Bank of Industry (BoI) has granted a loan facility of N5.6 billion to Promasidor Nigeria Limited to support its expansion programmes.

I had such a humble beginning and I always told other women that if I could make it, they can also make it

RESIDENTS of Ughelli metropolis,  Ughelli North Local Government Area,  Delta State, yesterday, urged the Federal Government to revoke the operational licence of Benin Electricity Distribution Company, BEDC, decrying the high rate of estimated bills being imposed on them by the company.

HUNDREDS of residents in Ogbomoso area of Oyo State, yesterday, prevented vehicular movement on the busy Ogbomoso-Oyo-Ilorin road to protest non-completion of the road 18 years after the construction started.

Africa’s 200 metres record-holder Blessing Okagbare says her career is not built on fans’ expectations, adding that she is not bothered by criticism.

WOMEN aspirants at the coming general elections have commended Dana Air for its commitment to affirmative action.

MEMBERS of the Petro-leum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, in Addax Petroleum, have elected  Chris Ogiemwonyi Jnr. as chairman for the second term of three years.

THE Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, yesterday, announced the suspension of its industrial action in Akwa Ibom State following the interventions of the Director-General of Department of State Security Services, DSS, Mallam Lawal Daura and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Dr. Maikanti Baru.

THIS summer, SMO Contemporary Art is delighted to curate a major solo exhibition motionEmotion, by Germany-based artist, Chidi Kwubiri, which is being presented by Gallery 1957 in Accra this week.

Resident Electoral Commissioner, in Oyo State, Mr. Mutiu Agboke, has appealed to owners of the 756,000 unclaimed Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, to visit the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, offices across the state to collect them before the August 17 deadline.

THE former traditional ruler of Olugbo of Ugbo in the oil-rich Ilaje communities in Ondo State, Dr. Adebanjo Mafimisebi has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation and the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, over the continuous unlawful and illegal detention of some members of his family by the police despite a court judgment for their unconditional release.

IT was another great outing for multitalented artist/writer, Evelyn Osagie, known on stage as Evelyn D’Poet, as she took the message of peace and unity, that speaks against the state of violence and killings in the coming election to Somolu, a suburb of Lagos. 

CHIEF Executive Officer of Red Africa, Mr. Adebola Williams, has urged students to pay the price for greatness, adding that greatness and success do not come easy.

A non-profit-making international women organisation, Women Advancement for Economic and Leadership Empowerment, WAELE, at the weekend, mobilised women from 28 African countries to converge in Abuja for a two-day peace building/training workshop.

The Oodua People’s Congress, OPC, has charged politicians in the state to embrace robust campaigns ahead of the September 22nd Gubernatorial election in the State.