By Udeme Akpan THE Department of Petroleum Resources, DPR, has shortlisted 161 successful companies for the final stage of the bid round, targeted at selling Nigeria’s 57 marginal oilfields. Mr. Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, DPR, disclosed on Thursday in Lagos that the firms were selected from the over 600 companies which applied for pre-qualification. […]

By Chris Onuoha In one of its end of the year food relief outreach targeted at less privileged in the society, Ikeja Hotel Plc (IHP) paid a visit to the Center for Destitute and Empowerment International at Akowonjo, Lagos. The visit, led by the IHP’s Group Managing Director, Theophilus Eniola Netufo in company of other […]

By AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq Today, January 3, 2021, the portals for taking applications for a new crop of teachers have been programmed to go live. That begins a new process to fill our schools with qualified and competent tutors who will teach our children in basic classes and senior secondary schools across the length and breadth […]

The Chief Executive Officer of Sly Foundation, Omobor Sylvester has reiterated his commitment towards supporting the less privileged in the society, noting that helping and feeding the less privileged is fundamental to him. Omobor Sylvester who was born in Ughelli Delta State, Nigeria said that he worked as a computer Analysts during the early days of his […]

…Says Bishop would’ve been accused of speaking for South if… …’Kukah wasn’t speaking for a particular faith’ By Livinus Nwabughiogu Following the criticisms trailing the Christmas Message of the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah, Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, in 19 northern states, Rev Joseph Hayab, has called on the Federal […]

The sudden outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which originated from the city of Wuhan, China, has become a major public health challenge for countries all over the world. The pandemic led to the total lockdown of most of the human activities in various parts of the world, which also destabilised academic activities in most […]

A 29-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly breaking into the Tokyo residence of Emperor Naruhito, where he reportedly spent two hours before being discovered, local media said Sunday. The man, who has not been named, entered the usually heavily guarded Akasaka residential complex for imperial family members through the adjacent guesthouse on Saturday night, […]

…Warns: Repentant bandits, terrorists may have become double agents, terrors in their communities …‘Security experts’ ‘espionage visit’ to North-East’ By Chris Onuoha In the second part of his interview with Sunday Vanguard, Colonel Hassan Stan-Labo (rtd), a former Chief of Staff, 9 Brigade, Nigeria Army, Ikeja, says he is not surprised about the insecurity in […]

…ECONOMY: Debt servicing may consume FX earnings …INSECURITY: Nation in search of peace …FOOD INSECURITY: Crisis unavoidable By Nkiru Nnorom, Prince Okafor, Olayinka Ajayi, Idrisu Yakubu & Esther Onyegbula As Nigerians welcomed the New Year with little or no optimism, top players in key areas have expressed concern that except the Federal Government addresses alarming […]

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 576 new infections of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Saturday. Nigeria has so far tested 952,975 persons since the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 pandemic was announced on Feb.  27, 2020. It said that the […]

…On Tinubu:  Why northerners will not give him bloc vote …’North won’t speak with one voice on zoning’ By Livinus Nwabughiogu Elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, has projected into 2021, saying zoning and constitutional amendment will define the landscape duringn the year. In specific terms, Yakassai said the North will not speak with one voice […]

By Chinonso Alozie&Nnamdi Ojiego The emergence of a parallel electoral committee for the election of a new executive committee of apex Igbo group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has been dismissed as inconsequential by Chief Garri Igariwey, chairman of the electoral committee appointed by President-General of the body, Chief John Nwodo. Last Friday, embattled Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Uche […]

…Why we have not started operations – Immigration …’Closure claimed lives, killed businesses’ …Concerns over AfCTA By Godfrey Bivbere More than two weeks after the Federal Government’s directives for the reopening of Seme, Ilela, Maigatari and Mfum land borders, men of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, at Seme border, are yet to receive official communication […]

…Ighalo: Life is football By Princewill Ekwujuru There are ways campaigns build businesses and engender success through captivating storytelling as today’s consumers are fast-paced, overloaded with information, and short on time. Customers today quickly go over content, interact with chatbots, and gravitate toward convenience. Roughly half of the world’s consumers’ are dedicated to content consumption. […]

*Suspect denies allegation, speaks on encounter with teenager By James Ogunnaike Ogun State Command of Nigeria Police said it has commenced investigation into the allegations of sexual harassments of a 16-year-old secondary school girl by the state Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Abiodun Abudu-Balogun. The Command spokesman, Abimbola Oyeyemi, spoke in a reaction to a viral […]