Independence: FG declares Monday public holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday, October 3, as Public Holiday to mark Nigeria’s 56th Independence Anniversary.
EPZ project can stop militancy, reunite Ijaw, Itsekiri – Bebenimibo
A member of the $16 billion private-driven Export Processing Zone, EPZ, project, Warri South West Local Government Area, Delta State, Mr. Paul Bebenimibo, yesterday, said that the project will employ about 150,000 men and women at the construction stage and over 5,000 workers when completed, and same is capable of stopping militancy in the Niger Delta region.
BoI, UNDP sign $2m pact on solar power to Nigerian communities
The Bank of Industry, BoI, has signed a $2 million agreement with the United Nations Development Programme, UNDP, to provide solar-powered electricity to no fewer than six communities in six states of the federation.
Residents of Amaechi‘ s hometown flays activities of Fulani herdsmen
Ubima community, hometown of the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi in Rivers State has decried the activities of Fulani herdsmen in the area, saying that the herdsmen were destroying their farmlands with their cows.
NNPC raises petrol storage capacity by 87.7m litres
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday, increased Nigeria’s petroleum products storage capacity by 87.70 million litres, with the re-commissioning of four products tanks at the Mosimi depot in Ogun State.
Agip pipeline explosion: House of Reps fact-finding committee visits Bayelsa
THE House of Representatives ad-hoc Committee on Niger Delta and Joint Task Military Force, JTF, has visited Bayelsa State to investigate the cause of last year’s Agip pipeline explosion at Azuzuama in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state in which 14 lives were lost.
Ola’s creative documentation on developing Africa through entrepreneurship manual out
The book examines the basics of entrepreneurial development and relevance in the much desired development of the continent
Nigeria’s recession not as bad as painted — APBN
Association of Professional Bodies of Nigeria, APBN, said in Lagos yesterday that the economic recession in the country was not bad as it was being painted.
Tebite scores Okowa high, says he’s a grassroots politician
FORMER member representing Ughelli South constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Olorogun Taleb Tebite, has described the SMART agenda of the Governor Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration as a job creation tool for the unemployed youths in the state.
Soldiers provide hygiene service to Delta community
The 19 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, Koko, Delta State, has said that the military, particularly the Operation Crocodile Smile in the Niger Delta region, was not only about war alone but also about hygiene and cleanliness to ensure a healthy and safe environment in localities across the country, particularly in the region, where the military operates.
Cardinal Onaiyekan sues for religious tolerance, says God belongs to all
The Archbishop of the Abuja Arch Diocese, John Cardinal Onaiyekan has said that the relationship between Christians and Muslims depends on what goes on in the various faiths.
