Mushroom can generate 16 million jobs, N1.8tn revenue – Grower

The Nigerian mushroom subsector can contribute N1.8tn trillion to the country’s revenue base if properly developed by the Federal Government. The Chairman of the Mushroom Growers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, Michael Awunor, disclosed this at the inaugural summit of the association held on Tuesday in Abuja. Awunor stated that as a non-oil resource, the mushroom sector could boost …

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Stock investors lose N360bn, market cap falls below N20tn

Investors lost N360bn on Tuesday at the end of trading on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited as the stock market extended its decline. The NGX All-Share Index fell by 1.81 per cent to close at 37,847.07 basis points from 38,545.3bps on Monday, while the market capitalisation dropped to N19.73tn from N20.09tn. A total of 218.27 million shares valued …

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NDLEA Nabs Medical Doctor, Soldier For Dealing In Cocaine

A  medical doctor, Jane Chioma Ofoma has been arrested in Auchi, Edo state, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, for operating an online catering service, Omachis kitchen, through which she sells drugged cookies and biscuits. Following intelligence and surveillance, narcotic officers of the Edo State Command of the Agency on Saturday 19th June, 2021, stormed her operational …

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King Brutus of South Africa Becomes NAOSRE Patron

The committed spirit of the leadership of the National Association of Online Security Reporters, NAOSRE, to harmonize stakeholders’ engagement in the pursuit of  a safer Africa, resonated on Tuesday in Johannesburg when His Royal Highness, King Iseghohimen Dennis {King Butrus} accepted to be a Patron of the Nigeria’s foremost online association. King Butrus, who hails from Edo State is the Chief …

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We Are Still Investigating Tinubu -EFCC

Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has said that Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State and a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is being investigated. Bawa remarked in an exclusive interview published by ThisDay on Sunday that such inquiry takes time. He said: “You asked me a question …

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In Pictures: Fidelity Bank MD/CEO, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe In Abuja As Air Peace Took Delivery Of New Aircrafts

The Managing Director/CEO, Fidelity Bank PLC. Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe was in Abuja on Thursday June 17, 2021 when Air Peace Airline took delivery of the first of 13 brand new E195-E2 directly from Embraer facility in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The new aircraft  with registration number 5N-BYF, named Helen Ekwusi Onyema, touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, …

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