Isoko group passes vote of confidence on DESOPADEC commissioner
ISOKO Patriotic Front, IPF, yesterday, passed a vote of confidence on the commissioner representing the Isoko ethnic nationality on the board of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, Mr. Joseph Ogeh.
NIMASA partners UNILAG to establish maritime institute
THE Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has concluded plans to establish an Institute for Maritime Studies in the University of Lagos with an initial take off grant of one billion naira.
Reps promise thorough constitution review
House of Representatives, yesterday, said there would be no ‘No-Go’ area in the review of the 1999 Constitution, noting that the interests of all segments of the Nigerian society would be taken into consideration.
Aregbesola explains philosophy behind OYES
GOVERNOR Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has said the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme O’YES is his administration’s response to the previous insensitivity to the plight of teeming youths in the state that had remained unemployed.
Mimiko lauds security in Ondo
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has described the inter-agency co-operation among security agencies as one of the main reasons for the existence of peace and security of lives and property in the state.
“Lots of industries would have collapse without BoI” – Aganga
A lot of industries in the country would have collapsed but for the funding support from the Bank of Industry (BoI) says Trade and Investment Minister, Dr. Olusegun Aganga.
Nigeria gets $85m funding for renewable energy projects – AfDB
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) committee has allocated $85 million to Nigeria to fund renewable projects, says the African Development Bank (AfDB)
Cotecna, Orange to provide secure M2M tracking, transit monitoring solutions
Cotecna, one of the world’s leading international testing, inspection and certification companies, and Orange Business Services, a leading global integrator of communications services, have entered into a partnership to combine the synergies of the two Groups to offer best-in-class, secure machine-to-machine (M2M) track and trace solutions, particularly for customs transit monitoring.
Adeboye in London, calls for World peace
The General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, was last weekend honoured in London, by religious leaders and diplomats in celebration of his 70th birthday.
Keshi has inspired me – Uche kalu
Super Eagles striker Uche Kalu who scored a goal in the last friendly match against Egypt has revealed that the Chief Coach of the national team Stephen Keshi has inspired him with a winning mentality.
No plan to sack ministers – Presidency
The Presidency, Wednesday, reacted to reports making the rounds in the country that some of the present ministers are to be dropped to give way for new ones in a cabinet reshuffle being considered by President Goodluck Jonathan.
