GOVERNOR David Umahi of Ebonyi State yesterday disclosed that his administration  has uncovered illegal heavy taxation in the state and has decided to put an end to it. He said some persons have been arrested for the act.

FSDH Merchant Bank has faulted projections by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Financial Derivatives Company Limited (FDC)  that inflation rate will reverse its 17 months declining trend and begin to rise in the second half of the year (H2’18).

Nigerians now have an opportunity to tap into the digital asset economy in order to solve their basic energy needs at very moderate prices.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, yesterday flagged off the rehabilitation of township roads in his hometown of Oro in Kwara State.

THE governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has opened up on his agenda for Osun people, saying “I will serve the people.”

An All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain and aspirant for Edo Central senatorial district in 2019, Sylvanus Igbogbo, has accused previous lawmakers from the constituency of not impacting positively on the people of the district.

Hospitality has so many branches which include but not limited to music and film. To present a total hospitality package to tourists and visitors, these two must be aligned.

AREWA community in Delta State, yesterday, held a rally in Asaba and adopted Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as its sole governorship candidate for the 2019 election.

With the increasing incidence of people committing suicide in Nigeria as a result of poorly managed depression, experts have called on Nigerians to reach out and seek help when they have mental health issues.

THE Executive Director, National Integrated Water Resources Management Commission, NIWRMC, Reuben Habu, yesterday, stated that collaboration with the academia in the water sector development remains important in national development.

Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) president,  Malboum Kalkaba on Thursday commended the Delta State Government and the Solomon Ogba-led Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for a job well done saying the good memories of Asaba 2018 will stay with all for a long time to come.

As part of her youth engagement plan for pupils and students during the long vacation, SPAR, leading chain of hypermarket stores is organising the 2018 SprintStar Track competition in partnership with Leverage Sports. The ongoing competition is taking place at the Dr. Philip Adegbile Sports Complex, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos.

Kaduna—National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, has pleaded with the executive and legislature to embrace statesmanship in place of brinkmanship as a precondition for sustainable democratic process in the country.

NIGERIAN Farmers Group and Cooporative Society, NFGCS, has come up with an innovative agrobusiness startup with an inclusive and trendy model that woos Nigerian youths to invest in agriculture without necessarily being on the farm.

STUDENTS of  Abia State College of Education, Technical, Arochukwu, ASCETA, have cried out to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, over failure of the institution to release their certificates and mobilise them for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, scheme.