ARCN Pushes Commercialisation of Agricultural Research to Drive Economic Impact

ARCN Pushes Commercialisation of Agricultural Research to Drive Economic Impact

Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) is intensifying efforts to transform agricultural research into practical technologies, improved crop varieties and commercially viable opportunities for farmers and investors. The initiative is being driven by the Executive Secretary of ARCN, Dr Adamu Abubakar Dabban, who is seeking to strengthen the link between agricultural research institutions, farmers, extension workers, communities and the private sector. A new ARCN Country Snapshot on […]

October 3, 2026 18

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APC CHAIRMAN: ATIKU’S SUBSIDY PROPOSAL MAY REVERSE ECONOMIC GAINS

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has warned that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s proposal to restore fuel subsidy could worsen Nigeria’s fiscal pressures and undermine recent economic reforms. Yilwatda said a return to the subsidy regime could affect the ability of federal and state governments to sustain the new minimum wage, fund education and meet other obligations to citizens. He spoke in Abuja […]

August 31, 2026 18

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APC Chairman Warns Politicians Against Sabotaging Tinubu’s Northern Economic Agenda

By Zainab Uzomah| Abuja The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, has warned against attempts to derail what he described as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic renewal agenda for Northern Nigeria, insisting that the administration’s investments are designed to transform the region into a major economic hub in Africa. In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Information Strategy, Abimbola Tooki, Yilwatda said […]

May 7, 2026 24

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Nigeria Calls on EU to Invest in Special Economic Zones to Boost Trade and Industrialisation

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja Nigeria has urged the European Union (EU) to increase investment in its Special Economic Zones (SEZs) as part of efforts to deepen trade, drive industrial growth, and foster regional economic prosperity. Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi, Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), made the appeal on Monday during a trade and investment facilitation meeting at the European House in Abuja. According to a statement signed […]

February 11, 2026 40

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Minister of Information Applauds CAC’S Contribution to Economic Growth

By Toffa Momoh | Abuja The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has been applauded for playing a significant role in the growth of the Nigerian economy in the last 35 years. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, gave the commendation in Abuja when he received the Registrar-General and Chief Executive Officer, CAC Hussaini Ishaq Magaji, SAN in his office. The minister noted with delight that registering a company […]

February 9, 2026 17

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EFCC, FRSC Team Up to Halt Economic Sabotage; Road Traffic Crashes

By Toffa Momoh, Abuja In another landmark shift in inter agency collaboration, the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have sealed a strategic alliance to stamp out economic sabotage and confront the devastating scourge of road traffic crashes (RTCs) threatening lives and draining Nigeria’s economy. Speaking during the strategic engagement, the Executive Chairman of the Commission, Ola Olukoyede, emphasised that the two organisations […]

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EFCC, NAFDAC Join Forces Against Economic Sabotage

By Toffa Momoh, Abuja The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has reiterated the Commission’s resolve to work with the National Agency For Food, Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, to fight economic sabotage and ensure compliance in the health sector. Olukoyede gave the assurance in Abuja when the Director General of NAFDAC, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye paid him a courtesy visit at the EFCC's headquarters. […]

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Trump’s 25% car tariffs threaten U.S, Japan economic relations

Japan’s government warned Thursday of a “significant impact” on its economic ties with the United States and on global trade, after President Donald Trump announced import tariffs on cars. Tokyo is one of Washington’s closest economic and strategic allies, with its firms the biggest investors in the United States and one in 10 Japanese jobs tied to the auto sector. Trump announced on Wednesday 25 percent tariffs “on all cars […]

March 27, 2025 76

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Nigeria, Belgium to strengthen economic cooperation

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, announced on Tuesday that Nigeria and Belgium are set to strengthen economic cooperation to bolster food security. The Director of Information and Public Relations at the Ministry of Finance, Mr Mohammed Manga, disclosed this in a statement he signed and released in Abuja. According to the ministry’s Director of Information, the minister and the Belgian Ambassador, Mr Pieter Leenknegt, held […]

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