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UNESCO names Senegal as true home of jollof rice over Ghana,...
The great jollof wars have certainly intensified with the latest claim that Senegal is the official home of the adored West African dish.
Sharubutu reps Nigeria on AATF board
Garba Sharubutu, Executive Secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) has joined the Board of Trustees of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation as the representative of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
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UNESCO names Senegal as true home of jollof rice over Ghana, Nigeria
The great jollof wars have certainly intensified with the latest claim that Senegal is the official home of the adored West African dish.
Sharubutu reps Nigeria on AATF board
Garba Sharubutu, Executive Secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN) has joined the Board of Trustees of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation as the representative of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Breaking! CBN extends deadline on old naira notes
The Central Bank of Nigeria has finally extended the deadline for the exchange of old naira notes by 10 days.
Kano woman quits marriage to marry daughter’s boyfriend
A girl rejected marriage proposal from her boyfriend. Her mother decided both of them could not lose a fine man, quit her own marriage and married him instead.
Pastor stages own kidnap to get cash when broke
The Jos-based pastor, Albarka Bitrus, who was arrested by the police on Wednesday, has explained why he staged his kidnapping and collected ransom from...
World Bank approves $311m to improve renewable grid energy on West Africa
The new project includes a $20 million grant to help faciliate future regional power trade and strengthen the institutional and technical capacities of the West Africa Power Pool
Celebration as Nigeria harvests first batch of biotech potatoes
Elder Isaiah Buwah is an aged potato farmer, in the Bokos Local Government area of Plateau State, North Central Nigeria. He has grown potatoes...
37 African countries have industrialized in last decade, AfDB report finds
New report by African Development Bank, partners finds that 37 African countries have industrialized in last decade.
Top performers not necessarily those with the biggest economies, but countries that generate high manufacturing value-added per capita