News

NLNG… After 17 Years, More Nods For Nigeria’s Creative Sector

Ihesiulo Grace 11 November 2021 0

When Nigeria began her global domination of literarydom with the likes of Wole Soyinka, Chinua Achebe, Ben Okri, among others, many wondered what the future will hold. Today, with the likes of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Teju Cole, Adaobi Nwaubani, among others, it is safe to say that the future

Business News

Nigerian Government Partners With UAE To Track Illegal Gold Trade

Ihesiulo Grace 22 July 2021 0

The Federal Government has agreed to track the massive illegal gold migration from Nigeria to Dubai in collaboration with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is a response to the daily illegal movement of large quantities of gold from Nigeria to Dubai, with the gold passing through the UAE police unnoticed, despite the fact that […]

News

Nigeria needs role of traditional leaders in governance – NCPC

Ihesiulo Grace 11 June 2021 0

Tom Okpe, Abuja The Executive Secretary Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission, Rev. Yakubu Pam has said that Nigeria would bounce back if only the Country respects roles of our Royal Fathers in governance.  Rev Pam made this disclosure on Friday in his office, while recieving delegation from the Uke Kingdom of Nassarawa State, led by His […]

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Money Laundary: Reps moves to save Nigeria $40.7bn annual capital flight

Ihesiulo Grace 4 May 2021 0

By Tom Okpe The House of Representatives has taken steps to save Nigeria about $40.7bn from a total of $88.6bn estimated capital flight, representing 46% that leaves African Continent through money laundary, tax evasion, diverted revenues, off-shore investments, and other forms of monetary shaddy deals yearly. Consequently, the Green Chamber of the National Assembly, urged

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Nigeria, other African states face debt crisis, slow growth

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2021 0

African countries need strong policies and further support from the international community to avert a debt crisis and protracted low growth, says the United Nations (UN). In a statement issued by the UN Department of Global Communications on Wednesday, the global body warned of the devastating socio-economic impact of COVID-19. The report was jointly signed […]

Tech

What are the most popular mobile devices in Nigeria in 2021?

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2021 0

Nigeria has the second-largest mobile market in Africa, with South Africa the only country where the devices have enjoyed greater penetration. In 2020, there were 2.9 million units sold in Nigeria, with 6.5 million shipped in the southern country. The rise of mobile has come about thanks to numerous factors. It is the cheapest way […]

Agriculture

Nigeria strategises ways to rank first in global Sorghum production

Ihesiulo Grace 9 March 2021 0

By Nneka Nwogwugwu The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with stakeholders in agriculture have strategized ways Nigeria can rank first in global Sorghum production. Daily Times reports that Nigeria is the world’s third-largest producer of Sorghum after the United States and India. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development,

Headlines

Nigeria, Morocco sign MOUs on hydrocarbons, agriculture

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2021 0

The Federal Government and the Kingdom of Morocco have signed five strategic Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) that would foster bilateral collaboration andpromote the development of hydrocarbons, agriculture, and commercein both countries. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva led the Nigerian delegation to the agreement signing ceremony at

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Those who wanted Jonathan out of office behind banditry in Nigeria – Mailafia

Ihesiulo Grace 26 February 2021 0

Dr. Obadiah Mailafia, a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, says many of the bandits terrorizing the country were sponsored by persons who wanted former President Goodluck Jonathan out of power. Mailafia stated this during an interview on Thursday. He said, “During the 2015 elections they brought in thousands of foreigners into […]

News

UN responds to banditry attacks in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 24 February 2021 0

By Nneka Nwogwugwu Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, has responded to the banditry attacks in Northern Nigeria. She spoke during a meeting on the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals in Nigeria with the Foreign Affairs minister, Geoffrey onyeama on Tuesday, February 23, in Abuja. She stated that the UN has over the […]

Business Economy

Nigerian economy out of recession – FG declares

Ihesiulo Grace 19 February 2021 0

The Federal Government (FG) has said that the Nigerian economy is out of recession with 0.11 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) recorded in the last quarter of 2020. The Minister of State, Budget and Economic Planning, Mr. Clem Agha, announced this in Imo on Thursday at the commissioning of a 3.5-kilometer ring road, executed by […]

Business

Nigeria, China in CNY1.75bn bilateral currency swap

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2021 0

After the Central Bank of Nigeria signed a bilateral currency swap agreement with the People’s Bank of China in April 2018, a total of CNY1.75bn has been auctioned on the market since the end of June 2020. The CBN announced this in its ‘Financial Markets Department 2020 Half Year Operation Report’ that was published on Wednesday. Some […]

News

Nigeria must feed herself — Minister

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2021 0

Dr Ogbonnya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology, said in Abuja on Thursday that food security was very critical to Nigeria and that the nation must be well-positioned to feed itself. Onu said Nigeria’s burgeoning population meant that its inability to feed its citizens would create problems for the country and also for the global […]

News

How we are changing agricultural narrative in Nigeria- Voriancorelli

Ihesiulo Grace 1 February 2021 0

By Mutiat Alli As the world continues to embrace technology as the driver of human development, one sector that has been earmarked for transformation in Nigeria is the agricultural sector as stakeholders across public sector and private establishments have already begun taking steps to the effect. At an interactive session which brought together key players […]

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Nigerian youth tasks Buhari to treat health as national security

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2020 0

By Doosuur Iwambe As Nigeria celebrates the 2020 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, the Nigerian Youth Champions for Universal Health Coverage (NYC4UHC), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to see health as a national security issue that requires urgent attention. Speaking during a press conference in Abuja on Saturday, the NYC4UHC acting chair person, Pitan […]

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Columnist: India’s beef politics and Nigeria’s water politics

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2020 0

India and Nigeria our country are two intriguing countries although they are dissimilarly intriguing, I must say. No country in the world can be compared with these respective Asian and African countries in terms of their multiethnic, multi-lingual, multi-cultural and even multi-religious diversities. A conservative calculation would put the linguistic groups in each of

Opinion

Opinion: Nigeria: The challenges of survival

Ihesiulo Grace 25 November 2020 0

By Promise Adiele I am not an economist, but I am not ignorant of the economic tensions around the world, especially in Nigeria. I remember my Economics teacher in secondary school. We nicknamed him Adam Smith. Tall, suave, and debonair, our local Adam Smith made us believe he knew everything about micro and macroeconomic issues. […]

Opinion

Opinion: Study notes on Nigeria’s youth revolt

Ihesiulo Grace 9 November 2020 0

By Edwin Madunagu What actually happened in Nigeria, from October 8, 2020 to the last week of that month? Did we see a protest, a revolt, an uprising, a rebellion, a nihilist – anarchist selfexpression, an insurrection or a revolution? But why have I decided to put “revolution” last? Is it because it is the […]

Opinion

Opinion: #EndSARS: What did our leaders learn?

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2020 0

By Niran Adedokun It is unfortunate that some members of Nigeria’s power elite still make a joke of the unfortunate uprising the country faced last week. On Monday, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, in what appears like a low-key admission of the presence of his men at the Lekki toll plaza where […]

Editorial

OPINION: Restructuring: Lifeline for a faltering republic

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2020 0

By Ebun-Olu ADEGBORUWA For some months now, there has been a growing agitation for the restructuring of the entity called Nigeria. In times past, there has been a lot of clamour from Nigerians, for the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government, to fulfil its promise of restructuring, to the nation, Daily Times gathered. By way of […]