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Nigeria to Consume 35 Million Tons of Rice By 2050
Nigeria’s rice consumption is projected to reach 35 million tons by 2050, from 5 million ton currently, rising at the rate of 7 per cent yearly due to population growth, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, said on...
Never So Divided, Never So United
A month after an angry public launched protests across Nigeria over skyrocketing fuel prices due to the removal of a government subsidy, a measure of calm has returned and people seem to have settled into accepting a compromise.
Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria Projects That Vaccine for the Treatment of HIV/AIDS May be Available in the Next Five Years
The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN) which treats 100,000 HIV/AIDS victims yearly has projected that vaccine for the treatment of the virus may be available in the next five years.
Agricultural Transformation Action Plan of Nigeria Could Create 3.5 Million Jobs And Add 20 Million Tons of Food to the Supply Chain
The Agricultural Transformation Action Plan (ATAP) of the Nigeria could create 3.5 million jobs and add 20 million tons of food to the supply chain by 2015, according to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina.
Nigeria Abandoned 399 Environment-related Projects Worth More Than $50 Million in 2011
In 2011, Nigeria abandoned 399 environment-related projects worth more than $50 million as less than 30% work had been done on the projects which were awarded in 2010, the Minister of Environment, Mrs Hadiza Mailafiya, said on Wednesday in Abuja while...
11 People, Including the Divisional Police Officer Killed By Gunmen in Nigeria
Less that 24 hours after the killing of more than 150 people in Kano, 11 others, including the Divisional Police Officer(DPO) in Charge of Tafawa Balewa in Bauchi State and two soldiers have been killed by gunmen.
Latest Reports Indicate No Fewer Than 150 People were Killed in Multiple Bomb Explosions in Kano on Friday
Latest reports indicate that no fewer than 150 people were killed in Friday’s multiple bomb explosions in Kano, instead of the seven originally reported in the incident which the Islamic sect, Boko Haram claimed was carried out to make a statement.
Security Forces in Nigeria Arrest 10 Boko Haram Members After Attack in Borno
Suspected members of Islamic radical sect, Boko Haram, have attacked the location of the Joint Task Force (JTF), which is on “Operation Restore Order” in Borno state (north-east), killing two people in Maiduguri. Thus prompting the Joint Task Force...
