FG unveils ‘Green Money Project’ to empower 100,000 young farmers
The federal government has launched the ‘Green Money Project’ to empower 100,000 young farmers in its first phase.…
McDonald’s shares slide as E. coli outbreak tied to Quarter Pounder kills 1 in US
Shares of McDonald’s (MCD.N), fell nearly 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday after an E. coli outbreak linked to…
Climate change worsened rains in flood-hit African regions, scientists say
Devastating rains that triggered deadly floods in Cameroon, Chad, Niger, Nigeria and Sudan in recent months were worsened by human-caused climate…
EU supports Nigeria’s methane emissions reduction efforts
The European Union (EU), through UNEP’s International Methane Emissions Observatory, is building capacity among stakeholders and negotiators in…
African Caucus, IMF pledge to strengthen continent’s economic resilience
The African Caucus and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the continent’s economic…
FG scraps Niger Delta, sports ministries, unveils regional development ministry
By Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja The Federal Executive Council (FEC), today, scrapped the Ministries of Niger Delta and Sports…
FCCPC tackles DisCos over pre-paid meter phase-out
By Stanley Onyeka, Lagos The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), says it has begun addressing the…
Power minister constitutes committee to tackle grid collapse
Tochukwu Bliss, Abuja The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has constituted a six-member Committee to advise the federal…
FG moves to tackle corruption, trains procurement officers
The federal government has begun a three-week training in procurement across its agencies to check funds waste and…
Reps urge CBN to increase agricultural lending to 7%
The House of Representatives on Tuesday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to raise agricultural lending…