Nigeria-Moroccan venture to produce one million tons of fertilizer from 2017

By AUSTIN OWOICHO, Abuja An agreement between the governments of Nigeria and Morocco, anchored by Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers of Nigeria, FEPSAN and a Moroccan company, OCP will yield one million tons of fertilizer through local production for next farming season. This will be a short term solution that will, by a signed agreement also…

​Fayose condemns FG increment workers’ PAYE tax, others, urges reversal

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has called on the federal government to rescind its decision to reduce workers salary through obnoxious increment in Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax, pension and National Housing Fund (NHF) deductions, which were applied on gross salary, making some of the workers to have as much 30 per cent…

Erdogan’s record of human rights abuses, as terrible as ever

  By Chris SuleimanIf Turkey’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s action since the stage-managed coup and the resultant unlawful arrest and detention of well over 150,000 persons without any charges  for the past six months  troubles your heart,  I would understand your feelings.  It was such a primitive and archaic way to lead a people in…

Irresponsible publications trigger violence – Expert

BY PEACE UZOMAH, Kaduna Recently the media has come under heavy criticism as one of origins that flare the embers of violence in most of our communities, especially during election.

Agriculture holds potentials of reversing recession – Manzo

By Peace Uzomah, Kaduna The role of Agriculture in Nigeria as a great contributor to economic growth and development is a reality that has the potential of turning around the economic recession of the country.

100 youth benefit from KRPC YESAP initiative

From Peace Uzomah, Kaduna Going by the current wave of unemployment and global recession, the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) has selected  100 youth  to be trained in different youth empowerment programmes and skills acquisition.

Sokoto youth leader commends Kaduna Electric over free meters

Sokoto State Chairman of National Youth Association Mukhtar Bello Abdulraham has commended the Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company for providing free prepaid meters to its Customers in Sokoto State.

Wike, PDP planning to deploy fake army, policemen on December 10 – APC Alleges

By PRECIOUS IBINABO DAVIDS, Port Harcourt   As the December 10 rerun elections in Rivers State approach, the State Chapter of All Progressives Congress [APC] says it has received credible intelligence that the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike and the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] have made several National Youth Service Corp [NYSC] uniforms complete…

Breaking! Thugs attack APC Secretariat in Kaduna

In what appears to be a coordinated attack, thugs suspected to be Shehu Sani’s supporters have stormed the Kaduna APC Secretariat on Ali Akilu Way.

OPINION BY JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON: Time to act is now as suspicion trails sacking of over 200 staff of Federal University Dutsinma

  By JACOB ONJEWU DICKSON The unity of Nigeria is non-negotiable as the country must remain one indivisible country and progress on that threshold to become a world power in the future.