(Xinhua/NAN) Without government subsidy, Ghana’s cocoa sector would have difficulty financing its core activities, said Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen-Aidoo. Government support has become critical due to the lowering price of cocoa on the world market that has made Ghana, the second largest producerContinue Reading
By Prudence Arobani The fears of nuclear war are still with humanity, 73 years since the catastrophic Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombs in August 1945, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, stated this at the commemoration of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan. Guterres regretted that today, States still spent large sumsContinue Reading
Migrants Washington, Aug. 10, 2018 (dpa/NAN)Melania Trump’s parents on Thursday received American citizenship under so-called “chain migration” rules her husband, President Donald Trump, has frequently derided. The first lady’s Slovenian-born parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs, were sworn in in New York City, their lawyer Michael Wildes said, adding that the couple receivedContinue Reading
(Xinhua/NAN)The Indian Railways has begun its world’s largest recruitment drive to fill up nearly 120,000 vacancies for which a whopping 24 million people have applied. According to official sources, the examinations will be conducted in three shifts per day for 10 days. As many as 439 exam centres have beenContinue Reading
By Mustapha Sumaila The Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NATAIS) has advised politicians to play politics with decorum to ensure sustenance of democracy and safety of lives and property of Nigerians. The National President of the association, Prof. Sani Musa and the Secretary, Dr Abubakar HassanContinue Reading
Niger State Environmental Protection Agency (NISEPA) has advised communities in Niger to desist from spreading raw food by the road side, in the interest of public health. The General Manager of the agency, Mr Lucky Barau, made the call in an interview with the news Agency of Nigeria (NAN) inContinue Reading
.Fayemi commiserates with family Ekiti State Government has condemned the murder of Mr. Bunmi Ojo, a former Personal Assistant to ex-Deputy National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Segun Oni, charging police and other security agencies to fish out his killers and bring them to justice. In aContinue Reading
The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc has recorded N4.64 billion as its 2018 half year turnover. Mr Tayo Ajakaye, General Manager, Communications and Corporate Services of NAHCO, made this known on Saturday in Lagos. Ajakaye said that this was against the N3.71 billion recorded in the same period underContinue Reading
Oil prices were steady on Monday as trade tensions and troubled emerging markets dented the outlook for fuel demand, although U.S. sanctions against Iran pointed towards tighter supply ahead. Oil prices were mixed with Brent was up at 72.73 dollars a barrel, while U.S. crude added 5 cents to 67.68Continue Reading
