COVID-19: States’ IGR, Allocations Crash By N180.4bn         State governments may be currently grappling with varying degrees of financial concerns, following the N180.4bn crash in their internally generated revenues and the allocations they received from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee. An analysis of various IGR and FAAC...

Fed Govt Earns $5m Annually From Shea Butter Exports       Nigeria currently earns over $5 million yearly from shea butter exports. The country, however, is targeting about $100 million annual earnings from the commodity. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, disclosed this...

Abuja Court Grants Bail to EndSARS Protesters, Cautions Media against Sensationalism         A Chief Magistrate of an Abuja Court, Musa Abdulrazaq Eneye has granted bails to six EndSARS protester in the sum of N50,000 each with one surety each in the like sum. The six defendants who...

Lagos, Others Get More N75bn MSMEs Fund Beneficiaries       Lagos, Kano and Abia States will produce more beneficiaries than any other state and the Federal Capital Territory in the sharing of the Economic Sustainability Plan’s N75bn Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Survival Fund. This was contained in...

On Africa's Policy for Agricultural Transformation By Saliu Bashiru     The Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Program (CAADP) is Africa's Policy Framework for Agricultural Transformation, Wealth Creation, Food- Security and Nutrition, economic growth and prosperity for all. In 2003, the African Union (AU) assembly of head of States and...

FG Okays N87.5bn Contracts For Roads, Bridge       The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved N87.54bn for the construction of some roads in parts of the country. The amount approved included the cost variation for two existing road contracts. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammed Bello;...