Year: 2025

In a bid to transform the economic landscape for Nigeria’s unemployed, Rev. Dr. Blessed Amalambu, an esteemed agriculturist, has urged both government and non-governmental organizations to provide training in the popcorn business. Speaking on National Popcorn Day in Umuahia, the capital of Abia State, Amalambu emphasized the potential of this venture to redirect the youth…

Governor Mohammed Bago of Niger says that a 2 million dollar poultry farm will be constructed in Bosso Local Government Area of the state. Umaru-Bago said this on Friday in Maikunkele, the headquarters of the LGA during an engagement with the stakeholders in continuation of his state-wide projects monitoring tour. He said the construction of…

As of January 17, 2025, the prices of staple food items in Nigeria have surged dramatically, driven by inflation, currency depreciation, and the devastating effects of recent flooding on agricultural production. This crisis is intensifying food insecurity and putting millions of Nigerians at risk. Factors Behind the Rising Food PricesFlooding: Torrential rains and widespread flooding…

Presco Plc, Nigeria’s biggest palm oil maker, is set to raise N100 billion in Series 1 of its N150 billion bond programme. This would mark the largest corporate bond issuance in the industry. The bond will have a 7-year tenure with a yield range of 23.25 percent to 23.75 percent. Presco Plc boasts a strong…

The Federal Government, through the National Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), has signed a contract with AGCOMS International Trading Limited, a sub-dealer of John Deere, to supply 2,000 mechanised equipment and boost food production. The equipment includes tractors, plows, and combined harvesters targeted at boosting food security in the country. The contract, worth $70 million, includes…

The Mayor of Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, Hon. Emma Nweke, over the weekend, took delivery of five brand new motorcycles donated by the founder of the EbubeChukwuzo Foundation, Chief James Ndubuisi Olieh to Oyi Council Strike Force Team, to boost security of lives and property. Presenting the motorcycles, delegates from the Foundation,…

Few hours after it bursted and demolished some buildings used as kidnappers’ den and criminal hideouts in Isiagu, Awka South Local Government Area on Sunday, the newly-launched security force in Anambra State, Agụnechemba (popularly known Operation Udo Ga-Achị), has cracked down on another notorious criminal gang in the state. The latest breakthrough, recorded on Monday…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has condemned and expressed concern over what it described as “irresponsible, callous, inhuman and outrageous narratives being circulated on social media on the whys and wherefores” of the killing of one of its officers in the line of duty in Anambra State. This is coming following the recent…