The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has said the federal and state governments were not prepared for the Type C meningitis outbreak that has ravaged 19 states in the country. Adewole said this on Monday during the stakeholders’ meeting with the Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul-Aziz Yari, and the Meningitis and Prevention and Emergency Response committee at the State …

The United Nations warned Tuesday that “the risk of mass deaths from starvation … is growing” among people in conflict and drought-hit areas of the Horn of Africa, Yemen and Nigeria. Due to drought and a “severe” funding shortfall “an avoidable humanitarian crisis … is fast becoming an inevitability”, said UN refugee agency spokesman Adrian Edwards. Violent conflicts and increasing displacement …

The Federal Government on Tuesday announced a new policy for tomatoes, in line with its  objective  of boosting production, improving the value chain and attracting investment. The Minister of Industry,Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah, made the announcement at a media briefing at the headquarters of the ministry in Abuja. He said the tomato sector policy was developed and is …

The Federal Government will recapitalise the Bank of Agriculture to the tune of N3 trillion in order to enable farmers in the country to have access to funds at affordable interest rates. The Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, said this on Monday at the inaugural harvest of a Tilapia from a fish farm belonging to Premium Aquaculture …

Barring any last minute change in decision, the Nigerian Stock Exchange may soon clampdown on the shares of 11 companies who had missed the deadline to file their audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016. The NSE who on Monday made this announcement said it might suspend trading in their securities. The defaulting companies are A.G Leventis …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) is to intensify its patrol and other activities in 2017 as part of measures to curtail road accident across the country. In 2016, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria recorded not less than 11, 363 road accident nationwide, leading to the dealth of 5,053 road users. To reverse the trend drastically, …

Nigeria’s fully integrated telecommunications company, Globacom wants small businesses to adopt integrated and flexible communications plan in order to improve their efficiency, cut cost and expand their bottom lines. Globacom’s Head of SME Business, Mr. Mike Ehumadu gave this advice at a Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Trade Fair organised by the Nigerian Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI), …

The past President of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Monday, promised the listing of companies under the Dangote Group of companies on the nation’s bourse. The companies include Refinery and Petrochemical. Dangote stated this at the bell ringing ceremony on the NSE in Lagos as part of activities to mark his 60th birthday. He said that he …

Shareholders of Fidelity Bank Plc are to get a dividend of 14 kobo for the full year ended December 31, 2016 for every ordinary share of 50 kobo, which amount to N4.05 billion. If the dividend is approved at the bank’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), which is slated for May 4, 2017 at the Shell Hall Muson Centre Lagos it …

Dayo Emmanuel   Lagos based MFM FC are currently leading the pack of the Nigeria Professional Football League.   The Olukoya boys as fondly called defeated El-Kanemi warriors 3-0 on Sunday at the Agege Stadium in Lagos.   Confident at the front of home fans, MFM scored their three goals in the first half to crumble whatever attack their visitors …