Kenechukwu Nnamani empowers 3 students with scholarships
Over the weekend, report filtered in that foremost humanitarian and businessman, Dr Kenechukwu Nnamani through Kensa Empowerment Programme awarded scholarship to 3 students of Model Comprehensive Community School , Agbani during a workshop put together to sensitise the children about issues affecting the youths. This is not the first time Nnamani is seen doing such humanitarian […]
Biden urges Senate to swiftly pass 1.9-trillion-dollar stimulus bill
US President Joe Biden on Saturday called on the Senate to quickly vote on a 1.9-trillion-dollar pandemic relief bill, hours after the proposal passed the House of Representatives. “Now the bill moves to the United States Senate, where I hope it will receive quick action. We have no time to waste,” Biden said in brief […]
Jonathan tasks African leaders to commit to rule of law, democratic tenets
Former President Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has called on African leaders to adhere to the rule of law and prioritise equality and justice in order to build a continent of peace, prosperity and development.
PAP moves to prioritise entrepreneurship amongst beneficiaries
The Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) on Saturday said it would henceforth emphasise entrepreneurship programmes for ex-militants from the Niger Delta region who embraced the amnesty offer by the Federal Government. The PAP said it has adopted a new model of empowerment that would transform beneficiaries into skilled entrepreneurs or employable citizens contributing meaningfully to the […]
UPDATED: FG to sell oil in Naira to $15bn-Dangote Refinery
By Udeme Akpan THE Federal Government has concluded plans to sell crude oil to the $15 billion Dangote Refinery in Naira. This is part of measures adopted to strengthen the currency and by extension the nation’s economy. The governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, who visited, Saturday, to inspect the ongoing construction […]
Mass protests in Tunisia as political crisis deepens
Supporters of Tunisia’s ruling party took to the streets on Saturday in one of the largest protests the country has seen in years. Witnesses said thousands of supporters of the Islamic conservative Ennahda party travelled to the capital Tunis, after the party had called for a “march for the defence of democratic institutions.” The demonstrators […]
