Nigeria may not have seen the end of divestments in the oil and gas sector going by the findings of PricewaterhouseCoopers’, PwC, a management and advisory services firm.

CHief Frank Ovie Kokori, former Secretary General of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, is currently a foremost Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State. In this interview, the former labour leader adduced reasons why the Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, should endorse Olorogun O’tega Emerhor of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the governorship of Delta State. He also spoke on why Gen. (rtd) Mohammadu Buhari is best fit to be the next President of Nigeria, among others

In its efforts to maximise opportunities such as potable water supply, agriculture, power, tourism, aviation, transport as well as trade & investment in the Kashimbila Multipurpose Dam for the benefit of the host communities and the country at large, the federal government is set to commission the Dam next month.

THE United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, has declared though Nigeria has many friends and partners that want the country to succeed in its elections, the US stands at the front of that line.

The Minister of Communication Technology, Dr. Omobola Johnson, says Nigeria has moved 21 places in the bi-annual United Nations e-Government Development Ranking index.

TRADITIONAL rulers of the 24 kingdoms of Urhobo nation, Delta State, have endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for the February 14 presidential election.

NIGERIA last week observed this year’s remembrance for the country’s fallen heroes who died in active service as members of the Nigerian Armed Forces. This came at a time the family of a distressed former military personnel, Kingsley Iberi, who claims to have been wrongfully dismissed from the Nigerian Army, was lamenting and telling their tale of woe to every sympathetic ear.

The Federal Government has inaugurated the Board and Management Team of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) with a charge to reinvigorate the bank for greater efficiency.

Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido has said that the state Peoles Democratic Party, PDP, would use the same strategies which it adopted in 2007 and 2011 to defeat the opposition parties and sweep the forthcoming general elections in the state.

ENUGU State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has said members of the party were prepared to resist any form of rigging in next month’s elections in the state, insisting that the people’s votes must count this time.

”I have many responsibilities”. This is another reason why some people don’t invest. Most of the people that make this as excuse are usually middle or high income people.

THERE is a harrowing story told by Adekoya Boladale, which needs to be brought to the attention of Nigerians, especially the people of the South-West. In the middle of the night of 4th January, 1984, heavily armed men of the Strike Force of the Nigerian army invaded the Lagos home of Chief Olu Awotesu, the Minister of State for Agriculture. This military operation had one design, to put the minister under arrest.

LAGOS—Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, has urged residents to desist from burning of refuse by adhering strictly to the state’s environmental rules and regulations, in order to prevent avoidable fire outbreak and other conducts that might ignite fire.

A concerned stakeholder in the automobile industry in the country has advocated for a ten year incubation period before it can be fully implemented by the Federal Government.

Analysts at BGL have warned that the continuous decline in the prices of crude oil in the international market will trigger a double-digit inflation in Nigeria in the first half of 2015, among other negative consequences.