Blackout as electricity grid collapses twice in 16 hours

Within a space of about 16 hours, the country’s electricity grid collapsed twice, leaving many parts of the country in total blackout. It was learnt that the first collapse of the power transmission grid occurred on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at about 10.20pm, while the second happened at 2.19pm on Wednesday. Senior officials of the […]

January 4, 2018

CBN’s Anchor Borrowers Program: 225,000 farmers to benefit from NIRSAL’S new field structure

As part of its focus on taking business-driven agriculture to the grassroots, the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agriculture is deploying an innovative nation-wide field structure to support 225,000 farmers under the CBN Anchor Borrowers Scheme. The structure, known as the Project Monitoring Reporting and Remediation Office, has units located in each state and […]

January 4, 2018

Abductors of Taraba lawmaker demand N75m ransom

The gunmen who kidnapped the member representing Takum I in the Taraba State House of Assembly, Hon. Hosea Ibi, have allegedly demanded N75m for his release. A family source who pleaded anonymity told The PUNCH on Thursday that the kidnappers have contacted a family friend, who is also a lawmaker in the State House of […]