FG Bans Direct Sales of Farm Products Between Farmers and Foreign Nationals

AgricultureBusinessNewsFG Bans Direct Sales of Farm Products Between Farmers and Foreign Nationals

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 9, 2022

ABUJA — The Federal Government has banned direct sales of farm products between indigenous farmers and foreign investors. The new regulation which is to ensure that Nigerian farmers are not shortchanged now mandates all foreign nationals to go through licensed local buying agents to do business with the farmers. The Minister of Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo, disclosed this to State House Correspondents shortly after Wednesday’s virtual Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by Vice...

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Governor Obiano Commissions the Ten Thousand Capacity Convention Centre in Awka

BusinessInfrastructureGovernor Obiano Commissions the Ten Thousand Capacity Convention Centre in Awka

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)March 9, 2022

AWKA — As part of the build-up to his exit from office after eight years, Governor Willie Obiano has today commissioned the ten thousand capacity International Convention Centre built tastefully and furnished to standard.  With only minor finishing touches left, Governor Obiano decided to commission the project which is one of his signature projects. The commissioning of the Convention Centre was also marked with a merit award to deserving Anambra State indigenes and other non-indigenes...

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Adamawa State Government Review Upward Livestock/Grains Fees

BusinessNewsTaxationAdamawa State Government Review Upward Livestock/Grains Fees

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 9, 2022

YOLA — Adamawa State House of Assembly has granted approval to the executive to review the rates payable on large and small animals as well as grains in Adamawa state. The approval followed a request letter forwarded to the house by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in pursuant to section 128 of the Adamawa state revenue administration law number 12 of 2020 to reviewed the rates for produce inspection and livestock control fees. The Speaker, Aminu...

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Fish Farmers In Kwara Orders To Stop Discharge of Sewage Into A Dam

BusinessEnvironmentFish Farmers In Kwara Orders To Stop Discharge of Sewage Into A Dam

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2022

ILORIN — Fish farmers within the boundaries of the Asa Dam waterworks in Kwara state have been ordered to stop the discharge of sewage into the dam immediately. State Commissioner for Water Resources, Wahab Femi Agbaje, also directed that the 250-metre minimum setback stated in the law should be maintained by all the fish farmers operating by the dam side. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of stakeholders meeting with the...

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Abramovich Confirms Speculations To Sell Chelsea F.C (Full Statement)

BusinessSoccerAbramovich Confirms Speculations To Sell Chelsea F.C (Full Statement)

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 3, 2022

Chelsea owner, Roman Abramovich has confirmed he is selling Chelsea Football Club as the fall-out of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, with all net proceeds from the sale to be donated to victims of the war in Ukraine. The Russian billionaire purchased the West London outfit in 2003 for £140m and transformed it into one of the world’s most successful clubs. But his position has come under scrutiny following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He initially...

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Chelsea Owner, Roman Abramovich, Promises to Sell Club and Send Proceed to Ukraine Victims

BusinessSportsWar & CrisisChelsea Owner, Roman Abramovich, Promises to Sell Club and Send Proceed to Ukraine Victims

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 3, 2022

LAGOS — The owner of Chelsea football club, Roman Abramovich, has on Wednesday confirmed that he will sell the English club amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Russian billionaire maintained that it is in the “best interest” of the Champions League winner if he parts ways with the club he has transformed since he bought in 2003. “As I have stated before, I have always taken decisions with the club’s best interest at heart,” Abramovich...

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Soludo Goes To Inauguration With Ogbunike, Anambra Made Shoes

BusinessColumnsSoludo Goes To Inauguration With Ogbunike, Anambra Made Shoes

PilotnewsFebruary 28, 2022

By Joe C Anatune, Guest Columnist and Blogger These days, technology has increased the proliferation of brands in various categories and in the process, making it possible for new market entrants to compete at national and global levels as they can replicate global quality with some guidance. Functional attributes are therefore narrowing. The result of the foregoing is that the factory is no longer where the battle for market share is crystallised. The perceptual minds...

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Police Screens 4,496 Candidates in Bauchi for Employment

JobsPolicePolice Screens 4,496 Candidates in Bauchi for Employment

PilotnewsFebruary 26, 2022

BAUCHI — The Police Command in Bauchi State has screened 4,496 candidates for employment as constables, over nine days. The command’s spokesman, SP Ahmed Wakil, announced this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, in Bauchi. He said that the exercise was hitch-free and conducted under the supervision of the Police Service Commission (PSC) and the Federal Character Commission. He said that the exercise started on Feb, 1...

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FG Committed to Improving Economy – Clement Agba

EconomyFG Committed to Improving Economy – Clement Agba

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 24, 2022

ABUJA — The minister of state for budget and national planning, Clement Agba, has disclosed that the federal government is devoted to improving the economy. He said this to the State House correspondent on Wednesday at the end of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting. According to him, the economy is making a lot of progress given its consistently good performance in recent times. “First, you say the figures that were given show that there...

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OPINION: Soludo: Beyond Akwete

BusinessColumnsPoliticsOPINION: Soludo: Beyond Akwete

PilotnewsFebruary 23, 2022

By Joe C. Anatune, Guest Columnist and Blogger   Akwete today is being popularised as a metaphor by Anambra State Governor-Elect, Cee Cee Soludo for the purchase and consumption of made in Anambra products and services. Already, the women of Akwete who under the inspiration of the pioneering works of Dada Nwakata, gave the world this fascinating fabric are smiling to the bank due to the association of their products with an iconic figure who...

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