THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in Nigeria, Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, stated that Nigeria has become the largest producer of rice and sorghum in Africa. A day later, the Senate Committee on Agriculture said about two million metric tonnes …
The Vice President of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo on Monday, October 11, 2021, said Inflation in the country trended downwards over the last five months. This statement generated murmurs as it was made on the heels of rising cost of living …
A FORMER aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, on Wednesday, September 29, said Nigeria’s national debt as of 2015 was N12 trillion naira. This debt, he said under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, has shot up to N35 trillion. He …
MINISTER of Communication and Digital Economy Isa Pantami told the press that Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards are now manufactured in Nigeria, this was met by disbelief in some quarters. Pantami told the press that the development is a product …
LEAD of the Special Tax Operations Group at the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Mathew Gbonjubola claimed that there was nowhere in the world, where the administration of Value Added Tax was done at the sub-national level, but checks by …
IN a bid to show that insecurity in Nigeria did not impact negatively on the agricultural sector, Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Drainage and Water Resources Joe Igbokwe claimed the sector recorded significant growth. Igbokwe who took to …
THE Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed on July 6, 2021 said the Federal Government spends N60 billion yearly to repair vandalised pipelines. Mohammed made this statement during a Town Hall Meeting on Protecting Oil and Gas held in …
IN June 2021 a post which alleged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has authorised the use of cryptocurrency “like the naira in Nigeria” was circulated online. The uncredited post which was shared multiple times on WhatsApp noted that the …
A former vice president of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, on March 28, 2021 made several claims that the country is the world headquarters for extreme poverty, the world capital for out-of-school children, and the nation with the highest unemployment rate on …
,KARIMA Babangida, the Director of Federal Ministry of Agriculture claimed that Nigeria is the highest producer of cassava. Babangida who was represented by Umar Mohamed, the Regional Director of North East, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, made this …
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