Oil prices rose on Tuesday amid worries that there could be a high risk of disruptions to supply, especially in the Middle East.
Brent crude oil futures were at $71.80 per barrel at 0120 GMT, up 38 cents, or […]

Despite the speed of the annual growth rate for renewables in recent times, oil and gas will hold more than half of the energy demand in a few more decades to come, Secretary General of OPEC, Mohammed Sanusi […]

The new owners of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) have accessed about N158 billion from the Central Bank of Nigeria under its Nigeria Electricity Market Stabilisation Facility […]

Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court Abuja on Tuesday fixed June 5 to deliver judgment in the suit seeking information on the amount spent on President Muhammadu Buhari’s treatment in London.

Tsoho f […]

Armyworm: Cereals growers in North Rift region, the country’s grain basket, are staring at heavy losses due to the re-emergence of the Fall armyworm.
The worm invasion has increased production costs and also t […]

A seminar on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) which aimed to bring stakeholders together to discuss issues surrounding GMOs has taken place in Accra.
The programme brought together representatives from the […]

Farmcrowdy: Technological changes have been the major driving force for increasing agricultural productivity and development around the world.
In the past, the choice of technologies and their adoption was to […]

Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Oyo State says it has received farm inputs worth N17.8 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the Bank of Agriculture (BOA).
The state Chairman of […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a lawyer, Festus Keyamo, as Director General, Strategic Communications, of his 2019 re-election campaign.
The Director of General of Buhari Campaign Organisation and […]

The National Security Adviser (NSA) Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd) said the country’s intelligence agencies would continue to clash unless the National Security Agencies Decree 1986 is a […]

Gombe State Government said it has concluded arrangement to prosecute Mr Ibrahim Garba Wala, the managing director of Wala One 2Man Media Ltd for failure to execute a N3.8 million computer training contracts […]

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has directed its members in all Federal Health institutions nationwide to commence indefinite strike from Tuesday midnight April 17, 2018.

This followed the Federal […]

Experts have advised farmers on ideal situation for intercropping leguminous with non-leguminous crops so as to enhance the fertility of the soil and get maximum yield on the farm.

An agronomist, Alhaji […]

Members of the Parliamentary Support Group (PSG) for President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday faulted the Senate’s resolution disbanding their association, saying they cannot be intimidated.

PSG was formed as a […]

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the contractor handling the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail project, CCECC, should begin laying the rail tracks this month, several months after the original scheduled […]

The ultra modern Cross River rice seedling centre will be ready in a matter of few weeks, Governor Ben Ayade has disclosed.
The centre which is presently installing equipment from China, is expected produce rice […]

As part of measures to boost the country’s self-sufficiency in wheat production, Flour Milling Association of Nigeria (FMAN), comprising Dangote Flour Mills, Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN), Honeywell Flour, Dufil, a […]

As part of measures to boost the country’s self-sufficiency in wheat production, Flour Milling Association of Nigeria (FMAN), comprising Dangote Flour Mills, Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN), Honeywell Flour, Dufil, a […]

The African Development Bank’s (AfDB) has signed a $200 million Soft Commodity Finance Facility agreement with the Export Trading Group.
According to a statement from the bank on Thursday, the facility, which w […]