monday cried out that up to 1,000 electricity workers disengaged from…
Buratai urges commanders to remain focused to curtail traces of insurgency
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai charged field commanders to remain focused toward containing the traces of insurgency…
Panic buying, fuel queues resurface in Sokoto
Fuel queues have resurfaced in Sokoto metropolis and its environs, creating hardship for motorists and commuters, the News Agency of…
President Mnangagwa swears in cabinet with last-minute changes
President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe on Monday swore in his cabinet, with several last-minute changes after a public outcry about…
Decongestion: Prisons boss visits NAN, solicits lawyers cooperation
Mr Emma Nwakeze, Controller of Prisons in Anambra, on Monday in Awka called on lawyers to help in prison decongestion…
Lagos Street Carnival: Stakeholders clamour for direct involvement in future editions
Stakeholders in the Arts and Cultural sector in Lagos have appealed to Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode to directly involve them in…
Conduct census of persons with disabilities to facilitate support programmes – CSO
The Network of Civil Society Organisations, Borno Chapter, has called on the state government to conduct head-count of Persons with…
Diversification: Creative industry will boost our economy – Lai Mohammed
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the nation has gradually begun diversifying its economy…
Venezuela to launch oil-backed digital currency
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looked to the world of digital currency to circumvent U.S led financial sanctions, announcing the launch…
U.S defence chief in Pakistan for ‘common ground’ to fight terrorism
U.S. Defence Secretary, Jim Mattis, arrived in Islamabad on Monday to ask Pakistan’s civilian and military leadership to do more…
Resurfacing tensions on Korean peninsula regrettable – China
Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, said on Monday that after two months of relative calm on the Korean peninsula, the…