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Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said restructuring alone cannot solve Nigeria

The Presidential ambition of Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State got a boost on Thursday as the Niger State House of Assembly endorsed him. The Niger State lawmakers also said it was the turn of the North Central geopolitical zone to produce the next President of the country come 2023. The assembly made the endorsement during a visit by the 25 members of the Kogi State House of Assembly led by their Speaker, Matthew Kolawole to the Assembly, to solicit support for Bello. According to the lawmakers, it was time for the zone to come together to support Bello’s ambition, adding that as a young...

Punch Newspapers Sections Olaide Oyelude, Katsina Thirteen people died while 70 others sustained injuries in a motor accident along Kaita/Dankama Highway, Katsina State on Thursday night. Although details of the circumstances surrounding the accident were still sketchy by Friday morning, it was learnt that a majority of the passengers inside the truck were from the neighbouring Niger Republic. The witnesses added that 70 sheep were also killed in the accident. The PUNCH learnt that those who sustained injuries have been taken to the Federal Medical centre, Katsina General hospital and Amadi R...

 The immediate past President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo, has said that restructuring will address the issue of insecuri...

Share The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN) is set to commence the 2020/2021 dry season farming with a target of cultivating 400,000 hectares in 22 states across the country to ensure availability of maize all year around to bridge deficit.  This is contained in a statement signed and issued by the MAAN president, Dr Bello Abubakar.   Recall that the Federal Government in September 2020 placed a ban on the importation of maize which led to an increased demand from local processors.  The statement said “in order to bridge the deficit occasioned by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...