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By Ogunojemite Ayodele The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has lauded CHI Farms and Zoetis for the establishment of City Laboratory, an ultra-modern veterinary diagnostic centre, commissioned on Wednesday, September 12, 2018 in Ibadan, Oyo state.

Edo’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) has hit an average of N2 billion monthly from N1.55 billion in 2016 when Gov. Godwin Obaseki was sworn-in.

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has identified more than 6,772 billionaires’ tax defaulters whose bank accounts have been screened.

Chi Farms Limited, an agro-allied company involved in poultry farming, hatcheries, catfish production etc., is partnering with ZOETIS, a global animal health care company and representative of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in Africa to establish an ultra-modern animal care veterinary centre in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria, called “City Laboratory”.

With close to one million babies lost annually to pre-mature birth in Nigeria due to non-availability of relevant medication, relief appears to be in sight as Thompson & Grace Pharmaceuticals Ltd (T&G Pharma) have introduced surfactant into the country.

The colossal Stratolaunch aircraft is so big it requires two cockpits and the six jet engines just to get it off the ground THE largest plane ever built – the mighty Stratolaunch –  is scheduled to take to the skies within the next few months.

Jack Ma Foundation will recognize 100 African entrepreneurs over the next 10 years focused on grassroots innovation, economic empowerment of women and small businesses  Alibaba Group founder and Executive Chairman Jack Ma has launched the Jack Ma Foundation ‘Netpreneur’ Prize, a new program created to support and fund African entrepreneurs who are working to address Africa’s most important challenges and …

Pepsico announced on Monday that Indra Nooyi will step down as the chief executive officer, on October 3, ending a 24-year run with the organisation, half of which she spent as the company’s chief executive. Nooyi will stay on as Pepsico chairman until early 2019, the company said, in order to ensure a smooth transition to her successor, Pepsico president Ramon Laguarta, …

The Federal Ministry of Health has recalled 2.4 million bottles of cough syrup containing codeine after a recent audit of the substance carried out by National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

Edo State Government is currently contemplating digital transformation of its operations in collaboration with Nigeria’s fully integrated telecommunications company, Globacom.