FACED by increasing complexity of modern construction projects, clients’ high expectations and industrialisation, construction cost experts have been charged to hone their skills and knowledge base with a view to offering better services to their clients.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, victory in the Delta Central senatorial by-election is a reflection of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s developmental strides in the state, says Mr. Basil Ishiekwene, a party chieftain in the state.

NO fewer than 18 oil producing communities under the Ughelli South Cluster 1 Development Board, Delta State, have vowed to shut down the operations of National Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, in the communities, should the company fail to address critical issues of the Global Memorandum of Understanding, GMoU, it entered into with them within seven days.

President Goodluck Jonathan, state governors, lawmakers and other eminent Nigerians, yesterday, called on Nigerians to make the needed sacrifices and work for the unity and progress of the nation as Muslims celebrate this year’s Eid-el-Kabir.

To ensure rapid development of electricity distribution, the Federal Government has appealed to the Brazilian Government to invest in Nigeria’s power sector with a view to revamping the ailing sector.

The Super Eagles and the Nigerian delegation led by NFF President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari returned to the country early Monday morning at about 4:30am with tales of ill-treatment from Ethiopian fans in the 2-1 win over the Walyan Antelopes on Sunday.

Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, has petitioned the Presidency, asking it not to grant approval for ConocoPhillips to sell its oil blocks to Oando, without resolving pending labour issues, threatening to shutdown the oil industry should the sale go.

Fresh crisis is brewing in the oil bearing communities of the Niger Delta, as the people have warned the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, that anything short of direct allocation of the 13 per cent derivation through the National Derivation Board was unacceptable to them.

A business consultant, Gregory Azemebor, has urged the federal government to invest more in human capital development in order to tackle the menace of unemployment in Nigeria.

President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, expressed sadness over the death of renowned political scientist and former Deputy Vice Chancellor of University of Benin, Professor Omo Omoruyi, who was also former Director General of the Centre for Democratic Studies, CDS.

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday, said it was not opposed to the planned National Dialogue by President Goodluck Jonathan, in as much it was aimed at improving the quality of life of Nigerians; strengthen the bonds of unity among others.

…Verifying cases of 6,700 other staff By Chris Ochayi The full payment of entitlements to 38,000 workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, has commenced. The Director General the Bureau of Public Enterprise, BPE, Mr. Benjamin Ezra Dikki, disclosed this during the visit of the House of Representatives Committee on Privatisation and Commercialisation […]

Some industrialists in Lagos have criticised the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, for failure to supply them pre-paid meters after they had applied for the meters some years ago.

Cross River State deputy governor’s father, Etubom Essien Efiok, abducted a few days ago by gunmen, has been released.

AS controversy continues to trail the planned sale of Edo House, Victoria Island, Lagos by the state government, the state Peoples Democratic, PDP, has called for dialogue with Governor Adams Oshiomhole.