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The Governorship Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara, Mallam Abdullahi Yaman, has promised to pay N100,000 as minimum wage for workers, if elected in the upcoming genaral election. Yaman made the pledge on Wednesday during the Gubernatorial Candidates Debate
Dr Mohammed Abubakar, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development says cashew nuts export from Nigeria had generated over 250m dollars in 2022 and it is expected to fetch Nigerian farmers about $500million in 2023 . Represented by Dr Ernest Umakhihe, Permanent Secretary
The Kano State Government said the Hisbah Board was ready to map out policies and programmes aimed at raising standards of religious affairs in the state. The Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, disclosed this the while inaugurating Hisbah Juma’at Mosque at the board
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has said that the old Notes are no longer acceptable in many rural areas of the state, particularly border communities. Zulum made this known on Friday in Maiduguri while receiving a team of Central Bank of Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), family members and friends of late Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Theophilus Ogunlesi, 99. The President, in a condolence message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina on Friday in Abuja, noted that
The Centra Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says that banks would work on Saturdays to receive the old Naira notes from customers. Mr Kama Ukpai, Leader of the CBN team to Ebonyi on new Naira notes, disclosed this on Friday during its enlightenment
Presidency says a 55-minute documentary on Presidential Summit tagged:”Nigeria International Economic Partnership Forum”, will be on air on Jan. 21, 22 and 23. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, who confirmed this in a
The Lagos State Government on Friday said that President Muhammadu Buhari would be inaugurating at least five projects in the state in two days. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso made this known in Ikeja, during the news conference
Israel says it is ready to support Nigeria in the areas of Intelligence sharing, modern combat equipmentand extraction of relevant information to effectively win the ongoing war against terrorism. Retired Lt.-Col. Jonathan Konricus, who served in the Israel Defence Force (IDF)said this
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with President of the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum, Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, at the sidelines of the African Conference for Peace, held in Nouakchott, Mauritania. The President, who had earlier been invested with the African Award