FG Okays N39.7bn For Roads, Erosion, Incinerators’ Contracts       The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved contracts for different projects totaling about N39.7bn. The contracts include those of road construction, erosion control and purchase of incinerators for hospitals and the offices of the National Centre for Disease...

Yobe, Anambra, Kebbi Paid Highest For Petrol In October – NBS       Consumers paid more for petrol, kerosene and diesel in the month of October 2020 as the cost of the commodities were hiked across the country, the National Bureau of Statistics has said. Figures obtained from...

IITA, 2 others sign Pact to promote cassava seed system The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and two other organisations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build and promote cassava seed system in the country. The other organisations are the National Root Crops...

Average price per litre of kerosene Jumps to N352.93 in October-NBS The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the average price per litre paid by consumers for national household kerosene increased to N352.93 in October from N347.98 in September. The bureau made this known in its...

Nigeria Losing Over N400bn Yealy From Fish Imports — Reps         Deputy Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Agricultural Institutions, Rep. Awaji Inombek-Abiante(PDP-Rivers), has bemoaned the failure of the Nigerian government to reap over $1billion annually from the Fisheries Industry. Besides, he pledged his Committee’s commitment to...

Reps Query Allocation Of N15bn For East-West Road         The House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Affairs yesterday queried the allocation of N15 billion out of the N19 billion proposed in the 2021 budget by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs for capital expenditure for...