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Nigeria's Mohammed Barkindo re-appointed as Opec secretary for a fresh three year tenure
FORMER Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) managing director Mohammed Barkindo has been re-appointed as the secretary general of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) for another three years. Mr...
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Buhari's animal husbandry bill should be part of a wider comprehensive agriculture policy
By Ayo Akinfe Local governments will be obliged to organise their farmers into cooperative units Farmers will be encouraged to sell their produce, buy seedlings, pesticides and fertilisers, as well as farming equipment through their...
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EU approves the sum of €165m to assist Nigeria with her renewable energy programme
EUROPEAN Union (EU) officials have approved the sum of €165m to support Nigeria’s renewable energy programme as part of a plan to assist the country in combating its chronic electricity problems. Power supply is one of the biggest...
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Rather than Ruga we need a Nigerian Animal Husbandry Bill 2019
Nigeria currently has about 20m head of cattle. We should aim to double this to at least 40m by 2020 through an ambitious programme of industrial production, aggressive ranching, the provision of veterinary services and the provision of...
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PricewaterhouseCoopers says Nigeria is sitting on $900bn worth of dead capital that needs to be invested
NIGERIA needs to unlock as much as $900bn worth of dead capital to increase economic activities and stimulate growth according to a recent report by international accountancy form PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Currently the country with the...
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