Killing of four Ibadan traders causes tension
Following the killing of four Bodija Market traders by gunmen on Sunday, fear of possible reprisal attack mounted, yesterday, in Ibadan as the news of their death was broken to other traders in the market.
Delta 2015: Obielum urged to contest governorship poll
DELTA Progressive Movement, DPM, a political pressure group, has urged Chief Godswill Obielum to contest the Delta State 2015 gubernatorial election.
Delta community alleges invasion, arrests by JTF
THE people of Egbema, in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, have accused the Joint Task Force, JTF, of invading their communities and arresting prominent individuals for protesting alleged years of political marginalisation, economical and environmental despoliation by the Delta State Government and Chevron Nigeria Limited, operating in the area.
N7.62trn informal sector booms in Lagos
THE Lagos State government has disclosed that informal sector in the state is worth N7.615 trillion ($48.2 billion). The sector is locked outside the state’s legal framework, which is under-capitalising business activities in the state.”
Africa must raise ICT personnel for devt – President Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Africa lacks enough scientists and engineers for the continent to migrate into the emerging global knowledge-based economy.
World Asthma Day: Experts harp on control, prevention
As Nigeria, yesterday, joined the rest of the world to mark the 2013 World Asthma Day, experts have called on both the public and private sectors to create a conducive work environment devoid of sensitisers that could trigger occupational asthma, as well as contribute to already high incidence of asthma in Nigeria.
