For good measure, the expert would remind everybody that before the Age of Oil exploded on Nigeria in 1973, the country was a large exporter of several products cocoa, rubber, cotton, palm oil, groundnuts, coal, hides and skins, tin, rubber etc; and when the three Regional Marketing Boards East, North and West had offices in London to handle the export of products from their own particular region.

This article was first published in June 2006, but its content has become increasingly relevant as we mark the 56th anniversary of our independence; it is represented once more as a wakeup call to abort the inevitable dire consequences which will jeopardize our relationship as a nation so that we will forestall an inevitable frustration of the hope of our people for a better life. Please read on.

The Federal Government is stimulating growth in local pharmaceutical manufacturing and assisting companies that are pioneering efforts in local manufacturing in Nigeria by encouraging purchase of their products and creating enabling environment for their operations.

Senator Dino Melaye had called on President Muhammadu Buhari to give presidential pardon and amnesty for treasury looters . Melaye in statement on Sunday said “Though an unrepentant advocate for integrity and forthrightness especially from public office holders, I however sincerely want to recommend that Mr. President grant Presidential Amnesty/Pardon to all those who looted […]

Determined to ensure equitable development of road infrastructure across the country, the Federal Government has evolved a three-year plan for the implementation of major road projects in each of the six geopolitical zones of the country

abuja—The Federal Government government said weekend that despite the tantrums of Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau, it was committed to rescuing the Chibok school girls abducted in 2014.

THE Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Army, Rimande Shawulu, has said there was urgent need for the Federal Government to recruit more soldiers to combat insurgents in the North Eastern part of Nigeria.

ANOTHER crisis is looming in the troubled All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ondo State as some notable leaders of the party kicked against the choice of Mr Agboola Ajayi as the running mate of the party’s candidate, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN.

OLEH—RESIDENTS of Oleh, headquarters of Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State, were, weekend, thrown into confusion following the discovery of the lifeless body of a day old baby in a bush path in the community.

Following the annual recurrence of deaths from rabid dog bites in Lagos State, the Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association, NVMA, Lagos state chapter, has called on the state government to review existing dog laws in the state to encourage responsible dog ownership.

THERE were mixed reactions, weekend, across states in the South-South to President Muhammadu Buhari’s Independence Day speech threatening to deal with Niger Delta militants.

THE leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said that those calling for the disintegration of the country would not succeed as there were enough gains to stay as one entity.

Zambia national football team acting head coach Wedson Nyirenda has named his final 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup qualifier with Nigeria to be played at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium on October 9.

A legal practitioner, Mr. Ugochukwu Osuagwu, whose firm wrote a letter to the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, deman-ding for information on assets declared by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has opened up on how the Army boss got clearance for his controversial assets in Dubai.

MAKURDI—Gunmen stormed Igumale Police Station in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State, yesterday morning, killing three police officers and leaving another in critical condition.