President of the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Dr. Omar Touray, has said the regional bloc would need about $19 billion investment towards improving storage facilities, milling initiatives and enhancing mechanisation in paddy production. Dr. Touray made the disclosure on Thursday at the opening of the 93rd Ordinary Session of … Read more
Nigeria is one of the countries around the world where Presidential elections have been annulled after the people have gone to the pollWhile the military annulled Nigeria’s 1993 presidential election, some other elections were cancelled by the courtBy counting, nine countries have had their presidential elections annulled in the last two decades, and many of … Read more
Southampton manager Russell Martin believes Super Eagles striker Paul Onuachu will play an important role in the club’s survival in the Premier League. Southampton is currently sitting at the bottom of the league table, having managed just one win out of 15 games. In a chat with the club’s website, Martin stated that the Nigerian … Read more
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has stated that Northerners are opposing the controversial Tax Reform Bill because it is a monster. Henzodaily reports that Lawal in an interview with Punch, frowned at those describing Northerners as lazy over the bill. The former SGF pointed out that the products produced in the North … Read more
A couple in Spain is accused of selling their 14-year-old daughter to a 22-year-old man for 5,000 Euro (or 5,200 dollars) some three years ago, according to local media reports. The girl managed to flee and the parents, who went to the police station in Cádiz in the south-west of the country to … Read more
Police in Niger State have arrested 70 illegal miners. The state commissioner of police, Shawulu Danmamman, disclosed this in Minna yesterday.He said illegal mining had been one of the security challenges in the state, especially within Shiroro, Rafi, Paiko, Katcha and Chanchaga. He said the command had been tackling this with other security agencies through … Read more
Manchester City have condemned the online racist abuse aimed at Kyle Walker following Wednesday’s 2-0 Champions League loss to Juventus. Walker defender was subjected to racist abuse after City’s loss to Juve, which left the Premier League side languishing in 22nd place. “We refuse to tolerate discrimination of any kind, regardless of whether that be … Read more
Henzodaily.ng journalist Victor Enengedi has over a decade’s experience covering Energy, MSMEs, Technology and the Stock Market. Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) transactions in Nigeria reached 252.06 million in volume and were valued at N2.19 trillion during the first six months of 2024, This is according to data gathered from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s … Read more
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has backed the economic policies introduced by President Bola Tinubu. The businessman said Tinubu’s policies are targeted at stabilizing businesses and restructuring the country, but many people don’t realize this. Onyema, who spoke after meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa in Abuja … Read more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said the Federal Government issued six Sovereign Sukuk worth N1.1 trillion ($657.6m) to finance 124 federal road projects. A statement by SEC said its Director-General, Dr Emomotimi Agama, said this during the ongoing 2nd International Islamic Capital Market Conference in Karachi, Pakistan on Thursday. Agama said the road … Read more