Customs Impound 113 Prohibited Goods Valued N107.67m         The Joint Border Operation Drill set up by the Federal Government to police Nigeria’s borders covering four states in the North Central has said that it made 113 seizures of prohibited goods with a total value of N107.67m...

Illegal Gold Mining: Senate Seeks Probe Of $9bn Annual Revenue Loss         The Senate on Wednesday urged the executive arm of government to investigate the alleged annual revenue loss of $9bn to illegal mining and smuggling of gold in Nigeria. The upper chamber urged the Federal Government...

Fed Govt Begins N30,000 Grants To Drivers, Cart Pushers           The Federal Government has launched the transport support track under its MSME Survival Fund schemes for artisans and transporters. President’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement issued on Sunday, said the grant was in continuation of the...

Power: FG Pledges To Bridge Electricity Gap With Renewable Energy         The Federal Government, yesterday, lit up communities and healthcare centres in Kogi as part of an ongoing effort to leverage renewable energy and off-grid solutions to bridge the electricity gap. Over 70 per cent of Nigerians...

Fed Govt To Sell Geregu, 2 Plants For N434bn       The Federal government has said it will sell the Geregu, Omotosho and Calabar power plants for N434 billion to investors next year. This is contained in a document presented by Alex Okoh, the Director-General, Bureau of Public...

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...