$200m bonanza to the entertainment industry Who controls the fund?
President Goodluck Jonathan last Saturday, at the 30th anniversary of the Silverbird Group, in Lagos, shocked Nigerian entertainers when he announced supporting the industry with a huge sum of $200 million in recognition of the enormous contribution the entertainment sector has made over the years towards the economic development of the country.
Warri communities vow to battle Shell over jobs
SEVEN amalgamated Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, host communities in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, have warned the management of the Anglo-Dutch oil giant against issuing jobs within their technical competence and financial capabilities to the general public, saying that they are now prepared to prevent the smooth operations of the company if it goes ahead with its plans.
Re-run poll will reaffirm Uduaghan’s acceptability – Ijeomah
RENOWNED social scientist and an elder of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Professor B. I. C. Ijeoma, has vowed to stand behind the party and ensure that the outsted governor Emmanuel Uduaghan is returned during the coming re-run election in the state.
Ogbe-Ijoh will vote Uduaghan, says Oromoni
AN Ijaw leader from Ogbe-Ijoh in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Couple Oromoni, said yesterday it would be against the existing power-shift arrangement in the state if former governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, was not returned in the re-run poll.
GKS pledges support for fight against pneumonia
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the World Pneumonia Day, today, multinational pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, has pledged support for the reduction of childhood pneumonia in Nigeria as its own contribution to the global effort to reduce death and suffering due to childhood pneumonia.
Rights groups score Nigeria low on budgeting
The Civil Resource Development and Documentation Centre, CIRDDOC, Nigeria, and other civil rights agencies have rated Nigeria below Liberia and Ghana on transparent and effective budgeting.
