2015: PDP group endorses Okowa for Delta guber
WARRI—PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP, Grassroots Vanguard has said that the best candidate among those aspiring to govern the state in 2015 was the Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa.
Glo moves up with new world class, managed data centre
SECOND National Operator, Globacom, has moved into another area of the ICT business spectrum with the establishment of a state of the art internet data centre. The data centre in Lagos has about 20,000 square feet of repository space which the Nigerian business community can make use of.
PTI bestows fellowship on Uduaghan, Alison-Madueke
WARRI—THE Petroleum Training Institute, PTI, Effurun, Delta State, is to confer Honorary Fellowship of the Institute on the Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke for their contributions to the growth of the oil and gas sector in the country.
Anambra town unions regulation bill passes second reading
AWKA—A bill for the regulation of activities of the 177 town unions in Anambra State has passed second reading in the State House of Assembly.
Meningitis kills 562 Nigerians in four years – NEMA
BAUCHI – HEAD of operations of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, in Gombe State, Mr Apollo Jediel, yesterday said in Bauchi State that 562 died of cerebro spinal meningitis throughout the country in the last five years.
MTN rises in defence of widows’ rights
MTN Foundation at the weekend joined in calling for recognition of widows’ right in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary of MTN Foundation, Ms. Nonny Ugboma at a press briefing to mark the 2013 International Widows’ Day said MTN joined the call for recognition of widows dignity because of its belief in protecting and respecting the rights of widows, irrespective of their culture, country or religion.
