Karl Toriola, MTN Nigeria CEO Technology firm, MTN has reported a 41.8 per cent service revenue surge as subscriber base hits 89.5 million, but regulatory headwinds emerge in the digital lending segment. MTN Nigeria Communications Plc delivered a blockbuster first quarter in 2026, with profit after tax more than doubling to N355.5 billion from N133.7 […]
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The World Bank has approved the establishment of a state-of-the-art Model Veterinary Hospital in Ado-Ekiti, marking a major step forward for animal health care and livestock development in Ekiti State. The project, approved under the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) initiative, is designed to strengthen veterinary services, improve disease surveillance, and enhance overall livestock […]
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Farmers and the federal government have disagreed over the recent drop in prices of food items across the country. Many of the farmers and their associations, who spoke to Daily Trust, cited what they described as massive importation of food items recently approved by the government as the cause of the price crash. But the […]
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FAO Representative in Nigeria and ECOWAS, Dr. Hussein Gadain, and Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa Aiyedatiwa pledges support for farmers, youths training Ondo State Government and the Food and Agricultural Organisation, FAO, have resolved to partner on food security and land reforms to promote food security, youth empowerment and land reforms in the state. Governor […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Dangote Group, Niger Foods and Africa Rice are working together to increase rice production in Nigeria. Rice remains the most staple food in the country The Chairman, Niger Foods, Engr, Sammy Adigun, who dropped the hint in an exclusive interview with our correspondent in Osogbo yesterday opined that this decision-making process […]
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acquires 26,000 hectares of land in Ose LG for pilot scheme launches committee on agric investments Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday inaugurated the Steering Committee of the Framework for Responsible and Inclusive Land-Intensive Agricultural Investment (FRILIA). At the event in Akure, he said the initiative was another bold step by his administration to […]
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launches committee on EU deforestation-free regulation compliance Ondo State, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has declared that the state will reman Nigeria’s leading cocoa-producing state. He gave this assurance while launching the state’s version of the Strategic Committee for European Union Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) Compliance., charging to stakeholders to work towards aligning the state’s cocoa sector with […]
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First HoldCo Plc has announced plans to sell a 25 per cent stake in the company that was recently transferred to a special purpose vehicle, RC Investment Management Ltd. According to Bloomberg, the Managing Director of First HoldCo, Wale Oyedeji, disclosed the development during an investor conference call held in Lagos recently. “We will be […]
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Ondo state government has flagged off the distribution of 165 fodder choppers to livestock farmers in the state to enhance the quality of feeds and boost livestock production. This was in a statement by the Deputy Governor’s spokesman,John Akinduro. Fodder choppers are farm equipment used to cut various types of fodder, such as grass, hay […]
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Mr. Tony Elumelu Tony Elumelu, Chairman of United Bank for Africa, has acquired an additional N43.91 billion worth of shares in the bank over a two-day period. According to a regulatory filing submitted to the Nigerian Exchange Group by UBA’s Group Company Secretary, Bili Odum, the transactions were carried out between May 29 and May […]
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