Edo State Comrade Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has decided to retain the national U-23 football team in Benin City, following their superlative performance at the weekend in their Olympic qualifier against Equatorial Guinea. The team defeated their counterparts 5-0.
NATIONAL Chairman of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, Prince Tony Momoh after an overview of the wave of political violence in some parts of the country, declared Monday, in Benin, that violence and democracy do not go together.
SOME gunmen suspected to be political thugs, Monday, disrupted the rally organised by Labour Party, LP at Oji River Local Government area of Enugu state.
Dr Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Secretary, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Monday urged African countries to ensure adequate funding for health care facilities aimed at reducing the risk of losing the continent’s work force
EMBATTLED members of the Peoples Party of Nigeria [PPN] in Ogun State Monday took to the streets of Abeokuta, the state capital expressing fears over the fate of the party to contest the forthcoming elections, in view of a case filed by Peoples Democratic Party {PDP} faulting the inclusion of the candidates of the Peoples Party of Nigeria {PPN}
For successful sail through of the current power sector reforms, the Nigerian Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, NIEEE, demands that professionals be involved in every unit of the sector.
Mr Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) on Monday said efficient and competitive private sector has vital role to play in transforming economic structures in Africa.
In a bid to appreciate its customers the United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) in collaboration with the Moneygram has rewarded its Nigerian customers who emerged as winners in the just concluded UBA Moneygram Promotion.
As parts of efforts directed towards repositioning and boosting acceptability of its products, Glaxo SmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc, a quoted entity on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has relaunched Ribena Blackcurrant drink in a new PET bottle.
The Federal Government has given telecommunication Subscribers in Nigeria six months ultimatum to register SIM cards or face being cut-off from the network.
Some 30,000 retired police officers will boycott April polls if their pensions are not paid, an official of their association has said.
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governorship candidate in Lagos state, Gov. Babatunde Fashola has urged Nigerians to right the wrongs of the past by ensuring free and fair elections in April.
The Fisheries Society of Nigeria , FISON, has urged the Federal Government to increase capital investment in fisheries to ensure the realisation of the economic potential of the sector.
Abuja Mr Ken Fujie, Representative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), says the organisation is collaborating with the Federal Government to produce 400 megawatts of electricity from the Jebba hydropower plant.
He made the announcement on Monday in Abuja at the 2010 conference of JICA Alumni Association of Nigeria.
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