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THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has authorised commercial banks to give up to N2 billion maximum loan to youths interested in going into agriculture. The loan, which comes under the Accelerated Agriculture Development Scheme (AADS) at five per cent interest rate per annum was created by the apex bank in collaboration with state governments […]

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has faulted the reason given by his Ebonyi counterpart, David Umahi, for dumping the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). He said the movement was because of Mr Umahi’s ambition to be the APC’s presidential candidate in 2023. Mr Umahi had said he defected from […]

Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army staff, has said his men are professional in the discharge of their duties. Speaking when he received members of the House of Representatives committee on army at the force’s headquarters in Abuja, on Wednesday, he said the troops will never operate outside the rules of engagement. He said the army […]

A Magistrate Court in Yaba has granted bail to embattled #ENDSARS protester, Peter Eromosele in the sum of one million naira and two sureties who must be family members. The court also rejected a request by the police to detain Eromosele for another 30 days to enable them conclude investigations. Eromosele is accused of providing […]

  The Federal Government on Monday expressed concern over the inadequacy of qualified teachers in the country, saying that the 1.4 million teachers in the system were not enough for the over 42 million pupils in basic schools. The Executive Secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission, Dr Hamid Boboye, stated this in Abuja after […]

Minister of state for petroleum resources, Timipre Sylva says Nigerians will get used to the deregulation of the pump price of petrol the same way they adjusted to similar actions with diesel and kerosene. Sylva was addressing state house correspondents on Monday after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Monday. According to […]

  2.5 million Nigerian children under the age of 5 years are suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM). This disclosure was made by Prince Clem Ikanade Agba, Minister of State for Budget and National Planning at flag-off of the 2020 Nigeria nutrition week in Abuja on Monday. The minister noted that “despite concerted efforts by […]

  Nigeria’s inflation rate has climbed to a 30-month high, as it rose further to 14.23 percent in October, the latest figures by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown. The report published on the website of the bureau shows that the new inflation rate is 0.52 percent points higher than the rate recorded […]

The Defence Headquarters says the troops of Operation Fire Ball have overrun some Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists and arrested the manufacturers of their Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the North East. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Benard Onyeuko, a brigadier-general, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said that […]