A professor of microbiology who started her career at the Ahmadu Bello University, (ABU), Zaria, Lucy Jumeyi Ogbadu is the Acting Director General, National Biotechnology Development Agency, (NABDA). She is very passionate about the relevance of biotechnology in agriculture and...

The Nigeria Export Import Bank (NEXIM) is working to develop the ECOWAS and other Africa regional markets as the traditional market for Nigerian exporters with the aim of providing a strong platform for the country’s exporters to venture into...

Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala cleared the way yesterday for lawmakers to work on the budget. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala answered the 50 questions asked by the House of Representatives – a pre-condition to examine the 2014 budget. The minister, in a statement...

Dangote Cement will complete five of its plants in five Africa countries before the end of this year, it has been learnt. The completion of the plants is part of the group’s expansion programme to make cement available to most...

The Federal Government has received reports on 15 years of strategic partnership between the UK-Department for International Development (DFID) and the Debt Management Office (DMO)-Nigeria, describing it as “a case study of successful government-government partnership”.  Vice President Arc Mohammed Namadi...

The House of Representatives Committee on Finance has responded to a report by the Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala,  that she needed more time to answer the 50 questions handed to her...