Hussaini Kafi in Kano Governor Mallam Umar Namadi on Saturday flagged off the 2025 Dry Season Rice Production Programme and launched the Jigawa Rice Value Chain Development Initiative, aimed at positioning the state as Nigeria’s leading rice producer. The ambitious programme targets an annual rice output of 3.6 million metric tonnes through the cultivation of…
Hussaini Kafi in Kano Jigawa State Governor, Umar Namadi, has issued a fresh warning to farmers across the state against diverting government-subsidized agricultural inputs. The warning came during the official launch of the 2025 Summer Rice Farming Program, held Saturday in Jura village, Auyo Local Government Area. “Anyone found diverting these inputs will face severe…
To boost production, domestic market, lessen foreign dependence, come out on top against economic rivals, Trump’s ‘America First’ policies play key role in global trade, as he leverages tariffs as bargaining chip to make other fall in line President Donald Trump triggered a global trade war in a bid to bring production back to the…
In a bold move to revolutionize agriculture in Jigawa State, Governor Malam Umar Namadi has unveiled a series of transformative agricultural projects aimed at accelerating mechanization and attracting international investment into the sector. The development was disclosed by Hamisu Mohammed Gumel, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Jigawa State. Key among the initiatives…
… Signaling Economic Resurgence The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday announced a Balance of Payments (BOP) surplus of $6.83 billion for the 2024 financial year, marking a decisive turnaround from deficits of $3.34 billion in 2023 and $3.32 billion in 2022. This is disclosed in a press statement signed by the Ag Director,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has stated that the former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman standing trial over the Mambilla Power Project on a 12-count charge, bordering on conspiracy to commit money laundering to the tune of N33,804,830,503.73 (Thirty-Three Billion, Eight Hundred and Four Million, Eight Hundred and Thirty Thousand, Five Hundred and…
Juliet Jacob and Rabiu Sultan Aderinsola went to the streets in Abuja and captured the mood of Muslim faithful celebrating the recent Eid-el-Fitr. Some shared how they coped with the current economic hardship in the country. As millions of Muslims across Nigeria marked the 2025 Eid-el-Fitr celebrations, the usual joy, color, and communal exuberance that…
Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested one Olawole Sunday, a suspected fraudster who specialised in buying bank accounts’ details from individuals with which he defrauds unsuspecting members of the public. Sunday’s modus operandi involved encouraging young people to open multiple bank accounts, pay them either…
… WFP Raises Alarm Korede Abdullah in Lagos The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has issued a grave warning that 58 million people across 28 critical crisis response operations—including Nigeria—may lose access to life-saving food assistance if new funding is not urgently received. The 28 nations facing critical shortfalls include Nigeria, Lebanon, Somalia, Yemen,…
“NIPRD, a continental giant research institute, has moved from obscurity to prominence, emerging in an era where multiple stakeholders propose strategies for prioritizing sustainable local vaccine manufacturing in Nigeria. This development has now secured an €18 million grant for vaccine research and local manufacturing catalysis from the European Union. “ John Nwokocha in Abuja, Nigeria, writes…
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