Nigeria Imports About 900,000 Tonnes of Fish Annually

The Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives in Lagos State in south-western Nigeria, Mr. Enock Ajiboso, has revealed that Nigeria imports about 900,000 tonnes of fish valued at $800 million annually to meet the country’s shortfall. Ajiboso told...

African Development Bank Signs Loan Agreement for Submarine Fiber Optic Cable in Western Africa

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Main One Cable Company have signed a $61 million loan agreement for the financing of a submarine fiber optic cable connection along the West African coast. According to a statement copied to APA, the system...

Sickle Cell DNA Laboratory Inaugurated At the National Sickle Cell Centre in Lagos, Nigeria

A sickle cell DNA laboratory has been inaugurated at the National Sickle Cell Centre in Lagos to serve Nigeria and other countries in the sub-region. The laboratory was established by the Sickle Cell Foundation of Nigeria and funded by the MTN Foundation.

Nigeria: Minister Warns Against Illegal Export of Scrap Iron

Nigeria’s Mines and Steel Development Minister Alhaji Ahmed Gusau on Tuesday said the government would prosecute anybody caught exporting scrap iron. Speaking during an official visit to the African Steel Mills in Ikorodu in Lagos State, he said...