By Dennis Agbo

ABAKALIKI—THE long awaited award of contract for reconstruction of Nkalagu-Ikem-Nsukka F117 Road, has been approved for award by the Federal Executive Council in Abuja.

The road that connects Ebonyi and Enugu States to the Northern flanks of Nigeria runs across three senatorial districts of Ebonyi Central, Enugu East and Enugu North. [...]

By   Chidi Nkwopara

OWERRI—Imo State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it apprehended 1,350 road traffic offenders for committing 1,411 offences this year.

The Sector Commander, Mr. Angus Ibezim, made the disclosure at the commencement of the ‘ember-months’ road safety campaign in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of the state.

He [...]

Ilorin–Kwara State Governor, Dr Bukola Saraki has appealed to adherents of religious groups in Nigeria to continue to live together peacefully and display love towards one another as only this can make the country to progress.

Dr Saraki, who made the appeal in his Eid-el-Kabir message to all Muslims in the country, urged them to [...]

By Vincent Ujumadu

AWKA—MEMBERS of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Anambra State, have said in Awka, that they will work hard to ensure that the incumbent Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, is reelected in next year’s election in view of his achievements since assuming office in 2006.

Speaking after their tour of [...]

By Daniel Gumm

NIGERIA, which has  been hit  hardest by collapse in movement of goods around as a result of inefficient transport system, poor road governance, delays, corruption or bribery, etc. will soon say bye to cargo delays, courtesy of USAID/MARKETS.

And in order to facilitate the movement of agricultural commodities within Nigeria and the [...]

Warri chapter of Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) has charged female secondary school students across the country to shake off the apathy of having in focus the study of engineering as their future professional career.

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture has unveiled a strategy to boost agricultural research in Africa with plans to establish a Global Research Park in Nigeria.

The plan which has been approved by the institute will attract big international private sector research companies to the institute’s headquarters in Ibadan,” according to the Director General of [...]

Enugu—Prices of food stuffs have remained stable in Enugu as Muslims celebrate the Eid el Kabir festival this weekend.

A survey conducted by NAN at the Ogbete Main Market during the week, showed that 50kg bag of local rice sells for N6,000 or N7,000 depending on the brand while imported rice goes for between N8,700 [...]

By Ikeoye Oyetoro

The President of Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Dr Simeon Chukwuemeka Okolo has wooed Chinese investors to establish more businesses in the country.

He enumerated the various viable trade and investment opportunities in which Chinese businesses can profitably invest in the country, to include the following [...]