Helios Towers, I H S for eWorld forum
Barely two weeks before the much awaited eWorld Broadband forum slated for first week of March 2010, Nigerian frontiers in co-location and infrastructure sharing Helios Towers and IHS have also endorsed the forum that is expected to discuss among other things development of broadband in Nigeria
Enugu Labour Party repositions for 2011
By Dennis Agbo ENUGU—THE Labour Party, LP, despite its lose of the 2007 governorship candidate in Enugu State, said, it had commenced a process of repositioning the party for enviable impact in the state, preparatory to next year’s general elections. Rising from it’s meeting in Enugu, weekend, the state chairman of LP, Mr Morgan Anigbo […]
ASEPA reports sewage disposal operators to police
Crisis is brewing between the Abia State Environmental Protection Agency, ASEPA, and Sewage Disposal Association of Aba as the agency has handed over nine member companies of the association to police for dumping human wastes indiscriminately in trenches and in Aba River, in the commercial city of Aba.
Electrocution in P-Harcourt: Death toll rises to 12
DEATH toll in last Saturday’s electrocution incident at Trans Amadi area of Port Harcourt that resulted in the death of several persons has risen to twelve, says Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba.
Borno commission boss woos investors
By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI—THE Chairman of the Borno State Civil Service Commission, CSC, Alhaji Kagu Alibe has appealed to private companies operating in Nigeria to utilize the peaceful co-existence and the abundant human and natural resources in the state to set up companies to compliment government efforts in providing employment to the teaming populace. Alhaji […]
Oil thieves threaten group over exposure
A syndicate of oil thieves in the Niger_Delta has threatened to deal with members of a non_governmental organisation, Niger Delta Waterways Vigilante, NDWV, for allegedly exposing their modus operandi to the Directorate of Petroleum Resources, DPR.
Imo decries slow pace of work by contractors
By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—The Imo State Government has said that it was not happy with the slow pace of work in the execution of some road projects by the contractors engaged by the administration. The Chief of Staff, Government House, Mr. Emma Ohakim, who made government’s feelings known while addressing the chief executives of the […]
Delta partners foreign investors to boost agric, oil, gas
DELTA state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, who resumed from a three-week annual leave Tuesday, said his government has completed arrangements to enter into partnership with foreign investors to boost growth in the agricultural and oil and gas sectors.
Jonathan bans adverts, visits
By Daniel Idonor ABUJA—THE Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday ordered an immediate end to the series of congratulatory advert placements in some national dailies, warning against the use of public funds on such an extravagant enterprise. He asked Nigerians to stop placing congratulatory adverts in the media over his assumption of office as Acting […]
Failed banks: Obieri, 6 others challenge EFCC’s action
By Innocent Anaba LAGOS—Former chairman of the Intercontinental Bank Plc, Chief Raymond Obieri, and six other former Directors of the Bank, who are facing corrupt charges preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, have challenged the amended charge brought against them by the […]
Anambra: Group seeks Iwu’s sack
By Henry Umoru & Emma Ovuakporie ABUJA—A group, Anambra Rebirth Coalition, said yesterday that 2011 general elections will not be feasible if the present leadership of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, was left to conduct it, just as it called for the sack of Professor Maurice Iwu. Addressing newsmen in Abuja yesterday, the Coordinator […]
