Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), grew by 5.01 per cent (Year-on-Year) in real terms in the Second Quarter of 2021 (Q2, 2021), marking three consecutive quarters of growth since the recession in 2020 The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said this on Thursday in its Q2, 2021 GDP report published on its website. According to…
Only joint operations among the states affected by banditry will bring an end to the nefarious activities of bandits and kidnappers. Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger disclosed this when he visited Ma’undu in Mariga local government Area of the State. The area was deserted by members of the community for about one year now due…
“I have come here with faith and belief and I will make a wish and my wish will be granted. By this time next year, my life won’t be the same. So, I am glad to be here.’’ This was how Jamiu Adegbite, a student, captured his mission to the Osun grove on Friday, Aug….
Trust Africa News Nigeria’s leading commodity player, AFEX, has partnered with agricultural investment company, South-West Agriculture Company (SWAgCo), and the Ogun State Government for the development of five thousand hectares (5000 ha.) for the production of multi-crops in the South-West region of Nigeria. The partnership was announced at an MoU signing ceremony at the deal…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday inaugurated an ultra-modern industrial shoe-making hub equipped with the modern technology at Nkwelle Ezunaka Village in Anambra. In a speech at the event, Osinbajo described the complex as “one-stop-shop digital leather and industrial hub”. He said the complex had the capacity to produce shoes that would compare favourably with…
Trust Africa News By Emmanuel Udodinma The Anambra State Association of Registered Voters ( ASARVOTE ), an umbrella body of non-party affiliated registered voters in Anambra State at its 12th Extra-Ordinary General Conference held yesterday in Onitsha agreed to support Accord party and its candidate, Dr Godwin Maduka as their choice for the November 6…
The Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) Limited and partners have expressed a renewed desire to work together to commence production in abandoned oil wells to the benefit of community and the country. NPDC is a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The Managing Director of NPDC, Mr Mohammed AliZarah, spoke at event by…
‘Durojaiye never gave up despite imprisonment by Abacha’, Sanwo-Olu mourns Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passage of the chieftain of the National Democratic Coalition and former distinguished Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye. Sanwo-Olu described Durojaiye as a passionate leader who served his country meritoriously as a public servant, human rights activist, politician and…
A Senator in the Fourth Republic and former Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission , Senator Olabiyi Durojaiye, has died of COVID-19 . Durojaiye, a leader of the All Progressives Congress in Ogun State died on Monday in Lagos due to complications of COVID-19 at the age of 88. A close friend of the deceased…
