• Nigeria

    Bird flu: Poultry farmers to get N1.7bn compensation

    •        FG expresses concerns over imported frozen chicken Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has directed the Ministry of Agriculture to liaise with the Ministry of Finance on how to settle the N1.7bn outstanding compensation for poultry farmers whose birds were destroyed by the Federal Government as ...

  • USA Nigeria

    Naira soars to 450 as dollar scarcity fades out

    Oyetunji Abioye The naira climbed to a three-month high at 450 against the United States dollar on the parallel market on Friday, as the scarcity of the greenback began to fade out on the official and black foreign exchange markets. This came four days after the Central Bank of Nigeria ...

  • Nigeria

    Abuja airport closure forces investment forum postponement

    Stanley Opara with agency report The Nigeria International Trade and Investment Conference has been postponed for three months due to the planned temporary closure of the Abuja international airport, the organisers said on Friday. The trade conference is meant to drum up badly-needed investment in the country, especially with the ...

  • Qatar Nigeria

    I hoped to make huge profit from selling drugs – Welder arrested by NDLEA

    Tunde Ajaja A 33-year-old welder, Ibe Divine, has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for attempting to smuggle 2.485kg of cannabis to Qatar. Ibe, who is married with two children, was nabbed at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos. During interrogation, however, he told ...

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    Jaiz Foundation Commences ‘Takaful’ Islamic Insurance

    The Jaiz Foundation is set to kick start Islamic ‘Takaful’ Insurance in Kaduna, Kano, Lagos with head office in Abuja. As part of the final preparation, the Foundation held a week induction training for the staff of the organization, who are going to be deployed to these states to commence ...

  • USA Nigeria

    Jaiz Foundation Commences ‘Takaful’ Islamic Insurance

    The Jaiz Foundation is set to kick start Islamic ‘Takaful’ Insurance in Kaduna, Kano, Lagos with head office in Abuja. As part of the final preparation, the Foundation held a week induction training for the staff of the organization, who are going to be deployed to these states to commence ...

  • Nigeria

    Court Sentenced Killer Of Human Right Lawyer To Death By Hanging

    Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Friday convicted and sentenced carpenter, Oluwaseun Oladapo to death by hanging for the murder of human rights lawyer, Kunle Fadipe. Justice Ipaye also found Oladapo guilty of the murder of Fadipe’s mother-in-law Mrs Cecelia Owolabi. The prosecution led ...

  • Nigeria

    Place Where Girls Dance Naked In Kaduna For Money Uncovered

    Some girls suspected to be students have found a juicy business in a newly opened hotel name (withheld) in Sabon Tasha, a suburb in Kaduna city  where they dance naked for money to entertain people. LEADERSHIP investigations revealed that, the girls in their early twenties have been hired by a ...

  • Nigeria

    Governance: PMB On Track – Coalition

    Group, coalition for Buhari has passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari in all sectors of the economy, stressing that the president is on track. Coordinator of the group, Zuwaira Sani Bakori addressing a press conference in Kaduna said, the administration of President Buhari has performed ...

  • Nigeria

    Printers Association Laments High Cost Of Printing Materials

    …Seeks “Printers Village” in Kaduna Kaduna Master Printer’s Association (KAMPA) has lamented the high rate of printing ‎ materials, saying they are almost sent out of business for inability to purchase the materials. Towards this end, the printers have appealed passionately to the Federal Government to intervene and assist accordingly for ...