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By Adedapo Adesanya The federal government has announced that only 422 of the total 1,411 Nigerian delegates at the ongoing COP28 were funded with taxpayers’ money. This clarification followed the outrage over the size of Nigeria at the conference in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Minister of Information, Mr Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a statement on Monday evening amidst concerns by Nigerians about the large number of the country’s delegates at the climate change conference in Dubai. Business Post had reported that Nigeria was joint third with China behind the UAE and Brazil among all the countries

The federal government has expressed its readiness to intensify efforts toward Nigeria’s 3.14 million hectares of irrigation systems to boost food production in the country. Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation,  Mr Joseph Terlumun Utsev, disclosed this at the ongoing 5-day National Workshop of the Nigerian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage (NINCID ) themed The Role of Irrigation and Drainage Practices for Food Security in Nigeria in Kano. The Minister who gave this assurance also reiterated that the government is committed to ensuring adequate water supply to homes,  industries, and for agriculture purposes nationwide. The Minister, who was represented

By Adedapo Adesanya President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday ordered an investigation after the army acknowledged one of its drones accidentally struck Tudun Biri village as residents were celebrating a Muslim festival. The army did not give any casualty figures, but residents claimed 85 of them, who were mainly women and children, died in the attack, which has sparked public outrage. On its part, Amnesty International’s Nigeria office said 120 people were killed in the attack, citing reports of its workers and volunteers in the area. But the North-West zonal spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mrs Halima

By Adedapo Adesanya Almost two months after Nigeria’s victory in an $11 billion suit, the Commercial Courts of England in the United Kingdom has ordered Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) Limited to pay £20 million in damages and compensation. The court ordered that the money be given to Nigeria within the next 28 days. The award of £20 million in damages was revealed during a subsequent ruling on the subject in London to determine what happened after the October ruling. The hearing was also held to determine whether P&ID would be granted permission to appeal the decision, however, the court

By Ashemiriogwa Emmanuel The Obotim Nsit community in Nsit Ibom Local government area of Akwa Ibom state has expressed sorrow over the death and economical damages caused by the gas pipeline explosion that occurred in 2016. The explosion, which happen about five years ago in Asang Community High School in the area, was attributed to a technical fault from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) gas pipeline which took the lives of over 28 people. Speaking at a media briefing, the community head, Mr Eteidung Iniobong Akpan, lamented that since the gas pipeline explosion, the people have been having damage

By Aduragbemi Omiyale The desire to deepen financial literacy among children has made the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX) Group Plc to expose some students to the different capital market opportunities. This was done last Thursday through a virtual X-Tour to commemorate the annual Global Money Week, with the students of Children’s International School honoured with the digital closing gong ceremony to bring trading activities on the exchange to a close at 2:30pm. The theme of the Global Money Week for 2021 was Take Care of Yourself, Take Care of Your Money with the slogan, Learn. Save. Earn. The Global Money

**To Transform Togo’s Phosphate into Fertiliser By Modupe Gbadeyanka Africa’s richest man, Mr Aliko Dangote, has concluded plans to sink about $60 million in West Africa’s Togo for the construction of a cement manufacturing plant with an annual capacity of 1.5 million tonnes. The factory, Business Post gathered, would be situated in Lomé, the capital of the tiny nation. This plant will use clinker from Togo and Nigeria and will meet both local and neighbouring countries’ demand. Construction is billed to commence in the first quarter of 2020 and its commissioning scheduled to take place before the end of 2020,

By Dipo Olowookere All is now set for the 2018 edition of Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, which holds from April 17 to 19 at the purpose-built AHIC Village in the grounds of the Waldorf Astoria Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). AHIC provides unique insights into modern leadership, forward-thinking investment and new operating models via a stellar line-up of speakers confirmed for the annual gathering for the Middle East’s hospitality investment community. This year’s event, the 14th, will will attract 700 hotel investors, major developers, leading financiers, and C-level hotel executives to attend three days of content, networking and

By Dipo Olowookere Violence erupted again on Saturday in the Kaduna metropolis between some youths and Shiites members, with two persons believed to have died. It was learnt that trouble started on Saturday when members of the group attempted to rebuild their centre, which was destroyed on Wednesday. But in the process, reports say, the youths attacked the Shiite members with clubs and knives, injuring a few of them in the process. Saturday’s incident reportedly occurred in Tudun Wada area of Kaduna. Shiites are members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, which has its root in Iran. It would be

By Modupe Gbadeyanka President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and sorrow over the death of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru. Mr Attahiru was killed in a military plane crash on Friday evening along with other military officers, who accompanied him to official duty in Kaduna. In a statement issued on Friday night by Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, disclosed that Mr Buhari was “deeply saddened over the air crash that claimed the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and other military officers.” “The President condoles with

By Dipo Olowookere The appetite investors showed in value stocks on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Friday lifted the market by 0.21 per cent. Equities in the banking, energy and consumer goods sectors particularly enjoyed investors’ patronage during the session and this improved their respective indices by 1.11 per cent, 2.00 per cent and 0.05 per cent. The gains printed by the above counters suppressed the 1.07 per cent and 0.12 per cent losses reported by the insurance and industrial goods sectors respectively. At the close of transactions, the All-Share Index (ASI) increased by 84.02 points

By Modupe Gbadeyanka A donation of $615,000 (ZAR 8 million) has been received from South African government for victims of mudslide in Sierra Leone some days ago. The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), in a statement, said it welcomed the donation made by the former apartheid country this week. WFP said the donation will help in providing vital emergency assistance to more than 10,000 people affected by mudslides and flooding in Sierra Leone. “This timely and generous contribution from South Africa comes as people are at their most vulnerable, having lost not only their homes but also their livelihoods,”