Succour beckons as DFID invests N18.2b to tackle child malnutrition in Borno, Yobe
By Chioma Obinna Concerned about the estimated annual projection of 371,000 children under the age of 5 to suffer Severe Acute Malnutrition, SAM, Department for International Department, DFID has invested a total of N18.2 billion (41 million pounds) to curb the menace in Borno and Yobe States. Statistics obtained from the United Nations Children’s Fund, […]
EFCC detains, grills Maina over N2bn contract scam
Soni Daniel – Abuja A few hours after the Department of State Services (DSS) handed over the controversial former Chairman of the defunct Presidential Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), operatives of the anti-graft agency questioned him on issues relating to money laundering and contract scam worth […]
Your third term bid is a very dangerous game, don’t play it, PDP warns Buhari Presidency, APC
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Wednesday warned the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Buhari Presidency to desist from any plot to push a third term agenda for President Muhammadu Buhari.
$9.6 liability: How Nigeria floored P&ID in UK court – Lai Mohammed
Soni Daniel – Abuja One week after securing the nod of the United Kingdom Commercial Court to appeal the $9.6 billion award earlier granted Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID), the Federal Government said on Wednesday the decision represents a major victory against the shadowy British Virgin Island firm. It would be recalled that apart […]
Int’l Day of Non-Violence: Obaseki calls for dialogue in resolving ethnic conflicts
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has harped on the need for dialogue and tolerance in resolving religious, ethnic, communal and political conflicts, noting that such approach would engender peace and sustainable development. The governor said this in commemoration of the International Day of Non-Violence, marked on October 2, every year by the United […]
Edo Govt to partner association for establishment of automobile park
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his administration will partner with the state chapter of the Motor Dealers Association of Nigeria to establish a world-class automobile park in the state. The governor said this while receiving Executive members of the Association on a courtesy visit at the Government House in Benin on Wednesday. The […]
