Victoria Madedor, an agribusiness expert and group head of business development at BOI Investment and Trust Company, a subsidiary of the Bank of Industry Nigeria, says Nigerian farmers are the The post Madedor: Nigerian farmers are the heroes of COVID-19 pandemic appeared first on TheCable. Source: Policy Radar
CONTINUE READINGInvestigative journalist, Tunde Omolehin, travelled to Konni, Niger Republic — a town which shares borders with Nigeria – through Illela, Sokoto state, to get a first-hand account of how smugglers The post UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATION: How smugglers use donkeys, camels, motorbikes to aid movement of contraband appeared first on TheCable. Source: Policy Radar
CONTINUE READINGNigeria is seriously considering entering into another $30 million a month “take or pay” deal with Qua Iboe Power Plant (QIPP), a private generating company, TheCable can report. The current The post EXCLUSIVE: Nigeria considers $30m monthly ‘take or pay’ deal with Qua Iboe Power appeared first on TheCable. Source: Policy Radar
CONTINUE READINGWith N200 and knowing the “right” person to talk to, you can get high on something fancy in Jos, the Plateau state capital. The city where a percentage of Nigeria’s The post INSIDE STORY: The world of drug addicts roaming the streets of Jos appeared first on TheCable. Source: Policy Radar
CONTINUE READINGSimon Lalong, governor of Plateau, and other members of the state executive council, have gone into self-isolation after Abe Aku, commissioner for commerce and industry, tested positive for COVID-19. Dan The post Lalong goes into isolation as commissioner tests positive for COVID-19 appeared first on TheCable.
CONTINUE READINGWhen the next managing director of the Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading Plc (NBET) assumes office, one of the knotty issues he will have to crack is the N13.5 billion claim The post INSIDE STORY: The N13.5bn civil war between Adeleke’s power plants, NERC and NBET appeared first on TheCable.
CONTINUE READINGTitilola Vivour-Adeniyi, the coordinator of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response Team (DSVRT), says a study by the state government has shown that people do not get raped The post Vivour-Adeniyi: It’s a myth — Lagos study shows people don’t get raped for how they dress appeared first on TheCable.
CONTINUE READINGAccugas Ltd, gas supplier to the Calabar Generation Company Limited, has issued the dreaded “notice of non-payment” to the Nigerian government over outstanding invoices to the tune of $15.8 million, TheCable The post EXCLUSIVE: Accugas moves against Nigeria over Calabar GenCo’s debt appeared first on TheCable.
CONTINUE READINGTo check how serious Cross River state was about screening for COVID-19, especially as the state is the only one in the federation without a single case, Taiwo Adebulu disguises The post REPORTER’S DIARY: I went to Cross River, pretended to have COVID-19 symptoms and this happened appeared first on TheCable.
CONTINUE READINGElectricity distribution companies (DisCos) have dragged the federal government to court over alleged undue interference in their business operations. The federal government holds 40 percent shares in the power firms. The post DisCos ask court to stop FG’s forensic audit appeared first on TheCable.
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