‘Indigenous technology key to tackling housing crisis’
Professionals in the building sector have declared that the housing crisis in the country will persist if deliberate measures are not taken by stakeholders to ensure the use of indigenous building technology and materials.
Insecurity: Delta monarch makes case for poverty alleviation
UGHELLI—WORRIED by the spate of insecurity in Nigeria, the Ovie of Ogor Kingdom, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, HRM Onajite Adjara III, weekend, urged stakeholders to address the problems of unemployment, poverty and decline in moral values pervading the country.
NCDMB expresses worry over decaying pipeline network
The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) has expressed concern over the decaying pipeline network in the country and has proposed its renewal in the coming five years (2017).
War against river blindness not over – Danjuma
Jos—Former Defence Minister, Lt.-General Theophillus Danjuma has called for concerted effort to eradicate river blindness in the country, saying the war was far from over.
First Bank’s shares become toast of investors, as Q1 profit doubles
Following the impressive performance of First Bank Nigeria Plc in the first quarter 2012 and full year result of 2011 recently released on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), the bank’s shares have continued to be the toast of investors in the stock market.
Group protests govt move to acquire Ogoni land for farm project
PORT HARCOURT—Ogoni Solidarity Front, OSF, a civil society group in Rivers State, has vowed to resist move by the state government to acquire parts of Ogoni land for its banana plantation.
