The Benefits of Russian Return to Ajaokuta By Salisu Na’inna Dambatta One of the important outcomes of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Russia where he attended the Russia-Africa submit was the discussion that led to a pledge by the Russian authorities...

12,000 Farmers Key into CBN’s Anchor Borrowers Scheme In Niger The Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN), Niger chapter, said that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved the participation of 12, 000 members in the 2019 Anchor Borrowers...

Completing Ajaokuta steel will resuscitate Nigeria’s automotive industry – DG The Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr Jelani Aliyu, has applauded the Federal Government over moves to ensure the completion of Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill. Aliyu made the...

Encomiums as Anichebe, Others Retire from BPE Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr. Alex A. Okoh has described the retiring Director of Development Institutions & Natural Resources (DI &NR) at the Bureau, Mr. Joe Chigbo Anichebe,...

Border Closure: Nigeria Must Get it Right Now By Oluwapelumi Bakare It has been months since the Nigerian government closed its land borders to her neighbor countries. The action has generated controversies, locally and internationally, in favor and against, but the vitriolic...

Niger Republic Badly hit by Nigeria’s Border Closure Along with Benin, Niger Republic, which shares a 1,500-kilometre (900-mile) border with Nigeria, has been badly hit by the closure of Nigeria’s border. A long line of lorries from Niger and elsewhere in...