Kaduna farmers repay less than 50 per cent 80 per cent of Kano farmers yet to pay We now take farmers to court, says RIFAN President ‘Some farmers see the loan as national cake’ Kebbi set up a recovery committee to no avail Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP) in the Northwest is threatened by the failure […]
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Total Nigeria Plc has announced the appointment of Dr Samba Seye as the Managing Director of the firm. His appointment takes effect from Wednesday, September 1. The company made the announcement in a statement issued by its Country Communications Manager, Mr Charles Ebereonwu on Tuesday in Lagos. It says Seye is replacing Mr Imrane Barry […]
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BUA Group, one of Africa’s leading industrial companies, is set to commence the construction of a 2,000tons/day Plaster of Paris (Gypsum Powder) production plant. This was made known during the signing of an agreement between BUA and MMM Erba Makina of Turkey – one of the world’s leading equipment suppliers for plaster production to supply […]
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Some poultry farmers in Lagos state are lamenting over the recent bird flu outbreak across the country and have called for improved biosecurity measures in the poultry farms. They lamented the impact of the recent bird flu outbreak in the poultry sector in separate interviews on Monday in Lagos. Mr Emmanuel Iregbeyen, poultry farmer at […]
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Dufil Prima Foods, makers of Nigeria’s leading noodles brand, Indomie Instant Noodles, has presented N13.7 million cash prize to 137 winners of its just concluded ‘Indomitables Eat and Win’ Promo. Besides, it splashed prizes ranging from school bags, lunch boxes as well as caps and T-shirts worth N37 million, on 2,000 other winners. Altogether, it […]
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Fifty million customers of digital telecommunications giant, Globacom, will be rewarded wit free airtime and data as the company marks the 18th anniversary of its seamless operations in Nigeria. The company which disclosed this in a statement, said that prepaid customers would receive a gift of N200 airtime, which comprises six minutes of talk time. […]
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Nigeria’s GDP now $432bn, South Africa’s $370bn, Nigeria has maintained her position as Africa’s biggest economy, according to a report recently released by South Africa. An analysis of the new report by Statistics South Africa, SSA, of that country’s rebased Gross Domestic Product, GDP, pushed South Africa’s economy up by 11 per cent. After a […]
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Buhari lauds GDP’s 5.01% growth in Q2,2021 Economists dismiss figures as reflection of last year’s deep dive Growth needs to be sustained before 2023 election slows economy down, says Rewane Impact on citizens’ welfare matters most, Yusuf insists Transport growth is first sign of recovering economy’ Expert see more potential in telecom, calls for better […]
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One of Nigeria’s leading discount retail outlets, Jara stores, has concluded plans to open its second retail store in Benin City, at the Ugbowo axis of Benin City, the Edo State capital. A statement by a representative of the stores, Ayo Bademosi, said the opening of the new store is in line with the company’s […]
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To strengthen traders’ capital base, the federal government has increased the TraderMoni loan portfolio from N10,000 to N50,000. This increment translates to 400 per cent. Essentially, the portfolio is for sidelined Nigerians. Besides, government increased the FarmerMoni to N300,000. Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq disclosed these during the […]
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