CSR: Exxonmobil invests $280 M on community development
IN an effort to improve the living conditions of people in its host communities, Exxonmobil affiliate companies in Nigeria has stated that it invested about $280 million over the last decade on strategic and sustainable community investments in healthcare, education and capacity building initiatives to help support the government’s objectives of diversifying Nigeria’s economic base even as it urges sound government polices for the growth of the oil and gas sector.
50 ANSU students renounce cultism
By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—Fifty students of Anambra State University, Uli have renounced their membership of different secret cults at a special ceremony organised by the management of the University. Ten students renounced their membership of secret cults at the Uli main campus of the University, while 40 renounced their membership at the Igbariam campus. Vice […]
Akunyili: N-Delta youths carpet lawmakers
AN umbrella group of youths in the Niger Delta, South-South Youth Leaders Forum, has described the call for the resignation of the Minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili, by the northern caucus in the House of Representatives as misplaced.
Institute asks FG to halt retrenchment in banks
By Emeka Mamah KADUNA — The Institute of Chartered Economics of Nigeria, ICEN, has faulted the recent measures by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, which has led to massive retrenchment of commercial bank workers in the country and asked the Federal Government to halt the retrenchment exercise. ICEN also called for adequate funding of […]
State govts blame dwindling fortune of cocoa on minister
By Dayo Johnson AKURE—THE 14 cocoa producing states in the country, weekend, blamed the Minister of Agriculture, Abba Ruma over the dwindling fortune of cocoa in the country. The states have put together a conference of the 14 cocoa producing states to fashion out appropriate strategies for implementation with a view to repositioning cocoa industry […]
Fire guts Fayose’s office…fingers PDP
By Gbenga Ariyibi ADO-EKITI—The office of the former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayo Fayose was set on fire by an unknown arsonists weekend The one story building which is situated at the Ajilosun Street, Ado Ekiti was said to have been set ablaze in the wee hours of Saturday and Sunday respectively Vanguard reliably […]
