By Princewill Ekwujuru
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group has slated Nigeria’s economic score card for discussion by industry and policy leaders at its forthcoming summit scheduled for December15-17, 2009 in Abuja tagged NES at 15 ‘Scorecard of Nigeria’s Economic Progress: Bridging the Implementation Gap .
Mr. Frank Nweke, NESG spokesman, said Nigerian economic scorecard has [...]
The leadership of Niger Delta Youths Forum (NDYF) says it has completed arrangements to float a peace concert to show that peace has finally returned to the region and reinforce the post-amnesty message.
By Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika
It was also thought that even where cases are charged to court, the defence always find ways of delaying it forever
thus undermining the integrity of the entire process. Hence (as some believe) the festering of corruption.
However, as I have already pointed out, even these are not the reasons for [...]
Nigeria has become the black sheep of the world oil producing community for her lack of accountability and unproductive use of the oil revenue. Among the OPEC countries, Nigeria is the least enterprising in the management of oil revenue. In Africa, Libya, Angola and Sudan have utilised their oil revenue better than Nigeria.
A GROUP of education rights activists, under the aegis of Education Rights Campaign (ERC), has condemned in its entirety the reported seizure of August and September salaries of public universities’ workers by the Federal government because of the recently suspended industrial action that paralysed the nation’s ivory towers for over three months.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has injected about N14.85 billion (US$100 million) in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI).
The injection represents equity investment in the bank, making the IFC one of the majority shareholders in the Pan-African bank, the parent company of the Ecobank Group.
According to a statement by the bank, the investment is part [...]
Nigerian farmers participating in the biocontrol of aflatoxins using Aflasafe — a biocontrol product developed by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), have said that grain quality after application of the product improved, signaling prospects of a significant drop in aflatoxins on the grains.
“There has been an improvement in grain quality. With the [...]
By Franklin Alli
Dana Steel Limited, the core investor in the Katsina Steel Rolling Company, has cut down the volume of its billets’ import by 81 per cent. Billets are one of the raw materials used in the production of steel.
Jacky Hathiramani, Managing Director of the company, said they have just commissioned their new [...]
By Franklin Alli
The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Chief Achike Udenwa has forecasted that the country will become self sufficient in cement production by the year 2013.
The Minister made the disclosure when he received in audience the country Manager, Lafarge Cement Nigeria, Mr. Jean Christophe Barbant when he paid him a courtesy visit.
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PRESIDENT Umaru Yar’Adua who is recuperating in a hospital bed in Jedah, Saudi Arebia has expressed sadness and disappointment over the widespread rumour of his death which rocked the nation since Wednesday; just as his Personal Physician, Dr. Salisu Banye, FWACP, has confirmed that the President is suffering from “Acute Pericarditisâ€, (an inflammatory condition of the coverings of the heart).
THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has signed today the Long Range Identification Tracking System ( LRIT) Services Agreement with International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) in London UK.
After 45 minutes of play Uwakwe Eke could not hold back his views.
“What is happening? Why are our players no longer daring? Why do they not show commitment? This game is dull, no exciting moments, no fire on both sides.â€
By Chidi Nkwopara
OWERRI—TO increase cassava production in Imo State, the state leadership of New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) says it would partner with the state chapter of Nigerian Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) to achieve the target.
The State NEPAD/APRM Coordinator, Mr. Kingsley Ononuju, made the promise when he paid host to the executive [...]
By Laide Akinboade
ABUJA — Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Salamatu Suleiman, has called on the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and other law enforcement agents, to ensure prompt report of violence against women and children.
Salamatu said this at the 10th anniversary of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, [...]
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