Nigeria spends $300m annually on barite importation Agriculture lifts 4.2m Nigerians out of poverty in 2 years – Minister There is hope; Northeast is at turning point – UN Top 50 Women in African Businesses Revealed After Data-Driven Research Insurgency: There is hope, Northeast at a turning point– UN UNMISS and Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare organize workshop in Juba on service delivery to communities Agric sector has lifted over 4.2m Nigerians out of poverty in 2 years – Minister Unlocking the potential of the African free trade area for rural women Bitcoin tops $60,000 on US fund approval hopes Nigerian Army to detonate expired explosives, alert Calabar residents High Commissioner of Seychelles accredited to the Republic of South Africa Shun violence, embrace peace, group advises Nigerians Nigerian govt to pay gratuities of 102 ex-Biafran soldiers – Magashi UNDP Africa Director calls for increased investment in new approach to accelerate Nigeria’s development Nigeria’s inflation rate drops to 16.63% – NBS EU military training mission in Mozambique to start operations APC state congress: Bauchi stakeholders reject Adamu Adamu’s anointed candidate TİKA Landscapes Tomb of Ottoman scholar Abu Bakr Effendi in Cape Town Nigerian Army buries Artillery School commandant in Abuja Arrest warrants issued for over 200 terrorism suspects in Turkey Hatch to Showcase Canada-Africa Solutions at Africa Accelerating 2021 Free movement of people a top priority, according to West African nations Italy not harassing law-abiding Nigerians – Unions Coronavirus: Peace Corps helps launch vaccination campaign in Mantasoa commune Eid-ul-Maulud: Nigerian govt declares Tuesday as public holiday Earned Allowances: Nigerian govt to pay varsity workers N22bn October ending – Ngige Nigerian govt flags-off distribution of Agric inputs to 7,386 Borno farmers Food ration cuts loom for those affected by crisis in northeast Nigeria as famine hits highest level in five years 9 out of 10 schools in Nigeria have no hand-washing facility for children – UNICEF Oyo Govt Set to Revoke contracts from 22 Firms COVID-19: 19 months after restriction, India reopens for foreign tourists Centre for Ethics rewards commissioner, others for Sterling performance Chinese yuan strengthens to 6.4386 against USD Friday Britain: Over 43,000 may have been given wrong COVID test results UK, Nigeria hold Sixth Ministerial Meeting for Economic Development Wema Bank Hosts High Net-worth Customers in Northern Nigeria, Reaffirms Commitment Teenager in court for alleged N2,000 phone robbery Douglas Ryder: Team Update Akeredolu backs constitutional roles for traditional rulers Valedictory Service: Follow footprints of remarkable predecessors — FCE (Technical) tasks graduating students Excellence NCPWD urges government, private organisations to consider employment of PWDs Lagos PDP state congress should be family affair – Spokesman UK Conservative MP David Amess stabbed ‘multiple times’ — News — – Nigeria and World News Farmers urged to embrace improved post-harvest storage technologies Senegal is preparing to become a major gas producing country in the MSGBC region (by Miguel Artacho) Indian hemp farmer, others bag 75 years imprisonment each ARC-P’s promise for Nigerian children Man in court for defiling 9-year-old girl Don’t ignore other killer diseases for COVID-19, Medical Director warns Invest in Africa: the pan-African non-profit platform supporting SMEs in Senegal (By Miguel Artacho)