Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has said his administration has raised 50,000 hybrid Cocoa seedlings, which will be distributed to farmers at affordable prices once they mature in 18 months.
"This is being done with a view to ensuring the prompt and effective rehabilitation and regeneration of the aged Cocoa...
The Honourable Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Mrs Shamsuna Zainab Ahmed, and the Managing Director of the Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), Mr. Uche Orji, Chairman of the Board of NSIA, Farouk Gumel, this afternoon went on an inspection of the second Niger Bridge project.
The finance minister...
The Edo Modular Refinery, the CCETC-Ossiomo Power Plant, and the Edo Production Centre, among other projects to open up Edo’s industrial sector will be the focal point of this year’s Alaghodaro Summit, as top manufacturers, business owners and other industry stakeholders converge to explore opportunities in the state’s thriving...
Cause of fire unknown—Victim
Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, visited the scene of the fire incident that razed some shops in Dugbe market, Ibadan, on Wednesday.
Governor Makinde, who was accompanied by a number of government officials, told the victims and a crowd of sympathisers, who had...
The Federal government has inked the Aso Accord for Economic and Financial Inclusion with state governments and private sector stakeholders. Vice President Kashim Shettima, minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, and CBN Governor Yemi Cardoso were among the signatories, highlighting a concerted effort to...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has dismissed speculation in some sections of the online media that he would lead five other governors in defecting to the opposition coalition party, the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
Zulum, in a statement by his spokesperson, Dauda Iliya, described the rumour as unfounded...
His Excellency, Senator Douye Diri, Governor of Bayelsa State today led a delegation from the State to visit the Ambassador of the European Union to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Ms. Samuela Isopi at the Embassy in Abuja to seek areas of economic cooperation.
The...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was last night presented with nomination letter for emerging Leadership Newspapers “Person of the Year, 2020”, which is the newspaper’s highest category of award.
The Vice Chairman of LEADERSHIP Media Group, Mike Okpere, led a delegation of top management and editorial staff to...
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday berated fuel marketers for taking undue advantage of Nigerians by hiking fuel prices.
Mr Sanwo-Olu expressed his displeasure when he paid a surprise working visit to civil servants at the secretariat in Alausa, Ikeja.
The governor was accompanied by the Deputy Gov. Obafemi...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the extension of the ban on the export of raw shea nuts for a further one year, from February 26, 2026, to February 25, 2027.
The decision underscores the administration’s commitment to advancing industrial development, strengthening domestic value addition, and supporting the objectives of...
