Economy: Other sectors in limbo as debt servicing surges
…As debt service to revenue ratio hits 72% •Analysts, IMF paint picture of threat By Emeka Anaeto, Business Editor and Nkiru Nnorom The ability of the Federal Government (FG) to finance other critical sectors of the economy, especially investing in infrastructural development, will face more set-back over ballooning debt service-to-revenue ratio. This comes at the […]
World Teachers Day: Okowa salutes teachers for contribution to nation-building
Delta State Governor Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, has commended teachers in Nigeria for their role in nation-building as they join their counterparts to celebrate World Teachers’ Day 2020 on Monday. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Olisa Ifeajika, on Monday in Asaba, the governor said that teachers were the bedrock of the […]
Ondo 2020: Eleven political parties collapse structure, endorse PDP’s Jegede
By Dayo Johnson – Akure Five days to the Ondo governorship election, 11 of the 17 registered political parties in the state have merged and collapsed their structure to support the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Eyitayo Jegede. Their spokesperson who is the state chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Dele Ogunbameru said […]
Ondo 2020: APC behind incessant attacks ― Makinde
The Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ondo State Election Campaign Committee and Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has blamed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the incessant violent attacks in the state, ahead of the governorship poll Makinde who was in the state accompanied the PDP governorship candidate, Eyitayo Jegede to the state […]
Insurgency: AFAN hails NSCDC over protection of farmers in North East
By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, Monday, hailed the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, for bravery and security cover provided for farmers in the North East region. The commendation was made by the National President, AFAN, Arc Kabir Ibrahim, while on a telephone chat with Vanguard on […]
Undergraduate fish seller wins ₦100k entrepreneurship prize
By Omeiza Ajayi – Abuja A fish seller and 100 Level student of the University of Uyo, Destiny Abraham Nelson has emerged winner of the monthly entrepreneurship contest, tagged Princewill’s Trust Help the Hard Worker. The Rivers State-based undergraduate who ventured into fish selling to enable her to pay her tuition, emerged the winner of […]
