Economic rent seekers hold down Nigeria’s progress
When President Goodluck Jonathan agreed for Nigeria to hold a national dialogue on the way forward, many saw it as an avenue to put right what is wrong among the federating units.
Next Abia gov‘ll not seize property in Aba — Sen Abaribe
CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Information, Media and Public Affairs, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has dismissed claims that the emergence of Abia State governor of Ukwa-Ngwa extraction would lead to the seizure of property of non-indigenes in Aba.
Skills acquisition key to successful entrepreneurship
Oxfordand Cambridge Club of Nigeria has identified skill acquisition as a key to becoming a successful entrepreneur in a competitive market like Nigeria.
Group attacks ACF over state creation in S/E
A pressure group, Igbo World Union, IWU, has flayed Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, over its opposition to the creation of an additional state in the South East.
Business Enterprise is the Answer for Change in Nigeria Part 2
Another factor that must be overcome is the fact that most entrepreneurs in the country reside within the city of Abuja.
Uduaghan counts blessings of Atuwatse II’s reign
WARRI—GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has extolled the virtues of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse II, describing his reign as one that has brought several blessings to the Itsekiri people, Delta State and Nigeria in general.
Why Ndigbo‘s honouring Obi, Ihejirika Nnaji, others — Anya
TO encourage the younger generation to go for excellence against all odds, Ndigbo in Lagos, will on May 10 honour immediate past governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, and eight other Igbo sons and daughter who distinguished themselves in the service of the nation, Professor Anya O. Anya, has said.
Defendant denies instructing lawyer to write petition against Justice Olotu
ONE of the defendants in the suit by Justice Gladys Olotu (rtd) against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, before an Abuja Federal High Court, Total E & P Nigeria Ltd (formerly Elf Nigeria Ltd), has denied instructing any counsel to write a petition on its behalf in the matter of Mouna Youssefian and three others vs. TEPNG to the National Judicial Council, NJC
Man sues IGP, Lagos police commissioner for N706m over destruction of farmland
A farmer, Adewanle Adewuyi, has instituted a N706.350million suit against the Inspector General of Police, (IGP) and the Lagos State Police commissioner over alleged destruction of his farmland last December.
#BringBackOurGirls: We don’t know location of abducted girls – GEJ
Hopes of early rescue of the more than 200 abducted female students of Government Girls Secondary School Chibok, dimmed, yesterday, as President Goodluck Jonathan declared that his government was at a loss on the exact location the schoolgirls were being held.
Okpekpe 2014: Ethiopians sweep the stakes
Ethiopian duo of Teshome Asafan and Wuday Ayalew emerged the men and women’s champions at the 2nd Okpekpe 10km road race last Saturday in Okpekpe, Edo state.
