MDGs: Nigeria to adopt Brazilian model for poverty reduction
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Millennium Development Goals, Dr Precious Kalamba Gbeneol has said that the office is considering the adoption of the Brazilian model on poverty reduction and social protection as part of efforts to attain the Millennium Development goals.
Super Friday: Rangers promise players cars, land
Each Enugu Rangers player will get a car and a plot of land if they beat Sharks and are crowned Nigerian champions on Super Friday.
Delta bomb scare: Police intensify manhunt for suspects
FOLLOWING the bomb scare at the office of the Delta State Head of Service on Tuesday, which later turned out to be a hoax, men of Delta State Police Command have intensified their search for the persons, who planted the fake device.
Lagos police rescue kidnapped Dangote staff
THE Lagos State Police Command yesterday said it has rescued a staff of Dangote Group of Companies who was kidnapped last Sunday, in Ikoyi area of Lagos. It also said it arrested three of the suspected kidnappers in the process.
Electricity workers poised for battle with FG over entitlements
National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, yesterday, called on its members not to see the resignation of the former Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, as the end of the struggle for the payment of their entitlements, saying that they should be prepared for the last confrontation with the Federal Government on the issue.
FG approves contract on Benin-Sagamu Phase 3
Succour is on the way for commuters on the Benin-Sagamu expressway as the Federal Executive Council yesterday approved the reconstruction of outstanding sections of Benin-Ofosu-Ore-Ajebandele-Shagamu expressway phase 111.
