The Director General of International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Dr. Shenggen Fan has warned the Federal Government to intensify efforts in the area of research-driven agricultural programmes or face serious famine and attendant malnutrition in the coming years.

NSE

Market capitalisation of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for the third consecutive day on Wednesday posted further growth increasing by N27 billion.

NDCC

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it has revoked more than 600 contracts and projects as part of efforts to restructure the commission.

Governor of Kwara State- Abdulfatah Ah

Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara on Tuesday said his government would soon establish an export processing zone in the state.

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) maintained a positive trend for the fourth consecutive trading day in a roll due to second quarter earnings expectations.

Fidelity Bank Plc said it has raised the monthly international spend limit on its Naira cards to $1000. The Bank made the disclosure yesterday in a statement issued by the Chief Executive Officer, Nnamdi Okonkwo. According to him, the move was in response to complaints from customers as well as improved liquidity in foreign exchange occasioned by economic recovery plans engineered by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it sold a total of $2.64 billion dollars to authorised dealers in May.

The Emerging Markets Telecommunication Services Ltd. (EMTS), management of 9mobile has unveiled its new logo, website and mobile application, one week after the Chief Executive Officer of Etisalat International, Hatem Dowidar terminated its management agreement with its Nigerian arm and gave the operators 3 weeks to phase out the brand. Following this directive, the EMT changed Etisalat to 9mobile.

NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba

The 29-member committee on a new National Minimum Wage will begin sitting before the end of July, NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, said on Wednesday.

The Federal government has released a State by State breakdown of another tranche of Paris Club refund of over-deductions on Paris Club, London Club Loans and Multilateral debts on the accounts of States and Local Governments between 1995 - 2002.