Zidane to lead new Real project – president
MADRID (AFP) - Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has said the club's search for new recruits will not start until they have a new manager in place.
Rivers civil servants begin two-day warning strike
Rivers State civil servants, stayed away from work, yesterday, in compliance with the directive of the state chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC, to proceed on a two-day warning strike.
Why Igbo must embark on self cleansing – Nwosu
LAGOS — National convener of Igbo Nationality Rights Assembly, INRA, Chief Sam Okey Nwosu, has said that unless the Igbo nation indulged in self cleansing and evaluation, it will continue to play second fiddle in the scheme of things in the Nigerian project. Nwosu, who spoke with journalists at the recent summit of ethnic nationalities […]
My life under threat, Amaechi cries out … as PDP suspends him
Hours after he was suspended from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, yesterday, solicited prayers from citizens of the state against desperate persons who he claimed were after his life.
Nigerians patronise private-owned hospitals over govt – POLL
By CHIOMA OBINNA A new weekly poll results by NOI Polls shows 79 percent of Nigerians do not have access to health insurance. The poll also revealed that almost 45 percent Nigerians rely on private hospitals/ healthcare facilities for their healthcare needs, with 25 percent Federal Government Hospitals (25percent) coming a distant second. However, the […]
Nigeria, S-Africa account for 95% of Africa’s investment
By MICHAEL EBOH Nigeria and South Africa accounted for 95 per cent of total portfolio investment of $20.15 billion (N3.204 trillion) recorded in the African continent in 2012, according to the African Development Bank, AfDB. The AfDB in its annual African Economic Outlook said total portfolio investment in Africa in 2012 stood at around $20.15 […]
