LIFE-ND launches training programme for 80 youths in Delta 

LIFE-ND launches training programme for 80 youths in Delta 

THE Federal Government of Nigeria, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC and International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD assisted Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises in the Niger Delta, LIFE-ND, Monday, flagged off a-4 day training programme for 80 Incubatees at the Songhai-Amukpe, Sapele, Delta State.
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How to succeed as a Millennial Entrepreneur

How to succeed as a Millennial Entrepreneur

Every entrepreneur in Nigeria has a unique story. Today, millennials dominate the global population. Through their values, products and services, they should make our world a better place. The scope of the problems we are facing is also unparalleled. Discover ways to overcome barriers and forge ahead in the post-pandemic world. Get Rid of Distractions […]

Covid, unrest: Iraqis tackle obstacles to host pope

Covid, unrest: Iraqis tackle obstacles to host pope

Security threats, the Covid pandemic, war-ravaged infrastructure: Iraqis are facing major challenges as they plan to host Pope Francis later this week. “We’re very happy about this historic visit — but it does come at a pretty difficult time,” confided an official from Iraq’s presidency. Benedict XVI, who resigned as pontiff eight years ago, warned […]

Delta Police exhume body of kidnapped woman

Delta Police exhume body of kidnapped woman

 THE Delta State Police Command have exhumed the decomposing body of Mrs Philomina Ogadi, a 54-year-old a woman who was buried in a shallow grave in farmland near the Benin-Agbor-Onitsha expressway, Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area, Delta state by her abductors.

Arabs, Islam and Nigeria (2)

Arabs, Islam and Nigeria (2)

*The first part of this piece published last week explained the historical significance of how the force of language brought different Arabs together. By Patrick Dele Cole MOHAMMED had found the two keys of unity – the discipline of the worshippers and their shared allegiance. But the greatest key of all was Mohammed’s power over […]

IPPS: FG inaugurates committee on enrolment of civil servants

IPPS: FG inaugurates committee on enrolment of civil servants

The Federal Government on Monday set up the committee on enrolment of “Newly Recruited Civil Servants” on the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information System (IPPIS). Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), made the announcement  in a statement by Mr AbdulGaniyu Aminu, Director Press and Public Relations, office of the […]

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Chinese BRI projects

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Chinese BRI projects

China recently published a report titled `Belt and Road Infrastructure Development Index (BRIDI) 2020’ jointly brought out by the China International Contractors Association, the country’s organization of overseas industrial contractors, and the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (SINOSURE). The report analyses the BRI’s momentum and scope of work in 71 countries from various perspectives […]

Can we afford bicameral legislature? (3)

Can we afford bicameral legislature? (3)

By Eric Teniola This is the concluding part of this piece. The second instalment, last week,  focused on countries that organised referendums to produce constitutions THE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Major General Joe Garba and the then Director General of the Institute of International Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, were present at the event. In his […]

Oyo about to lose N76bn World Bank Grant, AD chieftain warns

Oyo about to lose N76bn World Bank Grant, AD chieftain warns

The governorship candidate of Alliance for Democracy (AD) in 2019 in Oyo State, Oyedele Alao, has raised an alarm that the state government under Mr Seyi Makinde will lose the N76b World Bank (WB) project which will be beneficial to the people of the state in the area of environmental flood control, through the present members of the state assembly, which he described as Lilliputians, inexperienced and incompetent.

Marketers warn against hoarding of petrol, assure adequate supply

Marketers warn against hoarding of petrol, assure adequate supply

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has assured motorists that there is enough Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, in the country, urging them to stop panic buying. The IPMAN National Secretary, Alhaji Danladi Pasali, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) in Abuja, on Monday. […]