Discordant sounds of governance in Edo State
WHEN our judicial process brought Adams Aliu Oshiomhole to power in Edo State in 2008, there was much celebration. There was jubilation across the length and breadth of the state. Public service workers, in particular, were full of expectation.
Viewing the future through the glasses of the present and the past
The pleasant news of the week is that the country‘s respected elders and some past political leaders would meet in Port Harcourt and also in Abuja, the nation‘s capital to deliberate on suitable amendments to some sections of the 1999 Constitution.
Akpabio reads riot act on Amakpe Refinery
Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State has advised management of the abandoned Amakpe Refinery in Eket to begin work or refund the state government investment in the project.
Police kill 3 suspected robbers
The Police in Anthony Village, Lagos State, yesterday, killed three armed men, who attempted to rob a lady, who was from a bank after transacting business.
How to make agriculture profitable in Nigeria – Stanbic IBTC
Access to agricultural inputs, market linkages, technical support services as well as access to financial services through value-chain financing are the factors that could lead to revival and growth of Nigeria’s ailing agriculture sector, says Jacques Taylor of Stanbic IBTC Bank.
NCC teams with eLDee to battle Tecno phone
China based phone manufacturing company: Tecno, makers of the Tecno brand of mobile phones, one of Nigeria’s top selling handsets, and who have a multitude of distributors and sales agents in Nigeria, is in a mess over the infringement of Nigerian musicians’ intellectual properties.
Arisekola-Alao bubbles amid bankruptcy saga
For months now the gist has been running like wildfire that Mega businessman and Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Alhaji Azeez Alao-Arisekola is broke following a submission of Guaranty Trust Bank that a Federal High Court should declare the Muslim leader bankrupt after allegedly being unable to pay N6. 9 billion loans granted to his companies.
Rivers floats N4.5bn farm to attract youth into agriculture
Thirty-one years after Father Godfrey Nzamujo,a Nigerian, established the Songhai International Centre in Porto Novo, Benin Republic, the centre has become a model for sustainable agriculture.
Seun Kuti performs at the shrine
Still basking in the euphoria of a successful three months musical tour of the United States of America and some European countries, crown prince of Afro-beat music, Seun Anikulapo Kuti and members of the Egypt 80 band will be performing at the New African Shrine on Saturday August 27.
Enugu govt approves N152m for rural electrification
Enugu State Government, yesterday, approved the release of N151,893,605.60 million for the execution of rural electricity projects in 10 communities and the mechanic village in the state.
Cement manufacturers blame price hike on LPFO
Cement Manufacturers Association of Nigeria has said that the current high cost of cement was due to an increase in the cost of Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO).
