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Gunmen kidnap councillor in A’Ibom, the third abduction in 3 weeks

Gunmen kidnap councillor in A’Ibom, the third abduction in 3 weeks

Police on Tuesday confirmed the kidnap of Mr Samuel Ben, councillor representing Ward 6 Central in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. Police Public Relations Officer, SP Odiko Macdon, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Eket. He said the victim was kidnapped at his fuel station premises on Saturday, […]

MAN lists real sector woes, asks FG to address them

MAN lists real sector woes, asks FG to address them

By Tunde Oso The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, has urged the Federal Government, FG, to adequately meet the real sector credit needs at single digit interest rate and also address the other challenges bedevilling the manufacturing sector. MAN, which made this known in its Manufacturers CEOs Confidence Index second quarter report sent to Vanguard, […]

Oro stakeholders disown ranting kinsman for peddling falsehood on Ibom Seaport

Oro stakeholders disown ranting kinsman for peddling falsehood on Ibom Seaport

Resolve to take media, others to project location in Oro nation A stakeholder from Oron federal constituency, Engr Nkpubre Okon Nkpubre, has received knocks from his kinsmen, after coming out on the media to spew attacks against Governor Udom Emmanuel on the Akwa Ibom State Government promoted deep seaport project. It has also emerged that […]

INFRASTRUCTURE DEFICIT: stakeholders canvas private sector intervention

INFRASTRUCTURE DEFICIT: stakeholders canvas private sector intervention

By Yinka Kolawole &Rosemary Iwunze Stakeholders in the finance industry have urged the private sector to support the federal government’s drive to finance the infrastructure deficit in the country. They spoke in Lagos, over the weekend, at the annual conference of the Finance Correspondents Association of Nigeria (FICAN) with the theme: ‘Financing Infrastructure & SMEs […]