Nigeria government is said to be considering suspending import duties on staple food, drugs and other essential items for six months to slow inflation in Africa’s most-populous nation, Bloomberg reported yesterday. The government may also waive levies on fertilisers, poultry feed, flour and grains, according to a document seen by the news medium that has […]
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The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security have commenced discussions on how to deploy existing technical competencies and other resources by the two institutions to improve agro allied-industries development targets, climate change mitigations and smart solar irrigation aimed at dry-season farming. The trio of […]
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As part of its further response to deal with the global economic challenge posed by the novel COVID-19, Heritage Bank Plc has reiterated commitment to deepen its support to young entrepreneurs in Nigeria to grow their businesses either as start-ups or prospective business owners. This, the bank said, is in line with its culture as […]
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The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has observed that the investigations of loans taken by the Federal Government could send wrong signal to the lenders. Amaechi made the observation at an investigative hearing organised by the House of Representatives Committee on Treaties, Protocols and Agreements in Abuja. He said that the investigation could cause […]
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Police have arrested three juveniles suspected of crashing a display of 1,800-food cans collected for an Alaska food bank. The chest-high structure built by 17 engineering students at Anchorage’s Dimond High School was displayed at the Dimond Center mall. The display was the only student structure in an annual “Canstructure” competition, […]
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