Pupils imbibe cooking skills for healthy living
By Chioma Obinna In the spirit of catching them young, Lindy’s Gem’s Foundation and Maggi are teaching basic cooking skills and how to make a balanced meal to 50 children from schools and less privileged homes in Lagos. The mini culinary school experience at the Culinary Academy, Lagos is focusing on the fundamentals of cooking […]
Let’s embrace merit for once
A COUNTRY that does not embrace merit in carrying out its affairs will never get out of the starting blocks. The examples are too numerous to mention. In Mao Tse-tung’s China, children were separated from their biological parents to avoid issues related to sentiments, where is China today? At the top.
Contracting cycle: NCDMB targets 6 months timeline
NIGERIAN Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, said it is targeting a six-month timeline for contracting cycle. Executive Secretary of the Board, Simbi Wabote, said such strict timeline is part of new measures to shorten the protracted contracting cycle in the oil and gas industry and revitalize the implementation of Nigerian Content. Prior to this, contracting cycle had elongated between two to four years, causing huge frustration amongst investors in the sector.
Benue farmers to harvest 10,000mt of rice
The International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD, said, yesterday, that Benue State small holder farmers, under its Value Chain Development Programme, VCDP, will harvest over 10,000 metric tonnes of high quality rice this month.
Ondo South monarchs task Oke on devt
MONARCHS in Ondo South Senatorial District have tasked the AD candidate, Olusola Oke, on redressing perceived marginalisation of the people of the zone in the scheme of things in the state by the current government.
Ighalo, Onazi, among others storm Eagles’ camp
The duo of Watford’s Odion Ighalo and Trabzonspor’s Ogenyi Onazi have stormed the team’s camp in Abuja Monday night.
