Delta community demands compensation over acquired land
Sapele Okpe community in Delta State has sent an SOS to the Orodje of Okpe Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Orhue I, over the N150 million that was allegedly paid by Proton Energy for a community's land it acquired to build its gas-fired power generation plant in Ogorode, Sapele, in Sapele Local Government Area of the state.
LASG to create more disability schools
Children living with disabilities in Lagos state and its environs may now heave a sigh of relief as the state government has said it will create more disability schools to accommodate children living with disabilities in the state.
CIPM inducts 400 members, calls for effective service delivery
The Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of Nigeria, CIPM, has inducted over 400 new associate members, calling for professional development skills for effective service delivery.
Fight against payroll fraud evidence-based —Bayelsa govt
THE Chief of Staff to Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Talford Ongolo, has dismissed as untrue, the claims by some politicians in the state that the ongoing crusade against pay roll fraud and reforms in the state and Local Government service are selective, saying the ongoing reforms are evidence -based.
Firm to boost LPG market with 5,000 metric tons facility
WARRI—MAJOR downstream player, Matrix Energy, has promised steady supply of affordable Liquified Petroleum Gas, LPG, when its 5,000 metric tons storage facility opens in December at Ifiekporo, Warri South Local Government Area, Delta State.
Ekwueme’s death, a colossal loss, says Rochas Foundation
THE Rochas Foundation has described the late former Vice President Alex Ekwueme, as a colossal loss to the Igbo, Nigeria and the African continent. Director General Mrs Uloma Rochas Nwosu, in a statement in Owerri, described Ekwueme as “a father to the founder of the group Owelle Rochas Okorocha and an icon greatly admired by […]
Street Lights: Ugwuanyi procures 25-unit 60 KVA generating sets
enugu—The Enugu State Government , yesterday, took delivery of 25 units of 60KVA generating sets procured to replace the aged ones in Enugu metropolis as well as install new ones in the University town of Nsukka.
The Obaseki Administration: Wake and See what?
Osadebey Avenue is today a trade outpost for Obaseki’s foreign friends from Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, having ousted the politicos “for their nuisance value”
Lessons from Mugabe’s pampered exit
How much is too much to pay for peace? Any rash deposing of Mugabe could easily have plunged the country into chaos and wars, like Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya
Troops capture Boko Haram commander, kill 4, rescue 212 hostages
ABUJA—Troops in Borno State, Tuesday, captured a Boko Haram terrorists leader.
FG suspends SEC boss, two others
abuja—Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, yesterday, suspended the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Mr. Mounir Gwarzo, over allegations of financial misappropriation.
