Nigeria partners Brazil to supply tractors to farmers
Nigeria partners Brazil to supply tractors to farmers The Federal Government is set to partner with its Brazilian counterpart for the supply and distribution of 10,000 tractors to farmers across the country to fast-track the mechanisation of the agricultural sector, improve production and boost the economy. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, made this known during the opening ceremony of Africa’s Agricultural machines and equipment technology expo on industrialising Africa’s agriculture through technology…
Diesel price: 10,000 Nigerian seafarers to lose jobs in 2 months
Diesel price: 10,000 Nigerian seafarers to lose jobs in 2 months The President of Nigerian Shipowners Forum, Mrs Margret Orakwusi, has warned that about 10,000 seafarers working on Nigerian fishing trawlers may lose their jobs in the next two months over rising coast of diesel to power their boats and run their cold rooms. Orakwusi who was the former President of Nigerian Trawler Owners Association (NITOA) disclosed this at a stakeholders meeting in Lagos last week. Given the reasons behind the assertion, she explained that the cost of diesel …
Unity Bank Corpreneurship Challenge: Delta, Rivers Corps Members Listed to Benefit from N10m Business Grant
Unity Bank Corpreneurship Challenge: Delta, Rivers Corps Members Listed to Benefit from N10m Business Grant Unity Bank’s flagship Entrepreneurial Development Initiative, Corpreneurship Challenge, is set to return for the 8th edition across 10 locations in Nigeria, including a debut in Delta and Rivers States. The Retail lender kick-started the Corpreneurship Challenge scheme in 2019, with a launch in Lagos and in three other states, which included Edo, Ogun, and Abuja, but with the increasing traction of the initiative among corps entreprene…
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Crisis as policemen ‘kill two’ persons in Ogun
Crisis as policemen ‘kill two’ persons in Ogun There was pandemonium along the Itori axis of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway on Monday when some yet-to-be-identified men of the Nigeria Police Force, Ogun State Command, shot dead a truck driver and his motor boy. It was gathered that the policemen in their patrol van met the victim driving against traffic to avoid the bad portion of the road in Ewekoro Local Government, the same offense the cops were also said to be guilty of. “When they saw the truck driver, they told him to turn back. The drive…
Alleged Organ harvesting: Ekweremadu takes NIMC, NIS to court
Alleged Organ harvesting: Ekweremadu takes NIMC, NIS to court Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others over controversy surrounding David Ukpo’s real age. Others mentioned in the suit are the Comptroller General (C-G), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS); Stanbic-IBTC Bank; United Bank of Africa (UBA) and Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc as 2nd to 5th respondents respectively. Recall that Ekweremadu and his wife were, on Thursday, reman…
Wealth senseless without education – Pere
Wealth senseless without education – Pere Former BBNaija “Shine Ya Eye” housemate Pere Egbi has argued possession of wealth without proper education is ‘senseless.’ Pere, who is also a U.S Army soldier, argued education will always remain the key to lasting success. He maintained individuals ought never to be contented with a life devoid of proper education or even try to substitute same for financial gains because such wealth will be lacking in substance. “Education is key. No one should be comfortable without it or substitute money for it. N…
Police Arrest 3 Suspects In Connection To Forceful Removal Of Eyeballs Of 16-Year-Old Boy In Bauchi
Police Arrest 3 Suspects In Connection To Forceful Removal Of Eyeballs Of 16-Year-Old Boy In Bauchi Bauchi State Police Command on Monday declared that it has arrested one Isaac Ezekiel, a 32-year-old of Rafin Zurfi, Yelwa Area of Bauchi in connection to the forceful removal of the two eyeballs of 16-years-old Uzairu. According to the Command PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili, “in connection to the crime are Nensok Bawa, 38-year-old of Kabwir District in Kanke Local Government Area of Plateau State as well as Yohana Luka aka Doctor Samu, 52-year-old from …
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