The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said that the future of food in the world depends on what Africa does with agriculture, particularly through investment support to farmers in the continent. Adesina made this declaration when he addressed a crowd of global agriculture experts at the Food and Agricultrual […]
Nigeria and China have concluded plans to sign 328 million dollars agreement on the National Information and Communication Technology Infrastructure Backbone Phase 11 (NICTIB 11). The agreement is one of the highlights of the major investment issues President Muhammadu Buhari, would join his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to finalise as he arrived Beinjing, China on […]
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, on Thursday restated Federal Government’s commitment to the implementation of the various strategies set out in the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP). The strategies are aimed at addressing the five execution priorities of Macroeconomic Stabilization, Agriculture and Food Security, Transportation, Energy and Industrialization. […]
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has charged investors from the United Kingdom (UK) to take advantage of the improved business environment in Nigeria to invest in key sectors of the economy. The minister gave the advice at a meeting with members of the business delegation that accompanied the British Prime Minister to Nigeria, […]
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has advocated the need for a country-wide study to determine the possible impact, benefits and likely harm the proposed African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) could have on the nation’s economy. This is even as the manufacturers’ umbrella body expressed displeasure that the National Office for Trade Negotiations (NOTN) […]
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), United Kingdom (UK), on Wednesday advocated total sincerity, openness, transparency and accountability in repatriation of various Nigeria’s illicit financial outflows in the coffer of the UK government into the country as the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, embarks on a trade mission to African continent this week. The […]
The Healthcare Providers’ Association of Nigeria (HCPAN), on Wednesday demanded that federal and state governments should show more commitment to healthcare services nationwide. The position of the group was expressed by the National President of the association, Dr Oluwole Sanda, during an ordinary meeting organised by the association with the theme ‘Fusing the Various Interests […]
WaterAid and other development partners have launched a new water, sanitation and health (WASH) campaign tagged ‘Vote4WASH campaign’ aimed at positioning WASH as a key issue in political discourse towards the run in into the 2019 general elections. The initiative is in furtherance of the partners’ efforts to highlight the importance of clean water and […]
The Federal Government has restated its commitment to spend N500 billion on the implementation of its ongoing wealth creation and poverty alleviation programmes nationwide. The Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, made the pledge during the question and answer session of the 58th Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) with the theme ‘Transition, Transformation […]
Stakeholders in the Nigerian agricultural sector, comprising farmers, researchers, government functionaries, parliamentary Committee representatives, non state actors, sector-specific advocacy groups and the media, have called on the governments, but more particularly the National Assembly, to give urgent attention to some critical issues in the agric sector value chain in order to optimize the performance of […]