By Collins Nnabuife, Tribune Newspaper The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said that it did not spend N18.9 billion on bush clearing as reported, instead, it spent only N2.5 billion on bush clearing and land preparation of 3,200 hectares in 8 States. The Ministry in a statement by its Director of Information, Dr.
By News Agency of Nigeria Aggregate production of mineral products in Nigeria peaked at 89.48 million tonnes in 2021 with Ogun, Kogi, and Cross River States recording the highest output, says a report by the Federal Statistics Bureau. The National Bureau of Statistics’ mineral production report for 2021 showed that national production grew by 39.19
By David Hundeyin, West Africa Weekly There is a problem with Nigerian banking, and it’s worse than you think. Much worse. In May 2022, shortly after my story about Chinese loan sharks in West Africa went up, a number of new tips and leads started trickling in. It looked at first, as though a follow-up story would emerge,
By Elijah Ojonicko Akoji Listen To The Report This investigation by Elijah Akoji uncovers how a Federal Government agency awarded N56 million borehole project for communities in Jigawa State which was never executed despite the release of funds. Between 2018 and 2019, payment made by the Border Community Development Agency (BCDA) has shown that over
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Listen To The Report The management of the PortHarcourt Electricity Distribution Company PLC, PHEDC has said another collapse of the national grid is the cause of the current outage suffered by its customers. The distribution company made this known in as statement issued on Wednesday. “Kindly be informed that the outage currently
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Independence National Electoral Commission, INEC, has extended the continuous voter registration exercise until further notice. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq, said it is imperative to extend the CVR because “the Commission has consistently reiterated its resolve to continue to provide
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Federal Government of Nigeria has concluded plans to conduct the 2023 agricultural census, three decades after. The Statistician-General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer of National Bureau of Statistics, NBS Prince Adeyemi Adeniran made this known while speaking as he declared open the training exercise for
By The Whistler Listen To Rhe Report The Nigeria Center for Disease Control has announced that a total of 74 persons have been killed by cholera in 30 states this year. The latest cholera situation report by the NCDC also showed that there are a total of 2,339 suspected cases of the infection as of