A-Z guide on how to interact at social gatherings
For some people, the hardest thing to do at a party is mingle. There’s nothing worse than feeling that you are the only one with nobody to socialize with. Here are a few tips to help you out.
Rivers opens NLNG jetties
By JIMITOTA ONOYUME RIVERS State government has ordered the temporary re-opening of the Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) jetties at the Eastern Bye-Pass, Port Harcourt and Bonny Island, closed a week ago. The state government’s position came after a closed door meeting between the management of NLNG, led by the chairman, Chief Osoboye LongJohn and […]
Metu sets NNPC/Mobil record, Odumosu, new national record
Nigeria’s fastest man Obinna Metu yesterday made history in the NNPC/Mobil Track and Field Championships when he took the men’s 200m after winning the 100m Friday as Ajoke Odumosu highlighted the last day of the championships with a new national record in the 400m hurdles inside the mainbowl of the National stadium in Abuja.
Obasanjo was not qualified to be PDP candidate in 1999 – Okwesilieze Nwodo
At that time too, Babangida started to move around to convince people on the need for an Obasanjo presidency, especially those who were rooting for Ekwueme. He also convinced Abdulsalam Abubakar to throw the weight of government behind the Obasanjo agenda. That was when the military came into the picture.
Femi Otedola: One Battle Too Many
By Lucky Fiakpa Battle-tested African Petroleum and its chairman, Mr. Femi Otedola, are in for another major legal tussle with Access Bank and this could take several years to decide given the Nigerian legal system, Lucky Fiakpa writes What could be the problem with African Petroleum Plc? The company has always been in the media […]
Nigeria needs spiritual adjustment, says Alile
SPIRITUAL leader of Saint Joseph Chosen Church of God, Apostle Hayford Alile recently launched a the sticker for a proposed national conferenceon leadership scheduled for thrre cities in Nigeria come September this year. At the end of the exercise Sudnay Vanguard asked him the purpose of the conference.
Oil and Gas Insurance: Still some Grounds to Cover
By Patience Saghana With less than six months to the 2010 deadline when insurance companies will be underwriting at least 70 per cent of risks in the oil and gas sector, not much ground has been covered in spite of efforts put in place by the sector to meet up with the target. The government […]
Ebonyi State’s 10% stake in Nigercem stalls resuscitation —Nehikhare
Nigeria Cement Company Plc (NIGERCEM) Nkalagu, Ebonyi State, was incorporated in 1954. It was the first cement industry in Nigeria established by the then Eastern Nigeria regional government. Its fortunes, however, started dwindling in the 80s and by 2002 the five states of the South East decided to sell it to private investors. By then the factory had closed shops and was in huge debts.
Nigeria Breweries Supports Creative Writing with N7m
Nigerian Breweries Plc has announced support for Farafina Trust creative writing workshop with N7 million.
The ten day workshop which has been scheduled to hold in Lagos September 17 – 26, is expected to groom 25 participants in the art of creative writing so that they can become future Nobel laureates in literature.
Confederation Cup: Obienu blasts NFF
THE decision of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to give the second Confederation Cup slot to Warri Wolves Football Club ahead of Sharks who finished second in the 2009 Federation Cup is still generating a lot of furore with Barister Nwabufo Obienu alleging undercurrent deals between the football officials and the Warri team.
‘We Must Work Hard Like Asians to Industrialise’
Dr. Simon Okolo is the President, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and in this interview with Franklin Alli, he says political will is needed to diversify the economy from total dependence on oil to agriculture and industrial goods production. Excerpt As a medical doctor and an industrialists, what do […]
