agriculture
Energy
NNPCL supported Dangote refinery establishment with $1bn loan – Official
By Damilola AinaThe Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, (NNPC) has said it secured a $1bn loan backed by crude oil to support the coming on stream of the 650,000...
Defence and Security
Lt. Changfe Maigari emerges first female Nigerian Navy aircraft pilot
Lt. Changfe Maigari has made history as the first female pilot of the Nigerian Navy (NN) after completing...
agriculture
Nigerian Government targets massive wheat production Nigeria
By Emma Ujah,The Federal Government has launched an ambitious initiative to boost Nigeria’s wheat production, as part of...
Nigerian Society of Engineers
NSE Confers Honorary Fellowship on Chief Leemon Ikpea,
In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Engineering profession and the development of the oil, gas, and...
Energy
Anambra State Electricity Market, Regulatory Commission Bill Passes Second Reading
A bill for a law to establish Anambra State Electricity Market and Anambra State Electricity Regulatory Commission has...
NDE urges youths to embrace agriculture
By Zubairu IdrisThe National Directorate of Employment (NDE) on Tuesday in Kano urged unemployed youths to embrace its agriculture as part of measures towards...
Dangote fertiliser to train over 1m farmers in 3 years
By Rukayat MoisemheDangote Fertiliser Limited has announced plans to train over one million farmers in the next three years to enhance the agricultural sector...
First wholly made-in Nigeria tomato mix launched
Tomato Jos Farming and Processing Limited, has launched its Tomato Jos paste variant into the Nigerian market.The new tomato paste variant, packaged in a...
Red gold: the rise and fall of West Africa’s palm oil empire
By Pauline von Hellermann, University of London
For thousands of years, the oil palm - indigenous to West Africa – has had an intimate relationship...
Agency provides guidelines for GMOs’ biosafety system – DG
By Vivian Emoni
The National Biosafety Management Agency (NBMA), says it was providing efficient guidelines, to improve Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) for a strong biosafety...
Julius Berger diversifies into cashew processing
...Targets zero-waste at plant
Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief
Nigeria’s leading construction giant, Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, has made a bold diversification of its investment portfolio...