The National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan, says the installation of a Tuta Trap Tray (TTT) is one of the most potent means of reducing the menace of Tuta Absoluta in tomato farms. Dr Abiola Oke, the Chief Research Officer, Vegetable Research Programme, NIHORT, said this on Tuesday in an interview with NewsContinue Reading
Financial experts on Tuesday expressed confidence that stock market would rebound in the second half of the year due to the implementation of the 2018 budget. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Lagos that prompt implementation of the budget signed by the President inContinue Reading
His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved the redeployment of the following Federal Permanent Secretaries: S/N NAME PRESENT MINISTRY PROPOSED DEPLOYMENT 1. Mrs. Ibukun Abimbola Odusote Awaiting posting Federal Ministry of Labour & Employment 2. Mrs. Nkechi Ejele Awaiting posting Federal Ministry of Communications 3. Alh. Abdullahi Abdulazeez Mashi Federal MinistryContinue Reading
Abuja, July 3, 2018 (NAN) A group identified as Citizens Actions to Take Back Nigeria (CATBAN) on Tuesday thronged the entrance of the National Assembly (NASS) Complex protesting the adjustments made in the 2018 Appropriation Act by the Legislature. The protesters arrived in about 11 luxurious busses, popularly known asContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari, who returned to Abuja last night from AU Summit in Mauritania, is billed to hold bilateral talks with President Emmanuel Macron of France at presidential villa, Abuja, today at 4.00p.m. NAN reports that the French leader would discuss issues bordering on security and terrorism with President Buhari.Continue Reading
The Police Command in Enugu State says it has rescued Pa Michael Obi, father of Mikel Obi, Captain of the Super Eagles, from the kidnappers’ den in a community in the state. The Command’s Spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday evening in Enugu. AmaraizuContinue Reading
The Independent National Electoral Commissioner, (INEC) on Monday said the hopes and expectations of Nigerians on the Ekiti gubernatorial election which comes up in two week time will not be dashed. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the commission’s top officials, on a visit to the state, gaveContinue Reading
The Citizens’ ColloquiumAn entrepreneur, Gbenga Olawepo Hashim, says that the high rate of poverty and social inequality in Nigeria is worrisome. Hashim was the guest speaker at The Citizens’ Colloquium orgainsed by the Citizens Communications and Advocacy Centre on Monday in Abuja. The topic of his paper is “Understanding DemocracyContinue Reading
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Kebbi State has the lowest percentage of 205 total crime cases reported, representing two per cent of cases in 2017. The total number of cases reported in the year under review was 134,663. The NBS made this known this in a Crime Statistics:Continue Reading
