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Tinubu Committed to Transforming Economy from Oil Dependence to Agriculture, Technology – SGF

Tinubu Committed to Transforming Economy from Oil Dependence to Agriculture, Technology - SGF By Nafisat Bello The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has said the present administration is poised to transform the country's oil dependent economy into vibrant agriculture and technology driven...

Cooking Gas Price Hike: NLNG Faults Market Forces, External Factors

Cooking Gas Price Hike: NLNG Faults Market Forces, External Factors The Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited (NLNG) has denied responsibility for the recent price hike in the country’s cooking gas. In a statement, NLNG’s General Manager, External Relations, Andy Odeh, described media reports insinuating that...

Agribusiness: Expert Laments N5trn Annual Loss on Perishable Products

Agribusiness: Expert Laments N5trn Annual Loss on Perishable Products By Nafisat Bello An expert in agribusiness, Dr Peter Anyim, has expressed worry over the state of agriculture in Nigeria as the sector remains an unfulfilled potential in the country. He said the annual post-harvest loss of 5...

FG to Spend N7.76tn on Salaries, Others

FG to Spend N7.76tn on Salaries, Others The Federal Government’s recently agreed wage with the Labour Congress, salaries to federal workers, and other non-debt recurrent costs are expected to gulp N7.76tn in 2023. This is based on data from the initial 2023 budget and recently signed...

National Parks Mitigating Nigeria’s Climate Issues – CG Goni

National Parks Mitigating Nigeria's Climate Issues - CG Goni The Conservator General of National Parks Service, (NPS), Dr Ibrahim Goni, has noted that national parks are contributing immensely in mitigating climate change. Goni revealed this at a one-day seminar organized by the Development Agenda, in collaboration...

Nigeria to Host 40th Plenary of West Africa’s Anti-Money Laundering Group

Nigeria to Host 40th Plenary of West Africa's Anti-Money Laundering Group The Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) has announced plan to hold its 40th Technical Commission/Plenary and its 27th Ministerial Committee meeting at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja, Nigeria,...