Ghost Farmers Major Beneficiaries of FG’s Agric Intervention Funds – Minister

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, said yesterday that the database of farmers benefiting from agricultural intervention programmes of the federal government was corrupt and politicized. He said many beneficiaries of the funds did not have a square metre of agricultural land anywhere in Nigeria. He also lamented that the naira redesign…

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Otti Signs GADA Bill Into Law

Governor Alex Otti has signed into law the Greater Aba Development Authority (GADA) bill, which was passed on December 8 by the Abia State House of Assembly. The GADA, which is the first bill to be signed into law by the Governor since his assumption of office, seeks to give special developmental focus to Aba…

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Powerful Nigerians Responsible For Kidnapping, Banditry, Illegal Mining – FG

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has said that powerful Nigerians are sponsoring banditry and kidnappings in the country. He also accused them of being behind illegal mining in the country. Alake spoke at the National Assembly when he appeared before the House Committee on Solid Minerals to defend the Ministry’s 2024 budget estimate….

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