The Ondo State government is to carry out soil treatment on 500 hectares of land for the planting of the Ghana high-yield cocoa at Oda Plantation in Akure. The state commissioner for agriculture, Julius Akinnigbagbe, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Akure that the government would also train farmers on the production of the cocoa type.…
15 February 2011 Tunisia scored late in each half to triumph 2-0 against Senegal Tuesday in a top-of-the-table African Nations Championship Group D clash and secure a quarter-finals place. Angola also advanced to the knockout stage in Sudan by coming from behind against lowly Rwanda to win 2-1 and snatch second spot on the final standings after another dramatic day…
15 February 2011 Inter Milan coach Leonardo has leapt to the defence of striker Samuel Eto'o after the Cameroon captain was heavily criticised in some quarters for his performance against Juventus. Eto'o missed a sitter from five yards, hitting the bar with an open goal to aim at while also completely missing an attempted volley as Inter rallied late on…
16 February 2011 Angola coach Lito says it was his side's mental strength that saw them to victory over Rwanda on Tuesday, a result which cemented their place in the quarterfinals of the 2011 African Nations Championship (CHAN) in Sudan. Angola beat the Rwanda 2-1, having come from behind, which coupled with Tunisia's 2-0 victory over Senegal, allowed the Palancas…
All roads led, last Monday, to the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar where leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross Rivers State turned up to receive the state governor, Liyel Imoke who was returning from Port Harcourt, Rivers State with the party’s flag to confirm that he is its gubernatorial candidate for the April election. At 12.48pm, Mr…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday to reject the submission of Kolawole Olagunju and Bayo Idowu’s names — or any substitutes for them — as Action Congress (ACN) candidates for the Central Senatorial district and Ekiti Central Federal Constituency I respectively of Ekiti State. The party claimed, in a petition to the electoral…
Federation of Ekiti State Students Union (FESSU) yesterday called on President Goodluck Jonathan to stop the political manipulation of the location of the federal university to avert crisis in the state. Protests have trailed the recent decision to move the university from Ikole-Ekiti, which was the initial town named by the state government as host for the newly created institution.…
Monthly comedy show, Stand-up Nigeria will organise a special valentine edition on Saturday February 26 at the Muson Centre, Lagos. According to the show’s producer, Bunmi Davies, “this edition is designed to give lovers, couples and the whole family a once in a life time valentine experience with five hours undiluted comedy by established and upcoming talented comedians”. Stand-up Nigeria…
The 36 state governments on Monday restated their demand for more transparency and accountability from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and other revenue collection agencies in the country to enhance the profile of federally generated revenue. Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, who made the states’ position known at the retreat for Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC)…
The Nigerian Stock Exchange recorded a total gain of N662 billion on equities at the close of trading activities in January, after the marginal gains of N5 billion in the preceding month. The market value of the 217 listed equities, which opened the month at N7.913 trillion, closed on the last trading day in January at N8.575 trillion, reflecting a…
Chinese telecoms hardware and network makers are biting off bigger chunks of African business and are likely to overthrow hitherto dominant European vendors in a region with mouthwateringly low penetration rates. While in the past they might have brought unreliable technology and a handbook only in Chinese, the firms are leveraging on a pool of skilled labour and government loans…
Residents of Karu Community, one of the settlements in the outskirts of the federal capital, Abuja over the weekend kicked against attempts by the Federal Capital Territory Administration to take over a parcel of land originally designed as a recreation ground for the settlement. The protesters, who are mainly youth carried placards decrying the FCDA directive, they almost had an…
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Kenya’s shilling was slightly weaker against the dollar on Monday, pressured by dollar demand from the energy sector and traders said they see the shilling gaining once tea exports start flowing to Egypt. At 0815 GMT, commercial banks quoted the local currency at 81.35/55, from Friday’s close of 81.40/50. “The shilling has been under a lot of pressure for a…
More private companies have expressed their interest in the electricity companies being offered for sale by the federal government ahead of the February 18 deadline for receipt of applications. In December last year, the government, through the Bureau for Public Enterprises, called for interested buyers for 51 per cent stake in 11 electricity distribution companies, while concessionaires are sought for…