Show your expertise, Fashola tasks engineers
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola has urged engineers among other professionals to brace up to the challenge of developing cost effective, home grown concepts and ideas that drive development as well as generate employment and wealth.
Imo indigenes return
IMO indigenes and even Abia born women married to Imo husbands have reportedly been disengaged from the Abia public service prompting disenchantment across Imo. As the administration in Owerri ponders its response, Chidi Nkwopara reports on the feelings of Imo stakeholders.
Richard Joseph and choice of concepts for explaining change of govts
A ONE day commemorative conference on Richard Joseph’s Democracy and Prebendal Politics in Nigeria was held at Eko Hotel, September 10, 2011. Unfortunately…
Environmental sustainability: LASG seeks informal sector’s cooperation
In furtherance of its efforts geared towards the achievement of sustainable environment, Lagos State Lagos State government has called for the support of the the informal sector to make it realizable.
FG tasked on free treatment for SCD
People living with Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) want the Federal government to institute a policy of free treatment for sickle cell disorder in the country.
Arewa youths bemoan disunity in North
KADUNA-The Arewa Youths Forum, AYF, has decried the level of disunity and lack of progress in the old North, blaming the situation on poor leadership at all levels of government in the area.
Multi-billion dollars climate change fund hits barrier
Plans for a multi-billion dollar fund to help developing countries to deal with climate change hit a big barrier last week when countries could not agree on the design of the fund.
Deregulation: Africa downstream operators converge in Abuja
Following the imminent deregulation of the downstream sector via the proposed subsidy removal from 2012, major stakeholders in the downstream oil sector are poised to gather in Abuja for this year’s Africa Oil Trading and Logistics Expo (OTL Africa Downstream) which will brain-storm on the total deregulation of the sector.
The Abia Expulsions: Controversy brews
The decision of the Abia State government to expel non indigenes stirs controversy and shows the readiness of a State that styles itself as God’s own State to flout God’s basic injunction to love thy neigbour.
DPR highlights challenges of HSE complance in deepwater
THE department of petroleum resources has highlighted some of the challenges encountered by operators in achieving Health, Safety and Environmental, HSE, compliance in deepwater facility development projects.
Adding that the Nigerian petroleum regulations and status has provided that adequacy of safety provision be achieved from concept selection stage through operations to decommissioning.
Rights group decries Police brutality in Delta
WARRIForum for Justice and Human Rights Defence has condemned alleged acts of brutality on innocent Nigerians by the police in Delta State.
