Nigeria needs more functional ports to ease Apapa gridlock
By Emma Una – Calabar Managing Director of Nigeria Export-Import Bank, NEXIM, Alhaji Abba Bello, says Nigeria needs more functional port terminals to facilitate the export and import of goods, ease the Apapa gridlock, and also expand economic growth and development in other parts of the country. Speaking on Thursday during the maiden loading of […]
Friends, associates celebrate Ihedioha @ 56
By Dirisu Yakubu Family members, friends and associates of former Imo state governor, Emeka Ihedioha, yesterday, threw up a surprise party to celebrate him on the occasion of his 56th birthday anniversary in Abuja. Made up largely of members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; the associates described Ihedioha as a leader who demonstrated sufficient […]
How bad road is killing our economy, devt — Onilude, Badagry LG boss
By Esther Onyegbula Olusegun Onilude is the chairman of Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State. In this interview, Onilude laments the deplorable state of the Badagry Expressway saying it is negatively affecting the economy and development of the area. Excerpts: When you talk about the infrastructural deficit, for the past three years, what have […]
Benue flags off distribution of Sports Kits, Equipment to basic education schools
By Peter Duru, Makurdi Benue state government has commenced the distribution of Sports Kits and Equipment to basic education schools in state, procured under the 2018/2019 Universal Basic Education, UBE, Matching Grant. Flagging off the distribution, at the SUBEB headquarters in Makurdi, the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Dennis Ityavyar said it was a historical moment […]
Michael Okpara varsity new VC sets to restore de-registered programmes
Warns against extortion By Steve Oko – Aba The new Vice-Chancellor of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, MOUAU, Professor Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe, has pledged to ensure the fulfilment of all necessary conditions needed for the restoration of all de-registered programmes of the university. Professor Iwe who made the pledge during his familiarisation tour […]
Virginia becomes first state in US south to abolish death penalty
Virginia has become the first state in the U.S. South to stop executions after the state’s Governor, Ralph Northam, signed a piece of legislation to abolish the death penalty. The Democratic governor signed the death penalty repeal into law during a ceremony outside the Greensville Correctional Centre in Jarratt, Virginia, after touring the prison’s execution […]
Erinmope’s rain of fury: Over 200 houses destroyed, 1000 rendered homeless
•Govt should come to our aid — Centenarian, septuagenarian, others By Rotimi Ojomoyela LAST Friday evening, people of the agrarian community of Erinmope-Ekiti in Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti State, were expectant as the cloud had gathered. It was a relief from the scorching heat, so they thought, but little did they know that […]
Plentywaka set for global expansion with Techstars new investment
By Juliet Umeh … Launches city-to-city service for Nigerians Bus-hailing application company, Plentywaka, has announced a new investment from an American global platform for investment and innovation, Techstars, to gain funding, mentorship and access to experts. This is as the startup currently sets its sights on global expansion after one year of moving over 300,000 […]
By-election fiasco: When Omuo-Ekiti became a theatre of war
•5 dead, scores injured, properties destroyed •3 suspected thugs nabbed, remanded •Fayemi, Police fume; APC, PDP in verbal war By Rotimi Ojomoyela IN what appeared like a dress rehearsal for what is to come in the 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State, Omuo-Ekiti Constituency 1 by-election was turned into a theatre of war last Saturday, […]
Shippers’ Council donates relief materials to Abuja IDPs’ camp
By Dirisu Yakubu In furtherance of its Corporate Social Responsibility activities, the Nigerian Shippers’ Council, NSC, put smiles in the faces of some Internally Displaced Persons resident at the New Kuchigoro camp, Tuesday, with the donation of many relief materials. Executive Secretary of the council, Bar. Hassan Bello said the gesture was necessitated by the […]
Binatone unveil Easter promotional package for customers
Binatone customers in Nigeria are in for attractive promotions on purchases they make to mark this year’s Easter celebration, the Managing Director of Global Appliances Nigeria Limited, the Sole distributors of Binatone products in Nigeria, Mr Prasun Banerjee has disclosed.
