The Federal Government has rolled out a N80 billion intervention scheme offering N2 billion each to 40 selected tertiary institutions across Nigeria to boost commercial farming, agrarian research, and sustainable food production.
Tag: Nigeria
The proposed creation of state police in Nigeria has cleared a major constitutional milestone after 28 State Houses of Assembly formally endorsed the Constitution Alteration Bill, exceeding the required two-thirds threshold for transmission to President Bola Tinubu for assent.
The Senate has urged the Federal Government to renegotiate the Bilateral Air Services Agreement with China, warning that Nigeria may reconsider aviation privileges granted to Chinese airlines unless domestic operators receive reciprocal direct flight access.
Financial technology firm OPay has detailed how qualified customers can verify their eligibility for the Federal Government’s N50,000 relief fund under the National Emergency Relief and Stabilisation Intervention, while warning users never to disclose personal banking details to third parties.
Nigeria and China sign an RMB 200 million ($30m) grant deal to fund state-proposed, community-focused development projects across Nigeria.
Former Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Olufemi Abikoye, calls on Nigeria and Ghana to dismantle trade barriers and build joint industrial enterprises to boost West African commerce.
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched a sharp criticism against former Anambra State Governor and prominent political figure, Peter Obi, questioning his motives for making high-profile visits and hosting birthday celebrations at Internally Displaced Persons Read more…
The Ghanaian government has repatriated 120 Nigerian nationals who were human-trafficked into the country and coerced into online fraud operations. The move follows a multi-agency security raid codenamed Operation Cyberhunt. Ghana’s Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Sam George, Read more…
One of the prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway in Imo State has recounted her harrowing experience in captivity, revealing how victims survived on dry cassava flakes (garri) mixed with dirty, muddy water. The Read more…
A joint security operation in Ghana has led to the rescue of 119 Nigerian nationals who were held captive and exploited by organized cybercrime syndicates operating across the West African border. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Read more…
