Cutting the cost of oil production
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, had last week in a public event, indicated that the Federal Government is set to compel International Oil Companies (IOCs) to cut the cost of producing oil in Nigeria. He said the move was to cope with the current low price of crude oil in the international market.
FG, UNICEF tasks media on public enlightenment on optimal breastfeeding
TO prevent infant mortality and produce healthy and intelligent children, the Federal Government and the United Nations Children Fund, UNICEF, Thursday, charged the media and all other stakeholders to step-up public enlightenment on optimal breastfeeding of babies. The two bodies maintained that breastfeeding provides children with the healthiest start to life, adding that breastfeeding also acts as the child’s first vaccine by providing antibodies.
Oil price inches toward $53 per barrel
THE price of crude oil, yesterday, inched towards $53 dollars a barrel ahead of a U.S. inventory report expected to show crude stocks dropped for a sixth week.
Children suffer when mothers are not working — Fayo Williams
Our firm was set up in order to bridge the gap in entrepreneurship, soft skills and business management so that we have more potential entrepreneurs being empowered to grow and set up a viable businesses
APGA holds convention to ratify Agbaso Aug 11
The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, has slated its national convention for August 11, 2017 to ratify Martin Agbaso as the substantive national chairman of the party.
Vengeance is key word, Shorunmu tells Eagles
As the build-up to the destiny-shaping and back-to-back World Cup qualifying encounters with rivals and eastern neighbours, Cameroon begins, former Nigerian international, Ike Shorunmu, told Sports Village Square that he wants the Super Eagles to beat the Indomitable Lions and thereby avenge the bitter loss of 2000 Africa Cup of Nations.
Anambra Poll: I’ll remain in APC if I lose ticket — Moghalu
APC aspirant, Chief George Moghalu, has vowed to sink or swim with the APC whether he wins the primary election or not saying the day he quits the APC he would quit politics.
1,000 Anambra community youths protest over alleged plot to remove elected exco
ONITSHA—No fewer than 1,000 youths of Nkwelle-Ezunaka community in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra state, yesterday took to the major roads in protest against what they termed alleged plot to remove their town union executive headed by the President- General, Chief Ikechukwu Nnalue and their replacement with a caretaker committee.
Law and the politics of Buhari’s return
It is the moral right of any to criticise Buhari for staying ‘too long’ on medical treatment, it is not their ‘legal right’ to compel him to return or to resign unless they can show a law upon which their claim can be based
Kaduna EFCC recovers over N227m in 7 months
Kaduna—Basking in the euphoria of its success, the Kaduna Zonal office of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, yesterday, revealed that in the last seven months, it has recovered over N227 million in its operations.
Rohr, Eagles must work hard to beat Cameroon – Westerhof
Clemens Westerhof has told the Super Eagles to aim for at least four points against the Indomitable Lions to qualify for next year’s World Cup, while also warning against recalling goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama to the team.
