FG Told to provide cassava flour for bakers in the country

 
The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria has called on the Federal Government to make cassava flour readily available and affordable to enable bakers  improve their productivity and reduce the importation of wheat.

The call came today as the Chairman of the association, Enugu State Chapter, Mr. Sunday Akam decried the negative impact scarcity of cassava flour has had on the sector over time.

Inside the ministry of OKONJO - WAHALA

She has been described as a globally renowned Nigerian Economist and two-times Minister of Finance of Nigeria, her current term having begun in 2011. As a matter of fact, this second time, she returned with an additional portfolio of Coordinating Minister of the Economy.

As far back as 2007, she had been considered as a

Railway deserves own ministry- DR FARUK

Dr. Isa Umar Faruk is of the Department of Geography, Bayero University Kano (BUK) with specialisation in transportation planning and management. In this interview with Daily Trust, he advocates for the creation of ministry for railway transportation, as the sector has potential to reduce road accidents, poverty and generally improve Nigeria’s economy. Read Excerpts:

Why do you think railway is important for Nigerians?
Railway transportation is the oldest means of modern transportation in Nigeria. It was introduced to Nigeria by the British colonial government in 1898.
The construction of a single track system of (“3’6”) gauge from Lagos in 1898 which reached Ibadan in 1901 which covered 193km signaled

Lagos lawyer sues FG/ASUU over strike

A Lagos-based lawyer, cc, has dragged the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, before a Federal High Court, Lagos, over violation of the fundamental right to the dignity of person of the affected students, who have been out of school following the

End your strike, Jonathan begs ASUU again

President Goodluck Jonathan has once again called on the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call of their lingering strike.
Jonathan, who was represented by the Coordinating Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, at the 29th convocation of the University of Ilorin on Wednesday, said the Federal Government would systematically continue to

Reps Summon Sanusi, Okonjo-Iweala Over Naira Depreciation

Worried by the continued depreciation of the Naira, the House of Representatives, yesterday, summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to appear before its committees on Finance, Banking and Currency, and National Planning and Economic Development and explain why the

INSIGHT-The struggle to tame Africa's beast of a megacity (Lagos)

* Nigeria's Lagos has a GDP bigger than most African nations
* Light rail one of many attempts to impose order on chaos
* Critics say Lagos governor hasn't done enough for slum dwellers
* Fans say institutions governor has built could outlast him
By Tim Cocks
LAGOS, Oct 23 (Reuters) - A walk along the two kilometres

A prayer for Stella Odua’s enemies

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May the enemies of Stella Oduah live long to see what she would become in President Jones' cabinet! These people have no clue that god works in mysterious ways to cause plane crashes. They are blaming Stella for the prevalence of crashes under her watch as if a presidential jet has ever crashed.

Not getting the attention they crave, they have

ASUU strike has increased prostitution, group alleges.

 ASUU strike has increased prostitution, group alleges.

Civil Society Organizations, Market women and students have staged a protest with placards of different inscriptions at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, over the continuous strike  by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, alleging that the strike has increased prostitution in the country.

The group which noted that the strike was entering the fourth month appealed to