There is no hunger in Nigeria – Nanono

   

  The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad Sabo Nanono on Monday said Nigeria is producing enough to feed itself, contrary to the narrative in some quarters that there is hunger in the land. Nanono said this at a news conference in Abuja as part of the activities to mark the 2019 World Food Day being celebrated internationally on Oct. 16.

   He said it was wrong to promote the idea that there was hunger in Nigeria, adding that there were only inconveniences being addressed by the Federal Government and relevant stakeholders like the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). According to the minister, the World Food Day is set aside to discuss food production.

China to send Vice-President, Wang Qishan to Japanese Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement

    Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan will attend Japanese Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony in Tokyo next week, the latest sign of improving ties ahead of President Xi Jinping’s expected state visit to Japan next year.

Kingsley Moghalu dumps Young Progressives Party (YPP)

    Presidential candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in the 2019 presidential election, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu has resigned from the party.

Fuel subsidy to gulp N450bn in 2020

      Mrs Zainab Ahmed, the Minister for Finance, Budget and National Planning says under-recovery of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly referred to as fuel subsidy will gulp N450 billion in 2020. She said this on Monday in Abuja, at the public presentation of the 2020 budget proposals.
Ahmed said it was called ‘under-recovery’ because it was the cost of operation of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).

The reason for my prolonged stay abroad- Aisha Buhari

   Wife of the President Mrs. Aisha Buhari has given reasons why she stayed for so long abroad. She spoke on Sunday on arrival back in the country around 4.30am  Nigerian time on a British Airways flight.