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Nigeria must process agro commodities to boost export earnings — Stakeholders
By Cynthia Alo Stakeholders in the agriculture and financial sectors have reiterated the need for Nigeria to move beyond exporting raw agricultural commodities to processing and adding value to its
Farmers unaware of insurance options despite growing coverage, expert says
By Cynthia Alo Nigerian farmers are largely unaware that their poultry, fish and cassava farms can be insured, an insurance and risk management expert, has said. In an exclusive interview
Fish import bill drops 14% to N167bn in Q2’26 – NBS
…as Herrings specie defies general trend By Cynthia Alo Nigeria spent about N167.91 billion importing different fish varieties in the second quarter of 2026, Q2’26. But the figure represents a
Patoranking, Mr P, Duncan Mighty, others headline VANITI Lagos 3rd anniversary
VANITI Lagos is set to celebrate three years of providing premium nightlife and entertainment in Lagos with back-to-back weekends featuring some of Nigeria’s leading artistes. Since emerging three years ago,
Insecurity: Presidency partners with SPRING to strengthen peace in N’Central
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA— THE Presidency has entered into a technical partnership with the Strengthening Peace and Resilience in Nigeria (SPRiNG) Programme, implemented by Tetra Tech, to strengthen peace coordination,
Great communicators are built, not born, by Ruth Oji
Have you ever listened to someone speak and thought, “This person is a natural”? Perhaps it was a lecturer who could explain a difficult idea so simply that everyone understood
2027: Eggon forum endorses Ombugadu for Nasarawa guber
By Edwin Phillip, Lafia LAFIA — The Eggon Political Forum has endorsed the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, Dr David Emmanuel Ombugadu, as its preferred candidate
Ebonyi Assembly reviews salaries of council officials
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI — The Ebonyi State House of Assembly has passed a bill reviewing the remuneration of local government chairmen, councillors, development centre coordinators and other political
How Ogun Customs is Fighting Smuggling
Ogun State’s strategic border with the Republic of Benin has made it a major corridor for legitimate trade and a battleground against smuggling. Oluchi Chibuzor examines how the Ogun 1
AfCFTA Calls for Stronger Delivery Capacity to Unlock Businesses
Emma Okonji Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, has said Africa must strengthen its capacity to deliver the payment systems, efficient borders and infrastructure that
