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The Ugandan government has announced its plans to begin the issuance of birth certificates to cows in the East African country. This was made known by the country’s Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Vincent Ssempijja who confirmed this while speaking at the official opening of the National Agricultural …

Within a three- month period, covering January to March this year, the Federal Government spent the sum of N610.2bn paying interest on its domestic debts. The amount is contained in a report on the nation’s debt which was obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday. Nigeria’s domestic debt, …

The Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, has tendered her resignation, which will take effect from September 12. The executive board of the fund has accepted the resignation and said that it would begin a selection process promptly. A statement from the executive board issued said, “Today the IMF …

The Northern Elders Forum and the Coalition of the Northern Groups have asked Fulani herdsmen to leave the southern part of Nigeria and return to the North. They said the herdsmen should return to the North where their (herdsmen) safety and that of their property could be guaranteed. The northern …

The Vice-Chancellor of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, has said the institution will complete its power generating plant in October and generate its own 24-hour electricity. Ogunbodede made this known yesterday at the biennial conference of the African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation held …

Business mogul and Founder of The Dome Entertainment Centre, Dr. Obiora Okonkwo, has instituted an entrepreneurial research chair at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, UNIZIK, Awka, Anambra State, into Onitsha Main Market as a central hub of Igbo enterprise development. The research will document the beginning and development of entrepreneurship at Onitsha …

The newly elected President of the Trade Union Congress, Quadri Olaleye, on Sunday said the union would issue an ultimatum for an industrial action if the Federal Government continued to delay the implementation of new N30, 000 minimum wage. In an interview with newsmen, Olaleye said that TUC had begun …

Equity investors in the Nigerian Stock Exchange lost a total of N366bn in the last three consecutive trading days. Last week, investors and other stakeholders welcomed the listing of Airtel Africa Plc’s shares on the NSE. The listing, which took place on Tuesday, added N1.36tn to the total market capitalisation …

Pandemonium broke out in Adao community in Alabata area of Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State after two suspected herdsmen allegedly stabbed a 49-year-old farmer, identified as Rafiu Showemimo, to death. It was gathered that the heinous act was perpetrated on Sunday when the deceased was on his way …

Residents of Laderin and other villages along the Lagos-Ibadan rail line staged a protest in Abeokuta on Thursday against the contractor handling the project, CCECC. The protesters, led by the Chairman, Abule-Ake Community Development Association, Alhaji Farouk Akintunde, staged a demonstration at the Ogun State House of Assembly. Speaking on …