Odubu: No evidence linking Oshiomhole to Auchi mayhem —Edo APC
All Progressives Congress, APC, in Edo State, has said that there was no evidence linking the state governor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole, to the shooting that occurred at Auchi, when his deputy, Dr Pius Odubu, visited the area to meet with APC delegates.
Orodje of Okpe, Borgu monarch partner for national unity
The Orodje of Okpe Kingdom, HRM Orhue I, has promised to collaborate with the Emir of Borgu, HRM Alhaji Mohammed Toro, Kitoro iv, to assist government in achieving unity across Nigeria.
Jettison Grazing Reserve Bill, clergyman tells FG
THE Vicar in charge of St Luke’s Anglican Church, Ofuoma-Ughelli, Delta State, Revd. Canon Godwin Ujevwecha, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to jettison the proposed Grazing Reserve bill before the National Assembly in the interest of peaceful coexistence of all parts of the country.
DISCOs go tough on MDAs, other huge debtors
Barring any last minute truce, electricity distribution companies in the country are poised for a showdown with their historic debtors as they (the debtors) face the possibility of mass disconnection of electricity supply in the days ahead.
Reps raise alarm over missing kidney of Nigerian in Italian hospital
ABUJA — THE House of Representatives Committee on Diaspora Matters has vowed to take legal action against the Italian government and the Nigerian Embassy in Italy over the disappearance of kidney of a Nigerian resident in Torino, Italy, after visiting a hospital with complaints of fever.
OAUTH performs successful paediatric open heart surgeries
Lagos—In a rare medical feat, the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, OAUTH, Ile Ife, Osun State, has carried successful paediatric open-heart surgeries on six children including five with holes in the heart.
Tanker drivers debunk strike rumours
ABUJA— The Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday, debunked rumours making the rounds that its members were embarking on strike.
Paucity of funds slows down pace of work at cargo airports
The Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Engr Saleh Dunoma has disclosed that paucity of funds is responsible for the slow pace of work at the cargo airports under construction across the country and that some equipment for the airports have arrived.
Total domestic investors participation on NSE down 17%
Total domestic investors’ participation on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, fell by approximately 17 per cent in the month of March as apathy continues to greet equity investment in the nation’s capital marke According to figures released by the NSE, weekend at the end of the month of March , domestic investors reduced their stake to N61.87 billion, indicating 63.52 per cent participation from N74.49 billion they committed in the market in February this year. This represents a total decline of 17 per cent during the period.
Bailing out: FG’s exercise in futility
We are looking asking for an eighteen-month moratorium before we can start paying , so that we will be able to strategise…To develop the IGR is not overnight, it is a long term programme that one has to plan for…and we cannot say we are going to cut salaries and wages.” Governor Yari, Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum, April 28, 2016, in Abuja.
Experts to parley on expanding access to affordable housing
How to expand access to affordable housing in Africa will be the focus of stakeholders in the built environment as participants from 10 countries and 200 indigenous companies gather at the 10th Abuja Housing Show scheduled for 18th to 20th July, 2016. The Abuja Housing Show is an annual one stop-shop for real estate stakeholders presenting new products, innovative services and technology. It is a unique forum where practitioners in the housing and construction industry meet to exchange ideas and proffer solutions to housing problems.
