Nigeria has approved imports of a drought-resistant, genetically modified wheat developed by Argentina's Bioceres, a company spokesperson said on Friday. Nigeria joins the list of others who have already authorized the importation of goods made from Bioceres' HB4 wheat, including Australia, New Zealand and Brazil. "Nigeria has told Bioceres that it approved (Bioceres') HB4 wheat," a company spokesperson, who also shared a copy of the Nigerian government's authorization, told Reuters. The permit issued by Nigeria's National Biosafety Management Agency authorizes "the import of genetically modified wheat: IND-00412-7 for food, animal feed and milling" and is valid through July 2025. Nigeria…

Nigeria’s inflation rate in June 2022 increased to 18.60 percent on a year-on-year basis. National Bureau of Statistics disclosed in its Consumer Price Index June 2022 report. The recorded increase in June is 0.84 percent points higher compared to the rate recorded in June 2021, which was 17.75 percent. This means that the headline inflation rate increased in June 2022 when compared to the same month in the previous year (June 2021). Increases were recorded in all COICOP divisions that yielded the Headline index. On a month-on-month basis, the Headline inflation rate increased to 1.82 percent in June 2022, this…

Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service(NIS), to allow Nigerians in diaspora to return to Nigeria with their expired International Passports. Aregbesola gave the directive on Wednesday, in Lagos, while responding to a complaint by a Nigerian-American citizen, Jamiu Kasumu, at the Alausa Passport Office during his unscheduled visit to the facility. He said Nigerians in diaspora were free to come back home with expired or non-expired Nigerian passport. The Minister said no Nigerian needed travel certificate to come back home, except children, whose parents were Nigerians, but their identity were yet to be established according…

Air raid sirens sounded across Kyiv on Saturday as Russia stepped up long-range bombardment of Ukrainian cities that has killed at least 34 people in the last three days and wounded scores. Late on Friday, Russian missiles hit the central city of Dnipro, killing three people and wounding 15, regional Governor Valentyn Reznychenko said on Telegram. Rockets hit an industrial plant and a street next to it, he said. Footage on social media showed thick black smoke rising from the buildings and burning cars. Eight people were killed and 13 injured in a string of shellings in 10 locations in…