How smuggling thrives

How smuggling thrives

STORIES abound about corruption in the Nigeria Customs Service. The Service told its own story at a public hearing of the joint Senate Committee on Agriculture and Industry. While everyone accuses the Customs of failing to stop smuggling, Customs Comptroller (Import and Export), Mr. Julius Nwagwu threw the issue back to the high and mighty […]
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‘Rebranding should start withstudents’

‘Rebranding should start withstudents’

By Oboh Agbonkhese Rebranding Nigeria will succeed if the campaign is taken to students instead of the present strategy that seems targeted at already established institutions and adults. This was the opinion of Mrs Jibe Ologeh, MD/CEO of Rwells Media and Advertising Company, in a chat with newsmen at the pre-launch of Young Scholars Cultural […]

FG decries absence of job creation policy

FG decries absence of job creation policy

* Plans wage policy to check incessant strikes By Daniel Idonor ABUJA—THE Minister of Labour and Productivity, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, has decried the absence of  a national policy on job creation in the country and blamed the trend on past ministers who have successfully reduced the office of the minister of labour to that of […]

Osotimehin lauds NMA over suspended strike

Osotimehin lauds NMA over suspended strike

By Chioma Obinna LAGOS — Following the decision of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) to shelve its strike that was suppose to begin today, the Minister of Health, Professor Babatunde Osotimehin, has extended his hands of fellowship to the Association and other professionals within the health sector, describing the decision of the doctors as “patriotic.” […]

Oluleye burial this week

Oluleye burial this week

By  Gbenga Ariyibi Ado-Ekiti—The final burial rites of a former Federal Commissioner for Finance during the military regime, Major-General James Oluleye (rtd), is expected to take place at his country-home, Efon-Alaye, Ekiti State, on Friday. Meanwhile, the first child of the deceased, Dr. Oluwole Oluleye, has lamented that his dad did not live to see […]

Firms seek N28bn more to complete N-Delta roads

Firms seek N28bn more to complete N-Delta roads

By Tordue Salem ABUJA— Construction companies handling federal projects in the Niger Delta region have threatened to back off road construction projects with a N230 billion budget, if a supplementary budget was not approved before the end of the year for the completion of the jobs. Reynolds Construction Company Nigeria Limited (RCC), was paid to […]