Tinubu approves the creation of Federal Ministry of Livestock Development to address herdsmen menace

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the creation of a new Federal Ministry of Livestock Development and at addressing the agonising problem of nomadic Fulani cattle herdsmen and ending the incessant attacks on farming communities across the country.

 

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Aluko gets first management role as he joins Ipswich Town backroom staff as first team coach

FORMER Super Eagles winger Sone Aluko as a member of the backroom coaching staff at newly promoted English Premier League side Ipswich Town that will see him taking training sessions for the first team.

 

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Today, our Make Nigeria Better series takes us to Kano State to examine what economic potential it has. We look at what could be in the state with the largest economy in northern Nigeria

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[1] Kano State apparently has the second largest economy in Nigeria after Lagos. Many Nigerians have forgotten that during World War Two, their country was the world’s largest groundnut producer. Thanks to Alhaji Alhassan Dantata, it was Nigerian peanuts that helped sustain allied troops during the conflict

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Falcons begin their Olympic goal quest as Spanish training camp opens ahead of Paris games

NIGERIA's Super Falcons have begun preparations for the Paris Olympics due to start later this month as training began at their Spanish camp in the southern city of Seville over the weekend.

 

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Our Making Nigeria Better series takes us to Ekiti State today where we examine the economic potential of the territory

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[1] Ekiti State has one of the lowest internally generated revenue (IGR) figures in Nigeria. The paltry sum of $13m a year the state generates is just over 10% of the $110m Ekiti gets in Federation Account Allocations and this needs to change immediately. In my opinion, the only way to do this from what I can see is through agriculture, agro-processing, solid minerals and tourism

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Lagos property developer Cruxstone offers UK diasporans special deal

LAGOS luxury property developer Cruxstone has launched a new real estate and hospitality package specifically designed for UK diasporans that involves the company not only selling them choice properties but also furnishing them as hotel apartments with high rental returns.

 

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Tinubu re-elected as Ecowas chairman with a mandate to resolve the Sahelian crisis

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) at today's meeting of the regional sub-group with a mandate to sort out the growing political crisis in the Sahel region.

 

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Today, our Make Nigeria Better bandwagon rolls into Niger State, where we examine the economic potential of the territory

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[1] For starters Niger State has the largest landmass in Nigeria with an area of 76,363 km2. This is more than double the whole of the southeast geo-political zone with its 29,525 square kilometres and almost as much as the entire 79,665 square kilometres that makes up the southwest. Niger State should be one endless stream of farming plantations

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Kemi Badenoch tipped to run for Tory leader as she scrapes home along with seven other Nigerians

NIGERIAN-born trade and industry secretary Kemi Badenoch has once more been forecast to be one of the leading Conservative Party leadership contenders to replace Rishi Sunak after narrowly managing to retail her North West Essex seat in Thursday's elections.

 

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Today, our Make Nigeria Better series takes us to Taraba State to examine the economic potential of the territory. This is another untapped goldmine Nigeria is sitting on

[1] I would argue that Taraba is the “most wasted state in Nigeria.” It is by far the most beautiful state in the country, it has an abundance of wildlife and were we a thinking people, we would have developed Taraba State into another Serengeti or Masai Mara

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