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Nigeria Cocoa Output To Rebound In 2017/18 | The Precision

Nigeria should see a bumper cocoa harvest in the coming season as late rains have helped boost pod production, the head of the cocoa association said on Thursday.  Sayina Riman, president of the Cocoa Association of Nigeria (CAN), expects output for the new season which starts in October to hit between 300,000 tonnes and 320,000 tonnes, up sharply from the...

Nigerian Inflation Slows For Seventh Month In August To 16.01 Percent | The Precision

Inflation Chart released by the NBS today 15 Sept. Annual inflation in Nigeria slowed for a seventh month in August, easing to 16.01 percent, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said on Friday.  The rate of annual inflation was 0.04 percent lower than in July.  “The highest increases were recorded in clothing materials and articles of clothing, garments, passenger transport by air,...

Oddity: Meet Indian Who Claims She Hasn’t Eaten Solid Food in 60 Years | The Precision

Saraswati Bai, a 75-year-old woman from India, claims that she hasn’t consumed a grain of rice, or any other solid food, for that matter, in the last 60 years. Apart from one banana a week – eaten only occasionally – she survives on water and tea alone. Saraswati remembers that she used to have a normal...

Prices Of Cassava Stems Retreat To N400 Per Bundle | The Precision

Prices of cassava stems have nosedived to N400 per bundle after touching a high of N1200 as demand eases in Nigeria. Last year and earlier in 2017, prices of cassava roots and its derivatives such as Gari climbed to an all-time high as demand outstripped supply.  Researchers are still expecting data on demand and supply from the National Bureau of Statistics,...

News Alert: North Korea Fires Another Missile | The Precision

North Korea fired a missile from near Pyongyang that flew over Japan and toward the Pacific Ocean, South Korea said Friday.  Japan's public broadcaster NHK said "the government is advising people to stay away from anything that could be missile debris." Citing the Japanese government, NHK added that the missile landed in the ocean about 1,240 miles off the cape of...

Akeredolu Unveils Administration’s ‘Blueprint To Progress’, Calls For Strict Compliance | The Precision

The much publicised Strategic  Policy  and Development Implementation Committee SDPIC report of the Akeredolu led government in Ondo state christened ‘Blueprint to Progress 2017 to 2021’ has been unveiled. At the public presentation and unveiling of the document, held at the Dome in Akure, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN said the move signals the commencement of total transformation of all sectors...

SERAP Wants Saraki To Clear The Air On Senator’s N3bn Yearly Largese | The Precision

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Bukola Sakari to “urgently explain to Nigerians if it is true that a Nigerian Senator gets N29 million in monthly pay, and over N3 billion a year.” Professor Itse Sagay, Chairman Presidential Advisory Committee against Corruption (PACAC), had last week alleged that a Nigerian Senator gets N29 million in monthly...

Video: “Atiku Can’t Go To The US Because Of Corruption”- OBJ | The Precision

Obasanjo dancing to the traditional drum In this video, former Nigeria's President, Olusegun Obasanjo in this interview talked about why his former deputy, Atiku Abubakar cannot travel to the United States of America. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ).push({}); Click here to Watch.

22 Terrifying Pictures That Show How Horrible Hurricane Irma Is | The Precision

Right on the heels on Hurricane Harvey, America is facing another weather emergency. Although the damage that Harvey inflicted on Texas and Louisiana was substantial, Hurricane Irma has been wreaking just as much havoc on the Caribbean, Cuba and Florida. While it is one thing to hear about the damage and chaos on the news, seeing images of what people...

Nigeria’s Oil Production Jumps To 1.6M BPD | The Precision

Nigeria's petroleum minister, Ibe Kachikwu says Nigerian oil production, excluding condensates, is now running at 1.6 million barrels per day (bpd). Mr Kachikwu told newsmen in Abuja, Nigeria's capital yesterday that the production level is expected to jump to 1.8 going forward. “For next year, all things being equal, I expect that we will be able to meet 1.8 million...
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