Ever since democracy took root in Nigeria in the last 2twenty-three (23) odd years, there has been a sustained effort on the part of the government to bring the country out of the backwaters of underdevelopment to first-world status. This is the reason why government ministries, agencies and private organisations keep formulating several economic and business policies to drive the country forward.
The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, otherwise called Shiites, has called on the Nigerian authorities to put an end to the continued detention of three of its members who have been in detention for almost nine years. Mohammad Abdullahi, who released a statement on behalf of the movement, obtained by SaharaReporters on Sunday, raised concern over the continued incarceration of their members with no end in sight.
Experts in the poultry industry have warned that outbreaks of avian influenza (bird flu) will worsen and compound challenges in the poultry subsector and ancillary businesses.
The recent avian influenza, confirmed by the Kaduna State government to be ravaging Chikun, Igabi and Lere local councils, has infected over 100,000 birds in poultry farms.