Anambra Assembly passes N141.9bn 2022 budget
The Anambra State House of Assembly on Thursday, passed the state 2022 Appropriation Bill of N141.9 billion. The approval came more than 53 days after Governor Willie Obiano presented the bill to the House for approval. The passage followed the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation during plenary in […]
NUPRC confirms capping of Nembe oil spill as containment effort continues
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) yesterday confirmed the successful stoppage of the Santa Barbara Oil spill at Nembe Creek in Bayelsa State.
Unlocking the potentials of AfCFTA: Impact on Insurance services
Global trade and commerce has always been driven by deliberate partnership and agreement reached amongst countries of the world to harness individual country’s potentials, especially where they have competitive advantage over the others. The essence is to make services and goods available to their citizenry. Efforts in this direction are age long, traceable to […]
Beating Barcelona at home, away was satisfying – Muller
By Emmanuel Okogba Bayern Munich forward, Thomas Muller said Spanish side, Barcelona cannot cope with the intensity that comes with top-level football. The comment follows a 3-0 drubbing of Barca that sent them down into the Europa League. It was the first time the Catalan club had failed to make it past the group stage […]
16 Days Activism: Enugu governor’s wife stresses more awareness against Gender-Based Violence
The wife of Enugu State Governor, Mrs. Monica Ugochi Ugwuanyi has stressed the need for more awareness and sensitization against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in schools, churches, markets and other public places in order to nip in the bud the nightmare of such heinous acts that threaten lives and dignity of women in the society.
Nathaniel Basset, Sinach, BeeJay Sax, Joepraize others for Unusual Praise
By Olayinka Latona THE annual gospel music event, Unusual Praise, is set to take place today, Friday, December 10, 2021 at Praise Land, near Catholic Church of the Divine Mercy, Periwinkle Estate, Freedom Way, Lekki, Lagos State. The theme for this year’s show is ‘O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath […]
Strategy for creating brand awareness
As we come to the end of the year, it’s time for us to take stock of the topics we have discussed thus far. We have defined a brand and how to build one, your value proposition; how to position your brand, and so on. Now, it is time to get your message out there. […]
Former poly registrar sues police officer, rector, informant over assassination plot
Former Registrar, Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, Dr Ogunleye Alhassan, has sued a Superintendent of Police, Isaac Omoyele for attempting to kill him for writing a petition to the Commissioner of Police to investigate his role in a frame-up plot against his person.
Just in: BPE names Akinwumi Interim MD for AEDC
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has named Mr. Bada Akinwumi as Interim Managing Director (MD) of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) PlC.
Contributory Pension Scheme and Nigeria’s economic devpt
By Ivor Takor, mni, Director, Centre for Pension Rights Advocacy A key to any country’s development, lies in its capital formation (domestic or imported), with savings being a pillar of domestic capital formation. Keynesian economics, defined savings as the amount left over when cost of a person’s consumer expenditure is subtracted from the amount of disposable […]
Group raises eyebrows over Sen Alimikhena’s third term bid
By Ozioruva Aliu A group, Edo North for Good Governance (ENGG) threw spanners at the third term bid of the senator representing Edo North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Sen Francis Alimikhena claiming that he has not done enough to merit a return and that the senatorial district is made up of three arms […]
