Poor infrastructure, A LIMITATION to agricultural trade – PwC

Poor infrastructure has been identified as one of the major barriers to agricultural trade within and outside Nigeria. An Associate Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers Nigeria, Taiwo Oyaniran, while speaking at an…

Republican agents barred from observing vote counting —Trump

US President Donald Trump on Friday claimed his party agents were barred from observing vote counting in parts of the country. The Republican candidate seeking reelection said his campaign office…

Six states results hold US presidential poll winner

As the counting of the ballots entered the second day on Thursday, anxiety and tension have heightened in the United States as results from six states held up the emergence…

US hails Owolewa’s feat as first Nigerian-American elected to congress

The United States Mission in Nigeria has applauded the feat achieved by 31-year-old Oye Owolewa in the 2020 election. @USinNigeria made this known in a congratulatory tweet on Thursday night,…

Bayelsa bye-election: APC candidate Promise to appeal disqualification

A former deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Mr Peremobowei Ebebi, has vowed to challenge Tuesday’s judgment of the Federal High Court, Yenagoa, which disqualified him as the candidate of the…

N1.3bn approved for Villa clinic too small – Perm sec

The Permanent Secretary of the State House, Tijani Umar, has said the N1.3bn approved for Villa clinic was too small. He spoke in an interview with journalists on Thursday after…

Lekki shootings: Army makes a U-turn, appears before Lagos panel Saturday

The Nigerian Army, contrary to its decision last week,  will appear  on Saturday before the Lagos State Panel of Inquiry probing the alleged shooting of #EndSARS peaceful protesters by soldiers…

Malami proposes decentralisation of prisons

The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami (SAN), said on Thursday that he had proposed the decentralisation of the Nigerian prisons. Under the current Nigerian…

Cut spending to increase revenue, Sanwo-Olu tells governors

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Thursday asked other state governors to cut spending in order to increase revenue to meet the basic needs of citizens. While…

Governors, pledge support for security agencies

Governors of the 36 states of the federation have resolved to engage more with traditional, religious leaders as well as civil society organisations to drive a common agenda and generate…