OWERRI—The 30-year old Ahiajoku Lecture Series has been transmuted into a practical instrument with which Ndigbo can dissect and better appreciate developmental issues and challenges that affect the Igbo nation.

Imo State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Dr. Amanze Obi, stated this in Owerri.

He said that on January 23, 2009, Professor Chinua Achebe, set [...]

By Oscarline Onwuemenyi

ABUJA — Nigeria has scaled the first major hurdle towards securing international recognition as a nwelding natio capable of producing certified welders for the oil and gas industry.

This followed the successful completion of a threemonth intensive training programme by 20 Nigerian welders at the South Africa Institute of Welding, under the [...]

By Tony Edike

ENUGU—THE European Commission is to provide N203 million to the Enugu State Government for the execution of rural water projects in the state.

The state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Chuks Ugwoke, who made the disclosure while briefing newsmen at the end of the State Executive Council meeting in Enugu, [...]

By Tony Edike

ENUGU—BARELY 11 days to the local government election in Enugu State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign train has moved to Nkanu West, Enugu South and Nkanu East Local Government Areas to solicit the votes the people of the area during the election.

The State Governor and leader of the party in [...]

By Peter Duru

MAKURDI—Bothered by the incessant conflicts between Fulani herdsmen and Tiv farmers, the Benue State government and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources have set in motion a process to put an end to the perennial conflict that has claimed several lives in the past.

The new measure which will take [...]

ABUJA—As part of the initiative of the Federal Government to effectively combat disasters in the country, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has trained 65 officers from the six geo-political zones of the federation in specialized search and rescue.

This is in line with the agency’s shift in disaster management, Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), which [...]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri

ABUJA—A Catholic Archbishop, Most Reverend John Onaiyekan has underscored value re-orientation among politicians in the country as the key to achieving good governance and sustainable development in Nigeria.

The Metropolitan of Abuja Archdiocese who stated during the enthronement of Most Reverend Emmanuel Adetoyese Badejo as the new Bishop of Oyo diocese, blamed [...]

By Godfrey Bivbere

Comptroller-General of the  Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Alhaji Abdulhahi Dikko has set up a committee to check all forms of bribery and  corruption in the service.

The committee known as the Monitoring and Quick Response Team, is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that the Service is eradicated of all vices which [...]

By Daniel Idonor

ABUJA—THE Federal Government has clarified that the proposed four new aircraft being procured for the Presidential Air Fleet are not meant for President Umaru Yar’Adua and Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, but that they are to be used by the Senate President, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Chief Justice of the [...]

By Chidi Nkwopara

OWERRI—The Governor of Imo State, Dr. Ikedi Ohakim has commended Muslims in the state for their peaceful disposition and industry, which he said has enhanced the development of the state.

In his Eld-El-Kabir goodwill message, Governor Ohakim urged Muslims in Imo State and Nigeria in general, to use this period to reflect [...]

THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) yesterday commenced the South West version of  first admiralty seminar for judges with a view to updating the knowledge of the Nigerian judges on admiralty matters.

NIMASA’s Director General Mr Temi Omatseye said that capacity building is one key strategy for stakeholders to have a good understanding [...]

ABUJA—The Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Dimeji Sabur Bankole has called on all Nigerian Muslims to be selfless and committed to the teachings of Islam.

In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, the Speaker said the celebration of Eid-el-Kabir,  does not only signify joy but also a symbol of the deep [...]