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Nigeria could reduce its annual import of fish by at least 50% within four years if the government invests $ 1 billion with an interest rate from 0 to 2%, says Nurudeen Tiamiyu, national vice president of the Tilapia Aquaculture Developer Association of Nigeria (Tadan). Speaking in a media parley in Lagos, Tiamiyu described the current annual import invoice of …

Nigerian currency, Naira, appreciated the US dollar in an official window on Wednesday. Nigerian central bank data (CBN) shows that Naira is closed on N1, 520.74/$ 1 compared to N1, 529.22/$ 1 which is traded on Tuesday. This represents n8.48 profits for local currencies against American Greenback. In the black market, Naira lost N2 to the dollar to be traded …

The police operation in the river has saved a kidnapped victim identified as Mathew Zephaniah in Oyigbo, the region of the Oyigbo Regional Government in the state. Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Grace Ayongse-Koko, said in a statement on Wednesday at Port Harcourt that the victim was saved in a joint. The operation by the police and members of …

The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), Kaduna, has again demonstrated its increasing profile as one of the main tertiary institutions of Nigeria, gaining maximum votes at the 5th edition of the National Tertiary Admissions Performance-Merit Awards (NAPTAP-M). This was contained in a press declaration issued by the NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame Wednesday. According to the declaration, the …

The presidential candidate of the Labor Party in the General Elections of 2023, Peter Obi, has dispelled the statements that connect him to the notorious military regime of the deceased General Abacha, stating that his commitment under the junta was purely civil and non -political. Obi, a former governor of the State of Ambra, had renewed criticism for the accusations …

The Joint Security Task Force on Tuesday killed 30 people suspected of being bandits in the state of Katsina. The bandits were killed in simultaneous operations carried out in the Kadisau, Raudama, and Sabon Layi community in the Fascari Regional Government in the state by the joint security forces consisting of police and military personnel. Commissioner of the State and …

Armed people on Wednesday killed four people in the Ekwulobia and OKO communities, Aguata regional government areas in the State of Anambra. They also burned vehicles in the attack. Residents told reporters that the attackers stormed the community in the morning and fired sporadically to force residents to run fast. Spokesman for the State Police Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the …

A Spanish court sentenced the manager of Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti to prison for tax fraud committed in the country. The Court, Wednesday, sentenced Ancelotti to one year in prison for tax fraud committed in 2014. However, punishment will not force Brazil coach to serve time in prison. Public ministries said that Ancelotti created a system of shell companies to …

By Victor Osula, Abuja Nigeria expressed concern following the recent revision of the United States of its visa reciprocity program. According to the new rules, the validity of non -immigrant visas for Nigerian citizens has been reduced to just three months, with a single item allowed. In a declaration, the spokesman for foreign affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa, said that development makes …

The Governor of the State of Zamfara, Dauda Lawal, on Wednesday rejected the rumors about the planned changes from the Democratic Party (PDP) of the people to the Congress of All Progressive (APC). Governor. who appeared on the television program channel, Politics Today, said he had no intention of joining APC or the newly adopted coalition opposition platform, African Democratic …